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(THE ETERNAL CITY. By Hall Caine.
 New York: D. Appleton & Co., $l.5o') Washington Post.
 The story of The Eternal City" Is the story of Samson and his lifelong struggle with the lords of the Philistines
 Considering the story of Samson ana thinking of it as the foundekion or q modern romance. the imaginative writer sees at once that, great as 1t Is, It IaDors under grievous disadvantage. The char acter and position of Delilah are entirely unmixed traitress and there is nothing to redeem or justify her. The masterpleceS of imaginative art never present chaf- ! acter like that There !s always the goui his ground of right. Therefore 1t will no, surprise the readers of MT. Gaines noNei that, in making an attempt. hoWeT, ; feeble and inadequate, to deai ob %l1h ,n ,h great story of Samson and Dellan III narrative of modern life it seemed to nm above all things essential that the woman should undergo complete .eh2 n ge, 9eti ;. iu character and position, and stand i' some proper relation both ot the nottV of the story and it's ultimate denouemeI, :;
 Mfr Calne says he has always ceElIe" that. in addition to its interest or chaE' acter and incident. story should nay s.S, it's intellectual message as well. Ih' strong man In this story Is iptenaed stand for the great power whlch huItnE the nineteenth century has, more man any other asserted it's rightful place U. tn the order of the WOrld--the power or Ine people. Time was when the powers or tne world were arrOgated b. the penple 4 rulers. The King stood for the State aiId the only rights the people iIosseSsen were those he granted to them out or ms h, hDS,.- lute power. That condition has elitt'I 7 changed We now sre that the rights oi the people arc in the people, ana tId. kings and rulers can do no more tH curtail them This Is. perhaps the great est revolution that the world has ckos witnessed, and the nineteenth century has done more than any prey1Ous century bring it to pass. But though the reai.S ,. of absolutism has disappeared. with,,iIs with its claims of divine right and of intalhOilie in temporal affairs. the shows @ @aIIu pEaeants of the old order still exist hoI s'i ' than that. they are constantly nlhhinE new efforts to recover their lost pIAStSt; One of these efforts takes the nait nane | Imperialism. anoth r the name or Mlltal T, Ism. third the name of the Temp.,r". Power of the Pope. They are being III, mie' :. and fought by the Samson or pops',a right. and the prediction may be nahtru nah,tt.'I - that the great struggle of the tM,,.ie',., century. both in political and r9tsuo. ',,is,,. life, will be concerned with the @ uIuIia st.a ~ triumph of the will ot the people over IliI n, absolute wills that have hitherto cur'ai''1 or controlled 1t. ,.-,,. .t.
 In speaking of The Eternal city MI. Caine has said Al this is iaTc ln.,, au.S- ton and very immediate one in EH.%p .t.,s, . 2 but it Ks not without it's direct oe"i t ,,,i E., the great reruhhc of America nIs" or- I,.
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