Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-03-05

Non lGstun ae tenaeem proposit VITum.
For clamOr of the citizens insisting OIL
wicked deeds might be substituted the de
sire of the public for painted millinery
for " the boisterous leader of the Adriatic.
one OF General Meyers cold waves
might answer, as Mr.. Pages room is larg
and not particularly warm for - tn,
countenancc of the threatening tyrant'
some one of Mr.. Pages most rabid critic,
might be used, of course, in a Pickwickiar
sense, but alas what parallel can be founC
for
Magma mlnus tulninantis Iovls.
This difficulty stops the way. But it will
be understood all the same that Mr.. Page i,
not shaken in his fixed mind, and that he is
now modelling a second head the size Of na-
turo. There Is something interesting in
Mr.. Pages undertaking a work of such
Importance at this time of life, and 4 work
too. in which what is known as success,
that is public acceptance, is so difficult. 10
| be sure Mr.. Bryant, who has score more
OF years, has crowned his labOrs by the
translation of the Had. But Mr.. Bryant
had only the labor OF giving-the certainty
of success awaited him. Mr.. page has not
only first TO defend his right to give, but
niche out Il place for his work now occu-
pied by the ChandOs and the DrOeshout
| portraits in the minds OF generation equal
! ly tenacious of mental impressions and in
| herited beliefs. The attritiOn of years will
accomplish such tasks. Mr.. Page with
whitening hairs brayely attempts it.
\ rather ridiculous Impression has pos
session of many people that Mr. Pages
. Shakespeare" IS wrought out from his
inner Consciousness and a sublime conf
! dence in the evidence of things not seen.
] mi nI i.s- farv I.a
of an obscure plaster mask in Germany, is
considered by them insufficient authority
for the production Of new Shakespeare,
and as warrauiing to the unlumbering of
old ideas. This l. OF course absurd Mr.
Page it Is To be supposed has faith in his
endeay0r, or being rational man he should
not attempt il. But Mr.. Pages faith is
based on the accuracy and Judgment of IN
eye trained for lifetime by the portrait
painter : art, and his right to rely on it is
iho same that study and the exercise Of any
iacalty give t. any specialist Wisely,
however Mr.. Page does not rely on the re-
cognit1n of this right for his ultimate sue
cess. On his visit 10 Dirmstadt last sum
mer. where the mask is in the possession of
a private gentleman, ne not only confirmed
hls own belief by careful and repeated
measurements, but collected all the circum-
stamina evidence which connects II with the
mask known to have been made after Shake
speare : death, 1t Is on these facts AMI
figures after all that Mr. Pages work de-
pends. and We may expect that in time he
Will furnish tlem in their proper relation
to one another. Bat III the meanwhile this
Is the earnes, work Of man grown gray in
the service ot art, and - both the years
and the service Is owing something more
than h'ppant criticism This, however, Is
ot more importance to every body else than
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