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romantic story Of Goetbes many loves-almos as many
as the pages in which no writes about Them But no
secs only something fresh to admire In the muchoving
poet who loved than other men because his heart
was larger shows how the different great works OF
the author grew out Of the different great loves OF tho
man. and no concludes this delightful chapter by
ing: "As Goethe was born poet, SO was he born
lover His nature demanded that he should ever carry
about with him in his brain some image OF womanhood
to cheer him and agitate him. one might think that
when he had gotten TO be seventy-four no had
reached tho period wished for by Socrates, when
he would be no longer subject such solicitations But
Goethe seems TO have of tho marrow OF the Patr-
archs the tribe OF whom Is still cxtant saw Goethe in
1926, when lie seventysix. Neither In his countc
nance or carriage did he then bear any deracng signs
of age He was OF those men in talking with whom
you have no thought OF their years 1t Was In the Sum-
mer of 1923 when he seventy ou that Goethe mot
Ffaulen Won Lewetzow, his last love. Thus for sixty
years. had the poets mind been warmed and inspired by
his His feeling for woman was suDterraneah
heat which ferszed his being breaking out at uiDes
into flames which will be beauty ana an illumlna-
ton to mankind, and which were sometimes terror to
himself Not woman of the many whom he loved-and
bv each one of them to have been beloved in
returnever complained that she had been trlied WIN
or wronged IT, indeed, these fascinating fair ones Ut
tered no comp int against the gallant knight who
loved and who rode away, why should Mr. Calvert plant
a single thorn upon his glorious gravel After all, IL
a single moon Of honey. And his ongsuneIing tender
ness toward the wife, whose inrmity tried him 40
sorey showed him capable of something more than selfish
pleasurcseekng and worthy in this relation at least vi
Mr. Caverts incense. have space only TO say furher'
that the story Of poets friendships is almost as IN
terestns as that OF his loves and that tho chapter on
"Faust 4" Is fine piece OF interpretive criticism.
From hero worship TO sailtworship IL ID an easy iran
stion We take up the proofsheets of Paul of Tarsus
which is 10 be the next issue of Roberts Brothers. ana
discover that the Apostle to the Gentcs has found an
ANONYMOUS exponent and bographer who Is certainly
inclined to do him full justice. Even TO my untheo-
logical mind the is profoundly interesting. 1t
deals not alone with Paul and his teachings but with
the history Of the which he lived and the errors
he had TO meet and counteract. The philosophy OF
Alexandria, the splendid but fading gories and subtle
ties OF Pagansm, Jewish bigOry Gnostic reveries-we
see how they all encampcd round about this great and
matchess soldier OF the Lord ana how he put their
legions to flight. Gnostcism, in particular Is exploited
in most able and interesting manner The character
of Paul is set before in outlines clear those OF
Eastern 1awning The author believes that the inhu-
ence this apostle has exercised tho Christianity
which completely eavens modern civilization Is wider
and more lasting than that which has been welded by
any other man." The book will be read as widely as
was Ecce Homo" and doubtless like that, will make
its mark the OF the present generation OF
sermOnizers L. c. NJ