, 1879-04-11
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r!.,, Loaa"n 1',nss' .ahtca ~ >.
iha1 Mt' 'h0e't8 ""tcteneH, "ousu DC, IL
not directly compared with Huetlic's "Fniat,"
ut least considered with reference to that cx-
,r,or,trnrr xnrk. ,vaa in,v,,nt,}u. vrt II ia not
s.s.. -. s,..,s a." a,as,.a ,a.,,,, -, ,,,ty,
easy " scelie .''e pFec,su terll's III WHICH ~
steaK cl TIC conncc{lph between ti'e l#o. Inc
English plny cauuot be described aB n version OF
tie German nor cou Mr.. ulncrt be strictly sahI
T., hnro ro,nat n. III ,,,e,,,l r., ,,o,v ror,,
:" ,sa's ~ sn m " -, W,,;..
saee that nc eml'loys 'lle agency OF 'aiennisla'
pl.gles, Mr. Gilbert lNs not attempted, and las,
no doubt, wisely not attemptcil, thu fntrodue-
t,ou uf INV a,rcrnatur,l or cycn .nI,,osunl1cnl
,"n.tor mi, ,1. ,r, ~ ,,,,c, In sao,' ,,o,. .sa.
"'a..et' "'" lh"s WIZ Il. os'cc uo see. no" ",uo
u uiilcrc'lcc must exist between the two works.
In other respects, however, tho difference is
much altgl,tcr, a,,d In the groundwork or out
linn ~ hIa ,1raIun Mr. {3jihcrt hoa foliowctt
c''u,,, "u H., am ,.,., .',,.a,io u".,t,,. ~ 49,.
t,oe,nc WIN toceao'c 'h'ei11S' Just rs
uocshe followed prctty closely In tc
samo degree the old legends which
.,tarlowo usru before him. To those, how
nynr ,vho nro o,ro,o o. o,,1 ,bs st,,r, i II, H.
c'e'' "no NV a"a'e Nv" Wv I"'e nto'' ~ !" -
primary eoneaplloa-'oF IT. can 10 1rasoa oaSk
say t!s IS ny to say worry much, nor III taying t
should We wish IN, Iuorc to refuse to Mr.. Gil'
bert the credit .at bciongs To his enterprise
than VIC should think Of denying all originality
10 OBIltlel .1luGlDHH II 4EutG Ut UlUEG
of other writer's, Including Calicron.. hntl ufcd
tile same idca before him. Mr.. Ull6crts pluy
might purhups be- DESCRIBED Us Ill attrnpt to
| bring GoeElc within tile compass Of general
scclc Representation, something after tllt FASH
| i'm, now sn popular, which cesnys to bring tic
great writer's If our own md carler times with
IN tllo reach and inteliigeice OF tle getseral p,tl
lie. A stlurt sketch Of tic 'an Of Its work will
,>ussthly, however, be Of 1nore service than any
definition, Or rxplalon We cut nresu,uc to olfcf
i'A1r. ti!!lsrt's |a',;t'ss Is neither nlaEleian
psas5 py S ns sds. 1Jf Y s 1yssuys yssSsi
| by grl wh0m lG had lnvcd and believed, llo
has Bicienel OF the yanties an4yc1atipHs OF tho
| world, uId, throwing nstllu his sword has buried
bis sorrowa lencathh tl'e cowl Of the Dnnlinicau.
But tho old Adam ls not dcad yet. Ills frieul
tiytttrittl, pnksng With his troop 1T horso Through
tho town whuto LFa,sstus'' monastery stanta;
finds l.[m oi,s, auti, tallying hin. on s folly iii
halang all tho world falso because hu Inns been
.rlcked by onu woman, describes to him
maiden OF his net,uintnt,cc the Incarnation Of
trltl, and purity. Tlits Is Gretchen, his cousin,
ami uil orphan, dwelling sDine twenty Leagues
away, under tlc cnre ol lur aunt Martha. Eaustus
grows Interested, md eonfcsscs that lHtl ho
known s,,cl. Ill QUE, he would not then have
ljctn wearing 0ut hls liIa III solitude.
| Furthermore, ho tul1uscls fo!tfriat tt tlccNrn
his lore to Ills mndcn, lcst soine moro ,.arl,y
sutor step In , talsu !lcr from him. Iilu trt,.,i-
prt sus,ls ITO lsorse'i un.i It is time for uotf-
fried to 60. Left to h.hselt. Faasta* erows
u 0L
ut Iis folly, 1le rnlly aloud uf Earth, Henvel,.
Iicll--wh!yhcycr ilGars mo now" to take nn
barl: to the world a,Nl life. .Ntph;stophecs an-
Two. Eastas asss f,,r a,i introucioit to tireirh-
en-, expressly stnattu!, however, tllut lie means
fa 1llnld no lurn, :,nts cr{vcs Only to learn OF
t,cy Ito way to lIeaycn. Iiu tlecliiIea nil CON.
ct, however, witt, lls Eu.tlu; tllu iIgut ls 10 he
inr hetwccn tlett,, md II l,a u,ui Fla Matdu,,
munjtrros cut, oycrco,uq The Devil, tic latter Is
10 e own Himself hcntoa 10 ti.cso ) ierns .nethfs.
.t< elt<a. .S'1' Ks tle % uasc, uns y bruviary, s
glIss across tho staEr, It turns ind holds Its
Ilu,nl out to E;astua, WHO faIls Un bis knots bu.
fore 1t, uni addresses 1t in cntlluslsttc terms as
! tin ttyIuc c,ni,fMlItnnut th,. n,,Irt ,,f ncu,I.
wh,sr puru suui Ia tjcnccrorh Il, bu Ills btacOl,.
ligit.
FThe secot1d nct onans with n eco IN t,ntwccn
thu glris VI ihc yiluso wl!er ,rs,cfn lives, whir
1nur, ,,ur,,nps. rernf Hint In tuethr,s Faust
Irtweuu I,yss mn! .Iurrare. nj lhe well. Thu
,.Irls nre rey;liu. nuu Ii.G. wl hayln,, left her
hume ,yith rIt ,t,,rr;,n,it n yn,r ma, Ina nny
frlrSsa is " t,a univ os % VII" takns ,,ur r.. part.
llj,p Wnry,artt. Win co,,fesscs that I,clurc !,rr
own Own fiji liz cn ruyse n,y ror .T tsr, wi.o Is,1
lnus III, silt, lI sloat!y ] suot1si;-a ] Icr knness
Ire and links ueaeu With their ohi ,luyfcilow,
TarfH" ,,ryt rrnrs IN, m,1 rt,mhiI,,., .'vr I,rr
harl lot, Which st,u sttrIuscs l., iyil;s ,narrcti
wn,ry,r u .. hrr re h"srt il in an"rr % M1rcn az ~"
f;.,g,asa nnswrra tt,nt shu i,ns airnpIv
srrm mn wh"n. siic r",h1 invrl n,
f. ,,,,,"u,a INK n ~ III" v.rv ,,n.t.'t
w,,c' irr e,rsr'on "rnrnrcd ~, hau,tns ~,
inn"r ~ E"tsi,ts nnrnnri - hnr W.. r',,nr Ill
"'s, w,'ir,, Mr t!t.rt n,,y ,nssihiy layc t"s"
fr"I, ciri'u,s old GcrIuu,, ynrsIun Of ,i,s
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