Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-03-27
soul by the majestic strains OF Luther
hymn!"
Elm feste Bqrg isl unser Gol"

| souI ny tuc taHIcsttV otaihS VI A@"e".'
hymn!"
Elm Jeste Bqrg isl unser Got"
So, too, the earlier poets OF England have
had the aivantay. over those of later days IN
the simplicity of their language. Where once
IL Was portical it has b5com. Optical.
The simple Ango-Saxon has been ither dis
placed, or burd med by cumberou' L,tin termi'
nations. There IS doubt, then. that the prpph
-cy Of the lecturer. that greater poets will yet
arise will b. fulfilled, unless the dtli uties ii
| the manipulation of word. h. removed.
In speaking of tbs ret ling OF History the
! cturcr said that attention should be given
fl t to the history of our own country, thea to
tn from which we Sprang-En5 lanl then 10
CT, .sic history. then to that OF the other prom
lent nations of the world. Of America no
,ol history had yet been written. That OF
New England, 10y Paltrey. came the nearest to
| hi. ideal. OF England those Of Hume, and
Macauly were surpassed By that Of Frou la
nam, which the lecturer persisted in pro-
| nounrng a. though it rhymed with Iud. when
it should r,,vmc with rule. Macauly's style
| he c.isd red viciou Bat when he so readi-
|
| ~ TO merit. dill he forget that the chief cNce-
| Lease Of Foul. Dies M: consist in g'niu'. or
il dcton, but in official papers to which his
| predecessors had no Access?
| la this connection the iert urcr touched upon
the question: j. there Il science i'll hiStory!"
All / ), eiled 10 commit himself 10 the theory
alvocted by Mr.. Bucale, ia theory which
wolld al 'o!ntely destroy the free agency OF
man. all nike sin i pal N, no. u2oh
inherent nature Of gail. bat u ii the rive and
{ Ii in the price of gfain,- theory su5rersire
OF Moral Science.
! Of Biography little WIS said. Dat from the
fat tn 1t the lecturer thought that all BOOKS
we'd deserving that name might he counted on
the finger. of the hand. it was eviJ. hat h:
II, teas, had not made that department OF litci'
allure speciality.
| OF novels it WAS remarked that the question
WIS not. whether we shall read novels. but
what sort of novels SHALL we read: and here
the lecturer delivered manly protest "gailiS.
the wor., OF fiction with which the land Is de-
II ed-b oNs devoid of character, nj lag no.h-
i l. 10 our knowledge OF Ethics, OF practical
life. or of Science, but the rather salli 3 the
foundation of the memory and wctkchihS the
moral parl,ost. The description Of their b..ilc-
fil inilucnc, was true. and was delivered
with 50 mlltl honest f:c!ins that it cannot bat
believed that it will lead 10 Il reform II this
direction. Amoas The novel, pcciiily com-
niended we're those Of Dickens, and those OF
Thackery. Too great praise was bestowed
upon the former man who gathers inspr.s-
ton Tor hi, work from the ring of gold, id
who is by no means deserving Of The name OF
!. social rcfuinicr.
OF Essay reading little was said except TO
reiiernle the cord, n.ralon already llonouhc-
cd upon Macauly, that lie had nIofe than amy
other auhor vtated the style OF youthful
writer. upon which subject he will fad many
differing honestly in opinion.
In answering the question, ''lIow shall VIC
eal:" reference WAS mad, TO the nataol Of
reading history oAiy. GA TIL. account tbi. di'
sis. al the lecture was siaSu!af!y incomplete.
Ia read.n: history it WAS stated that we should
have always ut hand HE geography Of the
Country. since iis phy ,Ir.,i oJ;ii se. awe often
gwen character. 10 The cyes't- recorded. Bat The
rcnara, IN sat base batn extended ftrsa i. T.
ud !rr>ai.d any period III I'll, .,i-iofy oil = ~
Ii III We n 1t re. l. * IA. ~ p,..I,. III; liter
Il IRE o That period; a:qlJi!. oLt> :.f.s WIKI
; ea>t8n>. and ..ss. e!lnlgts ii religion, .ta
aal Development, q. Ssieitee. EteT.la.n;, il
fat, Of interest 10 tie paaie al tbs d'y >!:oai,.
DE tirt.si.J s.aiiri. Il /, -Iii Int w.l-a ear
l,4e WIS ensi-r! ii wri,ns the lii. Of trn :
c Ia ;a 0.'cIt h >j,i :5.ll, III u III i To- Il
II .! atsA, a.! .'a.t. ,f!r,s. lnI papers. not
o!e Of wiltl w, Irrelevant - tn sub e:t
wlich H. htl il mat GOA IL. wat, the
Gay pc;afcs were rJr,r.i al F.c ,a.e,.
! Ia Tie cnl!r,e of I've lecture The i:Di1r.>!,1
VA, IN sde TIA, The though; that VI, : ct.iIt;,
not al l.,t appirea! to The r.aIs4, "a, Z, II:
eomnnaaltd. The ext.l.eat al..44 Of Il .Fa.u
w.ts ab..e,s. t"'ia: mo!n N, iJ!s it,.
EG Apu0 .fctHm cafnisa SO taF. ii sDi titts
/ speret. tdcha, .salei N aia0s. tastfd! &c t411r.
! CT
\ hlOai ilrnsatlon of Which is. preserve
sich .cr.liruify lha. wherever hopes la Il The
same thing viii have - swca'y tim. of it, utl
Ia Io'in ala. 4, this may b, al led asa t.e
wise anl witty r'nt;i Pt,cti:-
lies me7ie7 rs Hcres sat csnc re ci7qae
lectear craft. qt il aafat pc GliFe.'
The best books are those which every reader
think. he could have composed.
IN style the icr IRE was faulty. There WI
couiiHurd d,u!,!idg OF >.5.tdnii"eS Where
one expressed al tina. NJ. necessary; anl II
crJW,luig togcih 4 Of al .ciiyu. vi hJut amy
pro -ri.,, Of thought.
I'm. whnl. Ice WAS n r5.n a ,lp r,