Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-03-27
Closing Library lecture.

tue larger ldUTdittS VI wv "o'Ns' 49,
al Indication of the wonder and regrr
W tn which we look at the shelves pilPt
on shelves Of books. each containing tat
RICHEST thoughts of the men who wrott
them. when we rene nbcr that. i: Adam
had lived and continaed II course of read
ing until the present day. he could no
have become familiar with them all, thu
lecturer remarked that will, only portion
OF these books was il necessary for II MAI
to become acquainted. anI lei Ied his sub
ject to be. Win shall We rcad?' aDt
"IIow shall VIC read?"
TO the question what shall We read?
the answer was given. first. in general. not
one department OF literature. TO the eNrlh
sion Of others. but something in them al, !:
aud secondly. isipartieular. Poetry, lli,to
ry. Biography. Novels. Essays.
The position taken with reference Ia
general reading was worthy of great COM
meudation; and il the lecturer had no.
allowed himself to speak with SO mach
warmth. in such Wholesale condc:Lnaio.'
OF tleoln ". of reli gieu> Ii eraturc. of the
IL tcrancrs ofthe Pulpit, no exception could
! have been taken by the m,st Iastidiou>
critic. But to ignore the value OF whole
department Of letters embracing some OF
tile finest expo >itiuIs of Moral Scie.ice ANA
the ATTEST trcatmen. OF tle t,'ait.ntLtt
| p :ncil,lc of Right. eXcites ii. ST, ,lcloa
ar, IA,
: nate il the religious readilg Wliich has
| fallen into his hands. and III the preaching
to which he has listened or else has APP
! piled 10 such literature the Apostolic in
not" Criticism aust also DC passed upon
his failure to eiiorce the cl,iui, Of >cicl.-
tile leading. Not only 10 meet the dc.
nalll> OF practical life. bat also TO give
| breadth aud iulues> to his cuiurc. Il inau
must keep pace with. the ever newly dis
covered facts of science. Consistency
with HE general statement demanded thai
The lecturer should commend the ripe>t
AVID the richest thought of eeery depart
lnrnt OF letters For in acquaintance with
such is the secret OF that perfect good
breeding" which. according 10 DE-. john
son, consists in having no particular
mark Of any profess!o e"
III specifying what we should read. Poe
try MIS- noticed first Of all. This speaks
in ii universal language, and meets the
wants OF men i'll every condition of life.
But all the poets Of the last few cenln.ie,
are ia.crior TO the great masters OF the
past. Alter one has read Ciiaiicer aIli
Sponsor and Dryden, and Mil.on. and
Shakespeare and Bfroa. there IS iitlr
new that lie can read. To Chaaeer WAS
VAS sail that. Willie grossly ihlHor.il in
thought. hi, ,iie,ion Was of the purrst auli
ter>e>t English. Bu., Wien iuc lccinrei
a-s 1nrd 10 Chauter the lir>, Place in tiaae
tursel John Ian. laEtc: !; !, true that 10
the tor.ner ha, Very .ji>ily bcsa sivea tte
name OF father OF l. -l.sa poetry" bad
tic :illihnr Of 'Plrrs riuughman' Ei>io.,
succeeding poets. Ii he ,lii no. anIi.i "A t
Milton. lie certainly ai!'l iIni il ili> >ttt1-
iinc description OF i"e La@tf Illus.
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!, ment of his poetic g,niusl Not the r. fin
ed civilization Of his day not the superior
it., of his lrniniug not the wide scope q
his resea:ch could make up t" him Tor til
staple words and life like IMPRESSIONS of
rudtr age AMI of wilI..r culture. To pr,