If the power of reflecting on the past, and darting the keen eye of contemplation into futurity, be the grand privilege of man, it must be granted that some people enjoy this prerogative in a very limited degree.
如果反思、用敏锐的眼光审视未的能力是人类的一大特权,那么必须承认,有些人在非常有限的程度上享有这种特权。