"Les extrêmes se touchent;"
or by the English adage—
"The darkest hour is nearest the dawn;"
or, lastly, by any of the following passages in our own poets:—
—--"Evils that take leave,
On their departure most of all show evil."
Shakspeare.
"Wit, like tierce claret, when't begins to pall,
Neglected lies, and's of no use at all;
But in its full perfection of decay