She was a most striking instance how far a woman may surpass in talent, in knowledge, and culture of mind, those with and among whom she lives, and yet fall below them in Christian virtues of the heart and spirit.

It seemed almost, and I say it with grief, that in proportion as she excelled in the one, she failed in the other.

How frequently has one to observe in both sexes the same thing, and how mortifying is the reflection! _As on a sunny bank the tender lamb_ .-- The story that follows was told to Mrs.Wordsworth and my sister, by the sister of this unhappy young woman.

Every particular was exactly as I have related.

The party was not known to me, though she lived at Hawkshead; but it was after I left school.