The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-08-18

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Ii may perhaps have been ic!; bv Won last
evening that some things | proposed to Won
were either romantic or tto,,ian Lee. IA
thnk Tor a few moments what romance and
I topia!ii>m mean.
FIRST. Roinlncc. In consequence o. ths
many absurd ii''tions which Ion. formed the
elements OF romance writin.. the word ro,
nance Is sometimes taken AS SYNONYMOUS with
'alSrhoo1 Thus The French talk of ms E.,-
,ana-. and thus ti.c En.li,l. us, the word ro-
manrin..
ba' III this sense We hal i.lurh l,,..:.g use
the woi': hlSchcoi a once It is lar ,.,ain.r
and clearer. And i ia this s-n,t ,,nt any,
thing romantic hc:orc you pray pay no al
teEt0n 10 it or ne.
In 'hc second place. ler:r,Ss Young people
are particularly ar: To in'lil.c IN revere and
ima@lna'ive r.c'>urcs. and to neglect pam
and i,racti.ai duties. Abe word romantic. has
come TO signify weak foolish. speculative. un-
practical. rnprn.iIicd. Th.Se words arc
clearer. lin this use also rnt ANYTHING
romantic before ,,o;', ,.ar pay no attention
TO me.
;;n: in Tie tl.ir,l AMI last place, real and
rr".,er use OF the word ron,nti. Is sirnrlv 10
rhalicttri;'. AL improbable .!,.rrec of t.antv.
Sab.imi;y, or vi,tll.. For ln>tanrr. in matter.
"i history. Is nnt the Retreat of the Ter,
Thousand rom ,nir: o.. the other hand
v"n lind nothing romanii-. 'horrh much th,t
Is mo;I>trouS. IN the rNrc>>rs of T,lmriuS or
Conmoiu>. - AGAIN. the iat'ie of Am
court is romantic. and OF i;anno, kburn. SIM.
ply trcai>e there was an extraordinary lis
play "f human virtue ia both those battles.
But thee is no romance in the battles of
the last Italian campaign. in which mere fee
b,cnc>> aud ii>tru>t were. on on,. side, ar,l
mere physical forrr ON the ofh-r Aud even
III tl1tlon. The opponents Of virtue. In order
10 be rom mite n.n>. have s,ihlimi,y min..,.d
with their vice. Ii l. nor the knsve not the
rn.iirn thar romantic. but the ,,;ant AM,
the dragon: and these. not because the, arr;
false. but hcrau~r they arr. rnai.>,i,.. So A.
gam As 20 beauty Iou feel thar ar.,,,- is
romantic. because II Is b, sutiful .ltess and
Won are not used To II. G,u d, not feel that
there Is aniilnI rom mite in the paint and
shells of : ,n.xIch l>anlrr. for these are
not beautiful.
So. thcn, observe tbs frelin, which Won
a.
ioet a! enthusiasm in all vour hearts. which
a. piarfi' Al h''h- t"i try ~ rr-train-is in
d. "'i" q: The IA ,.>t parts %; vor.r irinc.
IT Is The Instructive Iii u. in ..r, alsnir.,.u
Tor s"n.iiis''v. hra'I'N. ani Virtue unrsua,i--
manifested. Ani 81 lar from icin- q ,l,n-
g'r"a> "r"!c. II /, the trl,>t part Of ynur h,-
ihT. Il i even ;ca.r than vorr snns,.i.nres
\ man. co:i>.i"nrr MAJ t.. utterly pervert.
ed and led a>trar. hnt >rlen- As the ,,..lin,s
OF romance rn'i:irc within u>. they are un.r.
rlnE. thcv are a ;i,It. 10 what Is rirht AMI
lovely a The needle Ia he north: and all
that Won have Ia ''o ! 10 all ~ th, cn,bn.;
astlc sentiment the rla.->,ic iu,l.raan; - ,o
minglc prudence ani iorr>;rll: VIII, ;rn,.r;;,..
ton and aitiiration. aud ,..u h.... ,I.,. r-.r-
tcrt human >"n'. IiIt TIE great e.ii of these
d'vS Is that We T.. 10 destroy fi.e romantic.
feeling instead of hridl,lr and ,IIre,t,p., !,
Mark whi Young saws of the men Of ,b.
world:
Thy - In, .''' n, strong r tie romance.
= r.'-A H. : I -'r.i,.t ~ rca, friend
And 'ie.: are right. True friendship is r.
nlah'ir TO Ia men Of the world true a.t.e
ti"n is ra..,.ntlr: truc religion is romantic,
And II v"i were - ask mr who of al no.r
eriul ard l'"j'','ar wri,, r. IL, tl. ....,,... NJ
,rr'r hi; wInuLit most harm 10 ,h,;- -,,,.
. should h'.:'a't IN rri'lr whether 10 name
'" ne o. :'i"bh. %. -, i.i>t most veno,no,,,
oi t.''' DEGRADED 'hi,n>.,r.li-r> ot GERMANY mr.
rather triNin''>: i.,f H.. est >.nrn u,,on ,b.
h".'c>t principles Of humanity he. ot all men.
mos; h" ci i.'rwarl the tcr.:l,!, chan~c in
'he >''i''r> "' Ea'o,'c iroii. the spirit Of Ray-
yard to u" >iart g: hoa,r,r;r, helped to
change l"va!;v into lir"r~r. i.-,.-ciion into
Iinna'r. truth into iie+-llcIt. cl.iralir into
>c!iisilile>>; and since his ti.,,.. the unrest
impulses al! t'ir io..c>t .airio>,.< h,,r r..r-
hap' been "it'""r STAYED X Ike .'e, 4. under
the n'ii.c oi itHixn';~tn fha,, ilr.:c- any 9TH
er .a>e name or iil>r allegation
eTNo'i>n. or Itol'.au.>fn: that i ano,i.r
"i the 'ie'i.> PEI words. believe the rn.t
aiini'>"n which We are ali of us 80 rra!v tn
make. that hr''ii~c thing have lonr been
wrong II Is l;nnn~>:h.c 'hrv shoa,l ever h..
right. Is one at fr most IA !, ~.,iirt. * .f MS,
ry an "ii.ne from winch this W rid Suffers.
Niiciicscr Won hear man ais<u,d;,, ~,
from att.uptin. 10 do we'll on The crou,,l that
perfection Is - ito;ian," b"ware If ,l,a. r,,r.
Gas; 'hr word on' ct ,onr li.-'o,lrr .:ircreri,
er There is no need ',r it, Thi,:.s are
either possible or impossible: Won can easily
determine Which. IN an, riven sta. @. human
>riciicc i>:h" thn- Is impossible. roa need
not trouh q vn,.gS.',,> 5a,ou, it: If pc..;i,,,.
Try ior IT. II Is very !,'ni@ian 10 ho,r for the
DONG away with drunkenness a1,i -ni.rry
ont OF the Cannonea,r; bat the [ to,,iar;. IN
Is not cur tu-nr>>-ihc tr,u is. II is Ito
I''an 7" hop" II -i,- every ,in,! in - Id
'''e kno"!cdgr %, God from is ,our'l. Lr, fho
'oiiahi>m l. not our business The ,-.,,, il
-R'>ki>'> "L,r'arfS on Ira ..,ur and
f'undi,g.'