, (especiallyifthereisawindblowingatthetime) : Whenwefearthatthesoulwillvanishaway, letusaskourselveswhatisthatwhichwesupposetobeliabletodissolution? Isitthesimpleorthecompound, theunchangingorthechanging, theinvisibleideaorthevisibleobjectofsense? Clearlythelatterandnottheformer; andthereforenotthesoul, whichinherownpurethoughtisunchangeable, , thesoulcommands, thebodyserves: inthisrespecttoothesoulisakintothedivine, , , thesoulisalmostifnotquiteindissoluble.(CompareTim.) Yeteventhebodymaybepreservedforagesbytheembalmer’sart: howunlikely, then, thatthesoulwillperishandbedissipatedintoairwhileonherwaytothegoodandwiseGod! Shehasbeengatheredintoherself, holdingalooffromthebody, andpractisingdeathallherlifelong, andsheisnowfinallyreleasedfromtheerrorsandfolliesandpassionsofmen, andforeverdwellsinthecompanyofthegods.