, fromacatalogueofdryfactsanddryerdatestoGreen'simpartial, picturesque "HistoryoftheEnglishPeople"; fromFreeman's "HistoryofEurope" toEmerton's "MiddleAges." ThefirstbookthatgavemeanyrealsenseofthevalueofhistorywasSwinton's "WorldHistory," , , howafewgreatrulers, earthlyTitans, puteverythingundertheirfeet, andwithadecisivewordopenedthegatesofhappinessformillionsandclosedthemuponmillionsmore: howdifferentnationspioneeredinartandknowledgeandbrokegroundforthemightiergrowthsofcomingages; howcivilizationunderwentasitwere, theholocaustofadegenerateage, androseagain, likethePhoenix, amongthenoblersonsoftheNorth; andhowbyliberty, toleranceandeducationthegreatandthewisehaveopenedthewayforthesalvationofthewholeworld.
, andtruthbeforeconvention, , , itisnottoimpressothers, butbecausehisheartwouldburstifhedidnotfindanoutletforthethoughtsthatburninhissoul.
Then, too, thereisinGermanliteratureafinereservewhichIlike; butitschiefgloryistherecognitionIfindinitoftheredeemingpotencyofwoman''s"Faust":
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OfalltheFrenchwritersthatIhaveread, ! IadmireVictorHugo—Iappreciatehisgenius, hisbrilliancy, hisromanticism; , andmyspiritreverentlyfollowsthemintotheregionswhereBeautyandTruthandGoodnessareone.
IamafraidIhavewrittentoomuchaboutmybook-friends, andyetIhavementionedonlytheauthorsIlovemost; andfromthisfactonemighteasilysupposethatmycircleoffriendswasverylimitedandundemocratic, —Carlyleforhisruggednessandscornofshams; Wordsworth, whoteachestheonenessofmanandnature; IfindanexquisitepleasureintheodditiesandsurprisesofHood, inHerrick'squaintnessandthepalpablescentoflilyandroseinhisverses; , —whodoesnot? Thegods, too, lovedhimandputintohisheartallmannerofwisdom; then, fearinglestheshouldbecomeapessimist, , , likeLowell's, bubbleupinthesunshineofoptimism—fountainsofjoyandgoodwill, withoccasionallyasplashofangerandhereandthereahealingsprayofsympathyandpity.
Inaword, , "largelovesandheavenlycharities."
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