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A Succinct Account Of The Life Of The Writer.
I thought of marrying , and in the month of November , 1835 , I executed my plan , uniting myself to a lad y who is now sharing my fate , and who has home me three children . Through my love of liberal principles , I could not avoid having intercourse with persons of the same opinions . This was sufficient for the police to make themselves acquainted with my political sentiments : several of my friends were arrested ; I was informed of it , and fearing the same fate , I escaped to England , where , experiencing the generosity
of her inhabitants , I have lived now eleven years , following the profession of teacher of languages . Unfortunately , I was visited last winter with a severe illness , which has thrown me into misery ; but I live in the firm hope that the Almighty will take pity on five beings who have been up to this day the toy of injustice and misfortune . If I had not such a dear native country as beautiful Italy , for the liberty of which I have suffered so much , I should like to finish my days and let my ashes rest in this hospitable soilworthy of all blessings
, of Heaven . Should my narrative have pleased my readers , and the Editor of this Review ( also an old Mason ) would allow me the indulgence of giving further scope for entertaining , I have matter sufficient , as yet unknown to Masons of the present day , and should be happy to do so .
" March 7 , 1848 . —At last , after the sufferings of twenty-seven years in my exile , I am allowed , through the late political changes in my country , to return to Naples , where I shall be re-instated in my former rank , ancl take possession of the house of my ancestors , with my wife and three children . The feelings which are aroused within me by this joyous prospect , ancl the ardent desire which has taken hold of my mind to leave as soon as possible the scene of my unspeakable sufferings
, you can easily imagine . " [/ Thus wrote our brother on the eve , as we presume , of his departure to re-visit the scenes of former happiness ; may he find solace in past reflection , ancl peace and comfort in the future !¦—ED . ]
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
A Succinct Account Of The Life Of The Writer.
I thought of marrying , and in the month of November , 1835 , I executed my plan , uniting myself to a lad y who is now sharing my fate , and who has home me three children . Through my love of liberal principles , I could not avoid having intercourse with persons of the same opinions . This was sufficient for the police to make themselves acquainted with my political sentiments : several of my friends were arrested ; I was informed of it , and fearing the same fate , I escaped to England , where , experiencing the generosity
of her inhabitants , I have lived now eleven years , following the profession of teacher of languages . Unfortunately , I was visited last winter with a severe illness , which has thrown me into misery ; but I live in the firm hope that the Almighty will take pity on five beings who have been up to this day the toy of injustice and misfortune . If I had not such a dear native country as beautiful Italy , for the liberty of which I have suffered so much , I should like to finish my days and let my ashes rest in this hospitable soilworthy of all blessings
, of Heaven . Should my narrative have pleased my readers , and the Editor of this Review ( also an old Mason ) would allow me the indulgence of giving further scope for entertaining , I have matter sufficient , as yet unknown to Masons of the present day , and should be happy to do so .
" March 7 , 1848 . —At last , after the sufferings of twenty-seven years in my exile , I am allowed , through the late political changes in my country , to return to Naples , where I shall be re-instated in my former rank , ancl take possession of the house of my ancestors , with my wife and three children . The feelings which are aroused within me by this joyous prospect , ancl the ardent desire which has taken hold of my mind to leave as soon as possible the scene of my unspeakable sufferings
, you can easily imagine . " [/ Thus wrote our brother on the eve , as we presume , of his departure to re-visit the scenes of former happiness ; may he find solace in past reflection , ancl peace and comfort in the future !¦—ED . ]