Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-17
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serve. not only IN regard 90 book .lt 70
other respects that se.frurafH r..t
vary with the Individual. AN means tY
not equally suit rs all A man must nU-
fold himself freely and should respect fl'
peculiar gltts or bases nT which nature
has distinguished him from Others sf -
culture does not demand tle sle.t.s W
Individuality.
Tnose books which require f.e mosr
thought from MS iu tho reading ore a
ways best Tor us. eXcer' n c.rfan
moods when an author muse r9 ti
whose style exactly ms lIr.,
frame or MIND row really good 1
fon 10 suggest others which l
read al once. and certainly We D.n
see that q book. 20 90 us me NOSE COOS.
should nave ben written ly man older
in wisdom than We ourselves, 81 a3r ODD
years
Goethe reminds us mat there are three
classes OF raadorI, tn0so wlo enjoy W.T..
out Judgment. second class VINO lud
bat fail 20 enjoy, and "a third who, foI'-
unately TOR themselves. Judge while ID
enjoy ana enjoy Nnio they judge. A.f
10 not DO wise therefore. for us 20 cfHm-
ine undor which classification we pes
ally bolongy 4 tast9 for reading l f.e
purost joy ln exstance. nothing leaf
necessary on our part but Willingness
20 approach book in ths proper t
and surrender ourselves to the no
l'y or its author Sir Mabie M rlY
said that is quite as necessary 9 ll
wisely as to Wrt8 well.
IN Is much oiser We think. t0 .
when We are reading a book Hi.'
really good and strong than fO al.lt F'
Gro wasting our time OF giving olra
no % a book whose tendency o. positive
iy banerul Perhaps southeT in I-'
Doctor" has best stated the case ag-i.
such books. which. in an ago when
men are so abundant, We h.i if
leave severely alone:
Readers: You whose hearts arc on p,
whose understandings are not ye. lt.-
enoi ard whose feelings are NOT scr t.-
hausted OF incrusted with tlo world f..'
from me q better rule than any prof
or criticism viii teach yOul Would
know whether The tendency or i0.t t
good or evil. examine On what So
mind YOU l3v it down. Has q 81.
YOU % suspect that what y0I have
accustomed 90 think unlawful may
an DO Innocent. ord that may De harm
I which Won have hitherto been taught ''
think dangerOus2 Has lt tended t1 m q
y0G dissatisfied and impatient under f f
control ~ others and disposed you to
lax lu that self-govefnment without w'i. b
both the laws OF God and man taN
there can Dc no virtue and cons'Ql nff
n0 haunin@-s2 Has 10 attempted tO anai3
yogr elmIru0n and reverence Tor WHa'
A. great ana good and 10 diminish 'n f0t
The love ~ yonr country and your i.l..
cr-4furea2 Has 70 addressed itself f1 yoHr
pride your vanity your -a.fshnl-f N.
any OF your evil prepensifies' Has d, a..
fled tho Imagination with what g. l0tfI
some or snosked the heart With what .
monstrous3 Has r. disturb l fh" sens. q.
iisr and wrong which the 'ffltnr
Implanted in tho human eon' II 80 |
SOU are conscious of ail or any col, ines
crects. or a. having escaped from az.
YOU have felt that such were th' eft rs
A. was Intended 90 produce. throw iN.
book in the fire. whatever name n may
bear on the tit'e page Throw q, ln tA.
FIRE. young man. though Do should have
been The ciff ~ n friend Young .aNf
away with the whole set. though 10 sAoi /.
De the prominent feature of roaeHeo'
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