The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-12-04

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hntni~sn ntitii enthaineI
Tie fssneh l,e,rluisan distracted
'hrm sii'l mets .lp~ipg IN 'hr disau.
ruinsmeh. nni ausrrl, IL i hlood, W.
action that nna's hoped fur spciai re-.
generation euaiI no. yea ls tatel, ~.
posed III the coveted in,hviiaslism Il
which poets and Statesmen, aml philos.
opl,ers had I'LL, dreamed.
The change in public -cn,imen, alan
causci 4 change IN li,crar, lrulaelion,
all we're affected with Tho same slls.
ease.
ll,ran IN his Manfred and Goethe
W Paul s'lou the struggle uf the
tunes. trying IL g. teyond the possible
aud gtasp tho iiIinitc, sublime al.
icmptf ut the reconciliation of IDEAL
a,ld the real. the former giving up the
problem in despair. the other suggest.
ing tho solution III thu greatest drama
that has ever been written Ly man.
And ~ subsequently science came
also u its renaissance il clcncl ii
still deeper avenue into tho unknown.
ail wns slowly tending toward true mud
higher culture, hui as yet II was only
tho education u t,u intellect aud not
Of the heart.
And even now after period " sixty
years, We arc just rcccding from, under
the cloud. Our generation like tho
proceeding l,as been tainted by the nal.
ady of tho age. Wo may arrive At
trutl,---but not at calm.
The world has found out that there
IL M insuperablc obstacle IN the limit
atipn ofhnman thought. and that whore
rcason cannot comprehend il il ever 1
dictum IL science to bow ana adoio.
Gocihe saw the sublime synthcsis
When le in his own language sung the
Office ofthc poet:
oli Is II iial Ills own poetic soul.
Whose gushing harmony with strong
Draws hack Into his heart the wondroua
whole.
When round her spindic viii, nnccns-
Ing .lronc,
Nature sllll Mhirls ,I,uncndlng thread u
life.
Ninn Ileings Jarring crowds together
thrown.
Minsl, Ia lnfsh ines,ricablc strife.
" hone spirit quickens the nueeasing
round
And bids II flow 10 misic's measured
tauc.
Although At times the mind will bc
overcome by tho prevailing inequality
u human life, aud tho oycrpowcring
mystery Of tho infinite, still there il
livh. beyond, aud il shincs ~ith
brighter and s.ealier CLEAN now than
IN the past: aud to-day though yet on
the verge of that ocean where the ly-
ing Newton conceived himself 10 hs,
~ gazc upon the uncnding exransc
with more satisfaction npw that Goethe
has put his grand gcneralixations IN
aong. anl science has revealed an
optimism 10 sublime.
Gradual, this serene philosophy
shnll pervade al departments Of hum
an thought aud culture and religion
often chatting nt painful distances
from its pure and nndistnrhcd foun-
sains will eatci, tho sanc spirit, and
make tho discovery that within her
own oracles il the same exalted sent.
mcnt which lhis mighty German poet
family sung IN most enchanting verso.
Gradually the obstacles aro rolled
away. aud tlr formation u IDEAS will
become more and moro complete. and
coming generations bc out from under
tho shadow hathoi IN sunlight. breathe
. purcr atmosphere. and consequently
bc purcl IN heat
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