The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-16

objects Of sGpicior. to be put into the
crucblc OF philOsophic analysis and
dissolved into relics Of pre- historic fear,
selfishOcss. aud sDDerstiiiOn: but they
are the iifis through which the light Of
spiritual truth. In the hour Of high emo
ton. streams IN upon "a. Though in
Ordinary days our scli.hresa atd duh
ness ~ heart b.curp hrs tue ,unlight
Of The miti. 80. 60 40. 10 ilm'f. the
n1rer vi ~ is vourhsafcI. As the
lover Of Christina says:
"On. we're sunk enough here. God knowsi
liut not quite 80 sunk, That moments
sure. thD' seldom. are denied N.
When thc siifits fruc cudovmenfs
stands ont niiini, fom it. fii-c ones,
AMI aplnze 10 ilrlrsuinr
or the rleht way or ihe wong way,
To ms triumph Or undo.n4'
Whence do these Fishes come that
blsz, out Of the midnight. and before
which our swollen ambitions d~icdle
into noihingucssy IL is IN the Utmost
centre Of the spirit that truth dwells.
Around. wall upon wall the gross Il tsh
hens u M. ard 10 know. as - said In
Paracelsus
" rather consists 81 opening out way
Whence the imprisoned spierdCf may es-
Than In ciicciiug entry Tor liehi.
supposed io be- without
Il is through his transparency 10 this
inner soul light that the true poet be-
comes Coos glow worm, as he
picturesquely SAYS; the luminous re-
vealor Of che Divine. And every earn
est human soul. that j. tue lofts higher
instincts. becomes also. in proportion
TO It's spiritual vision. an avenue for the
ircOmiDg q Divine truth. Inspiration,
ma BrOwnings view. IS no Miraculous
break i'm the circuit Of human thought,
but the glowing incandescecce il as
sumcs in him who lives in close clm-
munion with his maker. Aud Duty -
no careful balance sheet OF the proba-
bic net results OF action. SIS with George
Eliot and Herbert Spencer. but faith.
ful obedience 90 cur pgfest ideal. 1880
lUle 10 stand hy the vision That In our
i0fiicst hour0f insight We have rev
ereucei:-,hongn nll the heaven Of
our happiness fall I'm ruin thereby.
Browning Is thus a thorough going
iutuitorallst. Bat there is mote than
one kind. 10 Emerson. the source Of
truth was the intellect. To Carlyle. it
was the con ciruce. TIE supreme thing
d the first was. therefore. knowledge;
90 the second 10 was duty. But Brown
ing knows what bee considers better
oracle. n more precious hing set. The
heart. 3s he makes Lucia say. LEADS
-ureiier. Love i3 lhe OGe thing that
has intrinsic. euprcme worth. That
modern passion Tor knowledge that
id0lizes science as the key which Is 10
unlock paradise for a man, seems 10
hum io have got hold of only ono-half,
aud tsat the smaller half Of The truth.
As q shows in Paraceisus. such a ono-
sided direction of our energies and *
pectltions inevitably lead. go failure.
The exclusive wofshippor If know ledge
sleeps in fury-land tO wake IN
bitter appointment. To give COM
nletion 20 life. the thirst 90 know
should be supplemented with the
lopgngs and Oufp0urings of affection.
Take away love from human life aud
our earth as d. said boy tra LipfO "lta
tomb la this activity OF the heart
human pature reaches its uobiesl ex.
preston. IL is the crown oi Che moot
heroic; the saving salt in tho lowest.
As &, ,aii ia >0rdello. 10 D. love that
loads the soul 90 It's true perfection, and
by this path alone can man an any de-
gree approximate 20 God. 40 was our
author most happy loo holh 10 WOO
and 10 win one of Che nuresi. tondefest
women whom tho world has seen. Too
union of tho two poets-R bert Brown
{ ing and Elzlbc1h Ba,tetl-was an ideal
one: q complete harmony Of mind and
heart IN which each inspired and
strengthened the other.