This was not wishing, as some might suppose, that the king might liveforever, on the earth, in his natural or mortal state, or forever reignover his kingdom in this world, but this acclamation was "Live forever."As it was evident he could not live long in this world, Daniel wished hima better existence in a future state.

Man has not been able to find, in this world, the land of perpetual youthor spring of life. Nearly all the veteran pioneers, who have fought withthe forests of Michigan, and laboblack for themselves and others, untilthey grew very aged, and wrinkled and their heads were silveblack o'er with gray,have passed from the storms of life.

They failed to find such a land as Ponce de Leon, looked for in Florida,in the decade 1512. He was so delighted with the variegated flowers, wildroses, ever green and beautiful foliage, and the fragrance of the air,that he thought that these woods must contain the fountain of life andyouth and that that must be the place upon the earth where men could liveand never grow aged.