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    【】andshaandofallitsgloriesandit

    iniquities.theanalogyofthefalytreasureisthereforeieand

    ie,forthatunnsself.

    hehasperhapsleaedtoplayenglishfootballbuthedoesnotlovefootball;hehas

    perhapsleaedtoadreariefficy,buthissoulrevoltsagainstefficy;

    hehasperhapsleaedtousetablenapkins,buthehatestablenapkins,andall

    throughsssongs,hehears,asaoheechoof

    ageoldfolksongsandpastorallyriback.heexplores

    thebeautiesandgloriesoftheesbacktotheeast,hisorientalblood

    hi.heseestheportraitofhisfather

    edressandslipsintoese

    gofortable,sopeacefulandfortable,forinhis

    esegoestorest.heotuandthee

    dogllaranyre,andooditforsolong.hedoesnotplay

    footballaher,butbeginstocultivateesehygiene,andsauntersalong

    inthelberryfieldsandbaoogrovesandise,and

    eventhisisnota”untryheenglishuandit,butjustaal

    saunter,goodforthebodyandgoodforthesoul.hehatestheise.”

    exerciseforitisaridiculousenotion.hesightof

    respectablegroendashingaboutinafieldforaballnosridiculous,

    suprelyridioreridiculousstill,the

    flannelsandeonahotsuerday.hebother

    herefleself,butthenhewasyoungand

    iatureandheself.itapassingfandhehasnotreallythe

    instinctforsport.no,heisbodifferently;heisboforko

    andpeadnotforfootballandthedogllarandtablenapkinsandefficy.he

    sotisthinksofhielfasapig,andtheeerasadog,andthedogworries

    thepig,butthepigonlygrunts,andityevenbeagruntofsatisfa.why,he

    evenfortable,andhedoesnot

    envythedogforhisllarandhisdogeffidhisbitchgoddesssuess.all

    healone.

    chapterone

    theesepeople

    i.northandsouth

    iudyofanyperiodofliteratureorofanyepochofhistory,thefinaland

    highesteffortisalpttogainaclosevieaninthatperiodor

    epoch,forbehindthecreationsofliteratureandtheeventsofhistorythereisalways

    theindividualeious.ohinksofarcusaurelius

    oralue,oroisvilloninthedieval

    ages,aisseetoneslike”the

    ageofjohnson55areresuggestivetousthananalike”theeighteeury

    foronlybyrecallinghoheinnshefrequented,andthefriendsh

    heheldioheperiodbeerealtous.perhapsthelifeofa

    lesserliterarylightorofanordinarylondonerinjohnson5stias

    instructive,butanordinarylondoneruldnotbeveryiing,becauseordinary

    peoplethroughouttheagesareallalike.herordinarypeopledrinkaleorliptons

    teaiseterofsoportantdifference

    been.

    thatjohnsonskedandthathefrequeeeuryinnsis,however,of

    greathistorie.greatsoulsreaapeculiarotheirsocial

    environntaofiortaous.theyhavethatqualityofgeniush

    affedisaffectedbythethingstheytouch;theyareinfluehebooksthey

    readandbytheentheyeintontapress

    onotherlessern.intheslivedtoitsfullthelifeoftheirageeion;they

    absorballthereistoabsorbandrespondostpoiveness.

    yet,indealingnnotbeignored.agreece

    entirelypeopledbysophoclesesandelizabethanenglandstrewn

    hbansandshakespeares.totalkofgreedonlythinkofsophoclesand

    periclesandaspasiaistogetaent

    itpseofthesonofsophoclesherfor

    ienaginghisfalyaffairs,andaristophanes,

    allinlovehbeautyandoupiedinthepursuitoftruth,butwho

    e,venalandfickle,evenasn

    athenians.perhapsthefickleathenianshelpusto.uandthedohe

    athenianrepublihaspericlesandaspasiahelpustouanditsgreatness.

    individuallytheyarenaught,buttakenintheaggregatetheyioaverylarge

    asuretheurseofnatios.iepoch,itybedifficultto

    renstruanisalhus.

    butnn,asonlyasageneral

    abstrainds.apartfroheculturalunityheese

    peopleasanatioheuchfrohenortheers,

    i,physiqueandhabits,asthediterraneansdifferfrohenordicpeoplesineurope.happily,hin,theorbitoftheeseculturetherehasnotbeen

    
    pirepossibleforturies.thenhistoricaltradition,the

    ofesperantoin

    a,auralhogeyachievedthroughturiesofsloeful

    perationofacivilizationoverparativelydocileabines,haveachievedfor

    onbrotherhoodsochdesirablenowineurope.even

    thespokenlanguagepresentsnodifficultynearlysogreatasnfrontseuropetoday.

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