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The God Watch.--I have now in my hand
gold watch, which combines establishment and u
tiity in happy proportions, and is usually consid
cred very valuable appendage 10 the person of
gentleman. Its hands, face, chnin, and case are
Of chased and FURNISHED gold. Its gold seals
sparkle with the ruby, the topaz, the sapphire,
and the emerald. open ii, and fnd that the
works, without which this elegantly chased case
woHld be more shell, those hands motonless, and
those figures without auipgs, are made of brass.
| investigate further, and ask what is the spring,
by which all these are put in motion, made of,
mn told it is made of steel. | ask what is steel.
They reply is, that il il iron which has under
gono certain process. So thon find the main
less, and its hands, figures, and establishment but
toys, is not of gold that is not sufficiently good;
hot Of brass, that would not debut Of iron. |.
ron is therefore the only precious metal and this
watch an apt emblem of society. Its hands and
figures, which tell the hour, resemble the master
spirits Of the age, to whose movement every eve
is directed. Its useless, but sparkling scales, sap
phtres rubies topaz and embellishments, the aris.
tocracy. Its works of brass, the middle class, BY
the increasing intelligence and power of which
tho master spirits of the age IRE moved and its
iron handspring. shut up in a box, always at
work, bat never thought Of, except when it is dis
ordered, broke, or waits winding up, symbolical-
ly the labouring classes, which, like the main
spring, we wind up by the payment Of wages !;
and which class are shut up in obscurity, and
though constantly al work, and absolutely as nee.
essary to the movement of society as the iron
man-sprpg is to the gold watch, are never thought.
Of except when they require their wages, or are
in some want of disorder Of some kind or oher.


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