The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-12

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stung the consciences of men with sa-
! tire and with wit The theme of every
! independent and vigorous intellect was
/ the decadence of righteousness, the
| Haunting pride of wickedness. Liter
allure was preparing the way for the
reformation. The work was hard and
! dangerous, the way was treaCherously
| dark. the laborers were few; when sud
denly, a bright light shone upon their
path and denser clouds of ignorance
slowly vanished from the sky.
In the bold excitement of the danger
and its magnificent repulse, the drama
arose in England and just as it did in
ancient Greece, attained complete de-
velOpment within the short period of
half a century. Then men began to
realize what men might be. Genius
fiourished in regal luXuriance; we look
in vain for its parallel. From all parts
of England the poets journeyed to the
great city through which then flowed
the silver Thames; most of them SUI
premely Indifferent to the wants Of the
morrow, careless of fortune and prodi-
gal of fame. Mere kings and queens
seem little creatures as we turn from
them to gaze upon these uncrowned
monarchs with infinite loyalty, unques-
tioning homage and honorable love.
They possessed eXuberant resource,
boundless imagination. They derided
fate and despised misfortune. For
days together, sometimes without
proper sustenance, but in brave array
wearing their rdpieTs with a sWagger-
ing grace, fatally prompt to resent a
hint of their poverty or an insult to
their mistresses. as scornfully indepen-
dent as any of the mad-cap mobiles who
stole their wit or enVied their genius.
The legacy which they bequeathed is a
perennial delight They taught men
to question each his own soul, to wOr-
ship the beautiful, to adore the true.
Intellectual freedom was born of their
thought They felt and expressed un-
affected alteration for woman's honor
and wOman's love; their homage emo
bled her and the greatest paid the
richest tribute.
The literature of Puritanism claims
willing reverence. There was i'm it much
that was little and mean. but more that
was noble and great. However harsh
and ungentle 1t may sometimes appear
to us, it was indeed a. blessed
spirit. 1t appealed from folly to wis
dom, gave a soul to. justice and a
tongue to reason. II abolished the dis
tinction of wealth and caste; com
PEELED privilege 10 listen TO suffering
and dared to sit in judgment on an un-
righteous king. 1t gave conscience to
language, sanctifed domestic peace and
consecrated human rights. The fault of
Puritanism was its infleXibiity Think
ing that it knew best what should be
done it forced its opinions upon the un-
willing multitude. 1t would have com
PEELED one to be good; it desired to
legislate evil out of existence and pro-
noted the growth of that which it
sought to destroy. 1t secuted eXpedi-
ency. Hypocrisy paid homage to it
while fronting its power, then lightly
turning, took off the mask and smiled
a welcome to the recreant Stuart.
A good mans life may be likened to
a perfect flower, and his memory to its
fragrance which fingers awhile after
the blossom has faded and the petals
have fallen into Withered leaves and
dust. If We revere the man who en-
dures nObly through life, We must honor
him who in loving fashion strives to
perpetuate the remembrance of his viz
tues Biography is perhaps the most
charming kind of literature. There we
are admitted into the family of the hero
upon terms of perfect intimacy We
watch his growth, his education. are
pleased with his success and share his
condolences; rejoice with his parents.
feel a pride In their pride We follow
. IA
battle Of life and are unfeignedly
thankful when the victory and the tri-
umph come, and when. at last. the end
is reached and the tale is told We close
the book with saddened heart as if
death had robbed us Of faithful
| friend.
The biographer's is d difficult task
though he seldom approaches it as such.
Usually he admires his subject and
finds IN his own existence extenuation
for faults, reverence for the strength
which oVeTcame Weakness honor for
the virtues which dgnified experience.
/ l confess to an unaffected admiration
! Tor the writer who cherishes and wins
affection for another. l love to read his
ardent exposition Of the fierce trials
which encOmDassed him. when for q
moment, he swerved from rectituda and
succumbed to temptation; the triumph
! ant eulogy when the COntrite and
! bruised spirit struggles upward from
/ the earth with humber courage and
| nObler manlness.
The best biOgrapher was thought to
/ be a toady and a sycOphant The most
| righteous biographies ever penned We're
/ written by one who, throughout his
! mature life. was the subject Of railIery.
| abuse and SANDER.
! The influence which the novelist has
/ eXerted for the betterment of human
l lty IS lncalculable. Scarcely any Of the
/ ameliorations dear to the progressive,
| mind would have been attained with
4 out 1t. The novelist tells MS story. Ne
| grieve for the suffering, struggle 10 les
| sen hardships, TO aid those weaker
/ than ourselves He fa1r,s No -,.. &C