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THE WRITINGS OF

I JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL

IN PROSE AND POETRY

VOLUME I

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LITERARY ESSAYS

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BY

JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL

BOSTON AND NEW YOR

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B* MABEL LOWELL BURNBTIL

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o;' be57 o9 7ome 7&6it7 %,i:, %e &oCe5 9'omt,e 'oo9! %e 6(* 5o%n (t ,(69 &(7t t%o3 I! %,o

,(8e in,e'ite5 ( ,(bit o9 6ooCin+ into e8e'* :6o7et

be9o'e I +o to be5! 9o' 9e(' o9 9i'e! ,(5 be:ome int%o 5(*7 7;:, ( 7toi: o9 t,e %oo57! t,(t I %ent to

76ee& t'(n;i66*! :e't(in t,(t m* be5'oom %o;65 be

in ( b6(e be9o'e mo'nin+3 An5 7o! in5ee5! it %(7 (n5 t,e %it,e7 t,(t bo;n5 it to+et,e' bein+ b;'ne5

o9&! one o9 t,e 7i5e7 9e66 in %it,o;t %(Cin+ me3

T;e75(*^ #=t,! A9te' ( 76ee& o9 t%o ,o;'7 (n5( ,(69! 7o 7o;n5 t,(t it %(7 (7 +oo5 (7 ei+,t! %e

7t('te5 (t ,(69 &(7t 9o;' 9o' t,e ,(*@m(Ce'7 :(m&

- T,i7 %(7 m* ne&,e%! ",('6e7 R;77e66 Lo%e66! %,o 9e66 (t t,e

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(+(in3 We 9o;n5 t,^m =;7t +ettin+ b'e(C9(7t3

We 7(t 5o%n ;&on t,e 5e(:on@7e(t be9o'e t,e 9i'e

b6(in+ bet%een t,e be5'oom (n5 t,e 7(66e ( m(n@+e'^ %,i:, %e'e 7im&6* t%o 'oo97 o9 7&';:e@b('C!

76o&in+ to t,e +'o;n5 on one 7i5e! t,e ot,e' t,'ee

bein+ 6e9t o&en3 We 9o;n5 t,(t %e ,(5! (t 6e(7t! been 6;:Cie' t,(n t,e ot,e' &('t*! 9o' M3 ,(5

b'o;+,t b(:C ,i7 :on8o* %it,o;t e8en 7eein+ (

moo7e3 A7 t,e'e %(7 not 'oom (t t,e t(b6e 9o' (66 o9;7 to b'e(C9(7t to+et,e'! t,e7e ,o7&it(b6e %oo5men

9o':e5 ;7 to 7it 5o%n 9i'7t! (6t,o;+, %e 'e7i7te5

7to;t6*3 O;' b'e(C9(7t :on7i7te5 o9 9'e7, b'e(5!

9'ie5 7(6t &o'C! 7te%e5 %,o't6ebe''ie7! (n5 te(3 O;'Cin5 ,o7t7 'e9;7e5 to t(Ce mone* 9o' it! no' %o;65

M3 (::e&t (n*t,in+ 9o' ,i7 t'o;b6e3 T,i7 7eeine5

e8en mo'e o&en@,(n5e5 %,en I 'emembe'e5 t,(tt,e* ,(5 b'o;+,t (66 t,ei' 7to'e7 o8e' t,e "(''*

;&on t,ei' 7,o;65e'7! &(*in+ (n (:,e e?t'( 9o'

e8e'* &o;n53 I9 t,ei' ,o7&it(6it* 6(:Ce5 (n*t,in+o9 ,('5 e?te'n(6 &o6i7,! it ,(5 (66 t,e 5ee&e' +'(:e

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t(Cen ( 6e77on 9'om t,em in e77enti(6 :o;'te7*3 I

,(8e ne8e' 7een ( 9ine' '(:e o9 men3 T,e* ,(8e

(66 t,e 8i't;e7 o9 t,e 7(i6o'! %it,o;t t,(t ;n7te(5*

'o66 in t,e +(it %it, %,i:, t,e o:e(n &'o:6(im7 it@7e69 ;ite (7 m;:, in t,e mo'(6 (7 in t,e &,*7i:(6

,(bit o9 ( m(n3 T,e* (&&e('e5 to me to ,(8e ,e%n

o;t ( 7,o't no't,%e7t &(77(+e t,'o;+, %int'* %oo57to t,o7e 7&i:e@6(n57 o9 :,('(:te' %,i:, %e 5%e66e'7

in :itie7 m;7t 'e(:,! i9 (t (66! b* %e('* 8o*(+e7 in

t,e monotono;7 t'(:C o9 t,e ti(5e73

A MOOSE HE AD JOURNAL >2

B* t,e %(*! (7 %e %e'e embi':,in+ 6(7t e8enin+

9o' o;' moo7e@:,(7e! I (7Ce5 %,(t I %(7 to 5o %it,m* b(++(+e3 Le(8e it ,e'e! 7(i5 o;' +;i5e! (n5

,e 6(i5 t,e b(+7 ;&on ( &6(t9o'm o9 (65e'7! %,i:,

,e bent 5o%n to Cee& t,em be*on5 'e(:, o9 t,e'i7in+ %(te'3

Wi66 t,e* be 7(9e ,e'e

A7 7(9e (7 t,e* %o;65 b^ 6o:Ce5 ;& in *o;'

,o;7e (t ,ome3

An5 7o I 9o;n5 t,em (t m* 'et;'n on6* t,e

,(*@m(Ce'7 ,(5 :(''ie5 t,em to t,ei' :(m& 9o'

+'e(te' 7e:;'it* (+(in7t t,e :,(n:e7 o9 t,e %e(t,e'3

We +ot b(:C to ineo in time 9o' 5inne' (n5

in t,e (9te'noon! t,e %e(t,e' bein+ 9ine! %ent ;&t,e mo;nt(in3 A7 %e 6(n5e5 (t t,e 9oot! o;' +;i5e

&ointe5 to t,e 'em(in7 o9 ( 'e5 7,i't (n5 ( &(i' o9

b6(nCet t'o;7e'73 T,(t! 7(i5 ,e! i7 t,e 'e(7ont,e'e 7 7;:, ( t'(5e in 'e(5*@m(5e :6oe73 A 7;it

+it7 &oot* %e66 %o'e o;t b* t,e time ( :(m& b'e(C7

;& in t,e 7&'in+! (n5 t,e 6;mbe'e'7 %(nt to 6ooC

(bo;t 'i+,t %,en t,e* :ome b(:C into t,e 7ett6e@ment7! 7o t,e* b;* 7omet,in 'e(5*@m(5e! (n5

,e(8e o6e b;7t@;& into t,e b;7,3 T';e eno;+,!

t,o;+,t I! t,i7 i7 t,e Re(5*@m(5e A+e3 It i7;i:Ce' bein+ :o8e'e5 t,(n 9itte53 So %e (66 +o

to t,e 76o&@7,o& (n5 :ome o;t ;ni9o'me5! e8e'*

mot,e'7 7on %it, ,(bit7 o9 t,inCin+ (n5 5oin+ :;ton one &(tte'n! %it, no 7&e:i(6 'e9e'en:e to ,i7

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(bo8e t,e 6(Ce3 T,e :6imb i7 8e'* e(7*! %it, 9ine

o;t6ooC7 (t e8e'* t;'n o8e' 6(Ce (n5 9o'e7t3 Ne('

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t,e to& i7 ( 7&'in+ o9 %(te'! %,i:, e8en Un:6e eb

mi+,t ,(8e (66o%e5 to be %,o6e7ome3 T,e 6itt6etin 5i&&e' %(7 7:'(t:,e5 (66 o8e' %it, n(me7! 7,o%@

in+ t,(t 8(nit*! (t 6e(7t! i7 not &;t o;t o9 b'e(t,

b* t,e (7:ent3 O O*m(n5i(7! in+ o9 Cin+7We ('e (66 7:'(%6in+ on 7omet,in+ o9 t,e Cin53

M* n(me i7 en+'(8e5 on t,e in7tit;tion7 o9 m*

:o;nt'*! t,inC7 t,e 7t(te7m(n3 B;t! (6(7 in7ti@

t;tion7 ('e (7 :,(n+e(b6e (7 tin@5i&&e'7 men ('e:ontent to 5'inC t,e 7(me o65 %(te'! i9 t,e 7,(&e

o9 t,e :;& on6* be ne%! (n5 o;i 9'ien5 +et7 t%o

6ine7 in t,e Bio+'(&,i:(6 Di:tion('ie73 A9te' (66!t,e7e in7:'i&tion7! %,i:, m(Ce ;7 7mi6e ;& ,e'e!

('e (bo;t (7 8(6;(b6e (7 t,e A77*'i(n one7 %,i:,

Hin:C7 (n5 E(%6in7on 'e(5 (t :'o77@&;'&o7e73H(8e %e not Smit,7 (n5 B'o%n7 eno;+,! t,(t %e

m;7t '(n7(:C t,e ';in7 o9 im'o;5 9o' mo'e

Ne(' t,e 7&'in+ %e met ( B6oome' I It %(7 t,e

9i'7t :,'oni: one I ,(5 e8e' 7een3 It 7t';:C me (7( 7en7ib6e :o7t;me 9o' t,e o::(7ion! (n5 it %i66 be

t,e on6* %e(' in t,e G'eeC (6en57! %,en %omen

be6ie8e t,(t 7en7e i7 (n e;i8(6ent 9o' +'(:e3

T,e 9o'e7t &'ime8(6 i7 be7t 7een 9'om t,e to& o9

( mo;nt(in3 It t,en im&'e77e7 one b* it7 e?tent!6iCe (n O'ient(6 e&i:3 To be in it i7 not,in+! 9o'

t,en (n (:'e i7 (7 +oo5 (7 ( t,o;7(n5 7;('e mi6e73

Yo; :(nnot 7ee 9i8e 'o57 in (n* 5i'e:tion! (n5 t,e9e'n7! mo77e7! (n5 t'ee@t';nC7 =;7t ('o;n5 *o; ('e

t,e be7t o9 it3 A7 9o' 7o6it;5e! ni+,t %i66 m(Ce (

bette' one %it, ten 9eet 7;('e o9 &it:, 5('C (n5

me'e 7ie i7 ,('56* (n e6ement o9 +'(n5e;'! e?:e&tin %o'C7 o9 m(n! (7 t,e "o6o77e;m3 It i7

A MOOSE HE AD JOURNAL 0-

t,'o;+, one o' t,e ot,e' &o6e o9 8(nit* t,(t men

9ee6 t,e 7;b6ime in mo;nt(in73 It i7 eit,e'! Ho%

7m(66 +'e(t I (m be7i5e it I o'! Bi+ (7 *o; ('e!



6itt6e I7 7o;6 ^566 ,o65 ( 5oen o9 *o;3 T,e t';e

i5e( o9 ( 9o'e7t i7 not ( 7e68( 7e68(++i(! b;t 7ome@

t,in+ ,;m(nie5 ( 6itt6e! (7 %e im(+ine t,e 9o'e7t

o9 A'5en! %it, t'ee7 7t(n5in+ (t 'o*(6 inte'8(67! ( :ommon%e(6t,! (n5 not ( :omm;ni7m3 To 7ome

moo57! it i7 :on+eni(6 to 6ooC o8e' en56e77 6e(+;e7

o9 ;nb'oCen 7(8(+e'* ^8it,o;t ( ,int o9 m(n3

We5ne75(*3 T,i7 mo'nin+ 9i7,e53 Te6em(:,;7

:(;+,t ( 6(Ce' o9 t,i'teen &o;n57 (n5 ( ,(69! (n5I (n o8e'+'o%n :;7C! %,i:, %e t,'e% (%(*! b;t

%,i:, I 9o;n5 (9te'%('57 A+(77i %o;65 ,(8e been

+6(5 o9! 9o' (66 i7 9i7, t,(t :ome7 to ,i7 net!9'om t,e 9o77i6 5o%n3 T,e 9i7,! %,en :(;+,t! ('e

7t'(i+,t(%(* Cno:Ce5 on t,e ,e(53 A 6(5 %,o %ent

%it, ;7 7eemin+ to 7,o% (n o8e'@e(6 in t,i7 o&e'@

(tion! %e 'emon7t'(te53 B;t ,e +(8e ( +oo5!,;m(n 'e(7on 9o' it! He no nee5 to ,( +one

(n5 been ( 9i7, i9 ,e 5i5 nt 6iCe it! (n e?:;7e

%,i:, 7;&e'io' 7t'en+t, o' :;nnin+ ,(7 (6%(*79o;n5 7;9ii:ient3 It %(7 7ome :om9o't! in t,i7 :(7e!

to t,inC t,(t St3 Je'ome be6ie8e5 in ( 6imit(tion

o9 Go57 &'o8i5en:e! (n5 t,(t it 5i5 not e?ten5 toin(nim(te t,in+7 o' :'e(t;'e7 5e8oi5 o9 'e(7on3

T,;7! m* 5e(' Sto'+! I ,(8e 9ini7,e5 m* O'ient(6

(58ent;'e7! (n5 7ome%,(t! it m;7t be o^8ne5! in t,e5i99;7e O'ient(6 m(nne'3 T,e'e i7 8e'* 6itt6e (bo;t

Moo7e,e(5 L(Ce in it! (n5 not e8en t,e L(tin

n(me 9o' moo7e! %,i:, I mi+,t ,(8e obt(ine5 b*7;99i:ient 'e7e(':,3 I9 I ,(5 Ci66e5 one! I %o;65


,(8e +i8en *o; ,i7 n(me in t,(t 5e(5 6(n+;(+e3 I

5i5 not &'o9e77 to +i8e *o; (n (::o;nt o9 t,e 6(Ce

b;t ( =o;'n(6! (n5! mo'eo8e'! m* =o;'n(6! %it, (

6itt6e n(t;'e! ( 6itt6e ,;m(n n(t;'e! (n5 ( +'e(t5e(6 o9 I in it! %,i:, 6(7t in+'e5ient I t(Ce to

be t,e t';e 7&i'it o9 t,i7 7&e:ie7 o9 %'itin+ (66 t,e

'e7t bein+ 7o m;:, %(te' 9o' ten5e' t,'o(t7 %,i:,:(nnot t(Ce it ne(t3

"AMBRIDGE THIRTY YEARS AGO

-.0



A MEMOm ADDRESSED TO THE EDELMANN STORG IN

ROME3

In t,o7e ;iet o65 %inte' e8enin+7! ('o;n5 o;'

Rom(n 9i'e7i5e! it %(7 not 7e65om! m* 5e(' Sto'+!

t,(t %e t(6Ce5 o9 t,e (58(nt(+e7 o9 t'(8e6! (n5 in7&ee:,e7 not 7o 6on+ t,(t o;' :i+('7 %oi55 9o'+et

t,ei' 9i'e #t,e me(7;'e o9 =;7t :on8e'7(tionK 5e@

b(te5 t,e :om&('(ti8e (58(nt(+e7 o9 t,e O65 (n5 Ne% Wo'6573 Yo; %i66 'emembe' ,o% 7e'ene6*

I bo'e t,e im&;t(tion o9 &'o8in:i(6i7m! %,i6e I

(77e'te5 t,(t t,o7e (58(nt(+e7 %e'e 'e:i&'o:(6 t,(t (n o'be5 (n5 b(6(n:e5 6i9e %o;65 'e8o68e be@

t%een t,e O65 (n5 t,e Ne% (7 o&&o7ite! b;t not

(nt(+oni7ti: &o6e7! t,e t';e e;(to' 6*in+ 7ome@

%,e'e mi5%(* bet%een t,em3 I (77e'te5 (67o! t,(tt,e'e %e'e t%o e&o:,7 (t %,i:, ( m(n mi+,t t'(8e6!

be9o'e t%ent*! 9o' &;'e en=o*ment! (n5 (9te'

t,i't*! 9o' in7t';:tion3 At t%ent*! t,e e*e i7 7;99i@:ient6* 5e6i+,te5 %it, me'e6* 7eein+ ne% t,in+7

('e &6e(7(nt on6* be:(;7e t,e* ('e not o65 (n5 %e

t(Ce e8e'iQ,in+ ,e('ti6* (n5 n(t;'(66* in t,e 'i+,t%(*! 9o' e8en mi7,(&7 ('e 6iCe Cni8e7! t,(t eit,e'

7e'8e ;7 o' :;t ;7! (7 %e +'(7& t,em b* t,e b6(5e

o' t,e 6i(n56e3 A9te' t,i't*! %e :(''* (6on+ o;'

00 "AMBRIDGE THIRTY YEARS AGO

7:(6e7! %it, 6(%9;6 %ei+,t7 7t(m&e5 b* e?&e'ien:e!

(n5 o;' :,emi:(6 te7t7 (:;i'e5 b* 7t;5*! %it,%,i:, to &on5e' (n5 (77(* (66 ('t7! in7tit;tion7!

(n5 m(nne'7! (n5 to (7:e't(in eit,e' t,ei' (b7o6;te

%o't, o' t,ei' me'e6* 'e6(ti8e 8(6;e to o;'7e68e73On t,e %,o6e! I 5e:6('e5 m*7e69 in 9(8o' o9 t,e

(9te' t,i't* met,o5! %(7 it =D('t6* #7o 5i99i:;6t i7

it to 5i7tin+;i7, bet%een o&inion7 (n5 &e'7on(6itie7K

be:(;7e I ,(5 t'ie5 it m*7e69! t,o;+, %it, 7:(6e7 7oim&e'9e:t (n5 te7t7 7o in(5e;(te Pe',(&7 7o!

b;t mo'e be:(;7e I ,e65 t,(t ( m(n 7,oi55 ,(8e

t'(8e66e5 t,o'o;+6i6* 'o;n5 ,im7e (n5 t,e +'e(tte''( in:o+nit( =;7t o;t7i5e (n5 in7i5e ,i7 o%n

t,'e7,o65! be9o'e ,e ;n5e'tooC 8o*(+e7 o9 5i7:o8e'*

to ot,e' %o'6573 F(' :o;nt'ie7 ,e :(n 7(9e7t8i7it %,o ,im7e69 i7 5o;+,t*! 7(*7 Beo%;693 Let

,im 9i'7t t,o'o;+,6* e?&6o'e t,(t 7t'(n+e :o;nt'*

6(i5 5o%n on t,e m(&7 (7 Se(;to? 6et ,im 6ooC



5o%n into it7 :'(te'7! (n5 9in5 %,et,e' t,e* be

b;'nt@o;t o' on6* 7mo;65e'in+ 6et ,im Cno% be@

t%een t,e +oo5 (n5 e56 9';it7 o9 it7 &(77ion(te

t'o&i:7 6et ,im e?&e'ien:e ,o8 ,e(6t,9i5 ('e it77e'ene (n5 ,i+,@6*in+ t(b6e@6(n57 6et ,im be m(n*

time7 5'i8en b(:C #ti66 ,e %i7e6* :on7ent to be b(9@

96e5K 9'om it7 7&e:;6(ti8e6* in;i7iti8e no't,%e7t &(77(+e7 t,(t 6e(5 mo7t6* to t,e 5'e('* 7o6it;5e7

o9 ( 7mi6e77 %o'65! be9o'e ,e t,inC ,im7e69 mo'(66*

e;i&&e5 9o' t'(8e67 to mo'e 5i7t(nt 'e+ion73 Sot,o;+,t &it6i* T,om(7 F;66e'3 AV,o! ,e 7(=^7!

,(t, 7(i6e5 (bo;t t,e %o'65 o9 ,i7 o%n ,e('t!

7o;n5e5 e(:, :'eeC! 7;'8e*e5 e(:, :o'ne'! b;t t,(t7ti66 t,e'e 'em(in7 t,e'ein m;:, te''( in:oiiiiit(

"AMBRIDGE THIRTY YEARS AGO 0

to ,im7e69 - B;t 5oe7 ,e :ommon6* e8en 7om;:, (7 t,inC o9 t,i7! o'! %,i6e b;*in+ (m&6e7t

t';nC7 9o' ,i7 :o'&o'e(6 (&&('e6! 5oe7 it on:e o::;'

to ,im ,o% 8e'* 7m(66 ( &o'tm(nte(; %i66 :ont(in(66 ,i7 ment(6 (n5 7&i'it;(6 o;t9it It i7 mo'e

o9ten t';e t,(t ( m(n %,o :o;65 7:(':e be in5;:e5

to e?&o7e ,i7 ;n:6ot,e5 bo5* e8en to ( 8i66(+e o9

&'(i'ie@5o+7! %i66 :om&6(:ent6* 5i7&6(* ( min5 (7n(Ce5 (7 t,e 5(* it %(7 bo'n! %it,o;t 7o m;:, (7

( 9i+@6e(9 o9 (:;i'ement on it! in e8e'* +(66e'* o9

E;'o&e!

Not :('in+@! 7o t,(t 7;m&te'@,o'7e! t,e b(:C!

Be ,;n+ %it, +(;5* t'(&&in+7! in %,(t :o('7e!Ye(! '(+7 mo7t be++('6*! t,e* :6ot,e t,e 7o;63

I9 not %it, ( 'obe 5*e5 in t,e T*'i(n &;'&6e o9im(+in(ti8e :;6t;'e! i9 not %it, t,e :6o7e@9ittin+!

%o'C@5(* 5'e77 o9 7o:i(6 o' b;7ine77 t'(inin+! (t

6e(7t! m* 5e(' Sto'+! one mi+,t &'o8i5e ,im7e69

%it, t,e me'e7t %(i7t@:6o;t o9 mo5e7t*

B;t i9 it be too m;:, to e?&e:t men to t'(8e'7e

(n5 7;'8e* t,em7e68e7 be9o'e t,e* +o (b'o(5! %emi+,t :e't(in6* (7C t,(t t,e* 7,o;65 be 9(mi6i('

%it, t,ei' o%n 8i66(+e73 I9 not e8en t,(t! t,en it

i7 o9 6itt6e im&o't %,it,e' t,e* +o (n5 6et ;7 ,o&et,(t! b* 7eein+ ,o% :(6m6* t,ei' o%n n(''o% nei+,@

bo',oo5 be('7 t,ei' 5e&('t;'e! t,e* m(* be 6e5 to

t,inC t,(t t,e :i':6e7 o9 5i7t;'b(n:e 7et in motion



b* t,e 9(66 o9 t,ei' tin* @5'o& into t,e o:e(n o9

ete'nit* %i66 not ,(8e ( '(5i;7 o9 mo'e t,(n (

%eeC in (n* 5i'e:tion (n5 t,(t t,e %o'65 :(n

en5;'e t,e 7;bt'(:tion o9 e8en ( =;7ti:e o9 t,e

- U5* St(te 3@ T,e "on7t(nt Vi'#=in3

0/ "AMBRIDGE THIRTY YEARS AGO

&e(:e %it, &'o8oCin+ e;(nimit*3 In t,i7 %(*! (t

6e(7t! 9o'ei+n t'(8e6 m(* 5o t,em +oo5! m(*m(Ce t,em! i9 not %i7e'! (t (n* '(te 6e77 9;77*3 I7

it ( +'e(t %(* to +o to 7:,oo6! (n5 ( +'e(t 9ee to

&(* 9o' t,e 6e77on We :(nnot +i8e too m;:, 9o'

t,e +eni(6 7toi:i7m %,i:,! %,en 6i9e 96o;t7 ;7! (n57(*73 P;t t,(t in *o;' &i&e (n5 7moCe it I :(n

&;99 (%(* %it, (7 7in:e'e ( 'e6i7, (7 i9 it %e'e

tob(::o o9 Mo;nt Leb(non in ( n('+,i6e, o9 D(@m(7:;73

It ,(7 &(77e5 into ( 7:o'n9;6 &'o8e'b! t,(t itnee57 +oo5 o&ti:7 to 7ee %,(t i7 not to be 7een

(n5 *et I 7,o;65 be in:6ine5 to 7(* t,(t t,e 9i'7t

e77enti(6 o9 ( +oo5 t'(8e66e' %(7 to be +i9te5 %it,

e*e7i+,t o9 &'e:i7e6* t,(t Cin53 A66 ,i7 7en7e77,o;65 be (7 5e6i:(te (7 e*e7 (n5! (bo8e (66! ,e

7,o;65 be (b6e to 7ee %it, t,e 9ine e*e o9 im(+in(@

tion! :om&('e5 %it, %,i:, (66 t,e ot,e' o'+(n7%it, %,i:, t,e min5 +'(7&7 (n5 t,e memo'* ,o657

('e (7 :6;m7* (7 t,;mb73 T,e 5em(n5 9o' t,i7

Cin5 o9 t'(8e66e' (n5 t,e o&&o't;nit* 9o' ,im in@:'e(7e (7 %e 6e('n mo'e (n5 mo'e min;te6* t,e 5'*

9(:t7 (n5 9i+;'e7 o9 t,e mo7t in(::e77ib6e :o'ne'7

o9 t,e e('t,7 7;'9(:e3 T,e'e i7 no ,o&e o9 (not,e'Fe'5in(n5 Men5e Pinto! %it, ,i7 7t(ti7ti:7 o9

D'e(m6(n5! %,o m(Ce7 no 5i99i:;6t* o9 im&'e77in+

9o;'7:o'e t,o;7(n5 ',ino:e'ot7 to 5'(% t,e

%(+on7 o9 t,e in+ o9 T('t('*7 ('m*! o' o9 Ci66@in+ ei+,t ,;n5'e5 (n5 9i9t* t,o;7(n5 men %it, (

96o;'i7, o9 ,i7 ;i66! 9o' %,(t %e'e ( 9e% :i&,e'7

to ,im! %,en ,i7 inC,o'n %(7 9i56 (n5 (66 ",'i7ten@5om to be (7toni7,e5 b;t t,e'e i7 (66 t,e mo'e




nee5 o9 8o*(+e'7 %,o +i8e ;7 7omet,in+ bette'

t,(n ( :en7;7 o9 &o&;6(tion! (n5 %,o Cno% o9

ot,e' e?&o't7 9'om 7t'(n+e :o;nt'ie7 t,(n :(n be

e?&'e77e5 b* 9 3 Gi8e me t,e t'(8e66e' %,o

m(Ce7 me 9ee6 t,e m*7te'* o9 t,e Fi+;'e (t S(i7!%,o7e 8ei6 ,i5e7 ( ne% me(nin+ 9o' e8e'* be,o65e'!

'(t,e' t,(n ,im %,o b'in+7 b(:C ( &,oto+'(&, o9

t,e ;n:o8e'e5 :o;nten(n:e! %it, it7 one ;n8('*in++'(nite 7to'* 9o' (663 T,e'e i7 one +6o'* o9 t,e

G(ettee' %it, ,i7 9i?e5 9(:t7! (n5 (not,e' o9 t,e

Poet %it, ,i7 8('i(b6e ;(ntitie7 o9 9(n:*3

A9te' (66! m* 5e(' Sto'+! it i7 to Cno% t,in+7

t,(t one ,(7 nee5 to t'(8e6! (n5 not men3 T,o7e

9o':e ;7 to :ome to t,em! b;t t,e7e :ome to ;7! 7ometime7 %,et,e' %e %i66 o' no3 T,e7e e?i7t 9o'

;7 in e8e'* 8('iet* in o;' o%n to%n3 Yo; m(*

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m(6! t,e 76(8e o9 &'e:e5ent! m(Cin+ (66 ,i7 te(:;&7

%it, ( b'e(C in t,e e5+e! be:(;7e ,i7 mo5e6 ,(5one! (n5 *o;' 9(n:* 5e:o'(te7 ,im %it, (n en56e77@

ne77 o9 (i'* &i+t(i63 T,e'e! too! ('e Jo,n B;66!

Je(n "'(&(;5! H(n7 S(;e'C'(;t! P(t M;'&,*! (n5

t,e 'e7t3

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He nee57 no 7,i& to :'o77 t,e ti5e!

W,o! in t,e 6i8e7 ('o;n5 ,im! 7ee7

F(i' %in5o%@&'o7&e:t7 o&enin+ %i5eOe' ,i7to'*7 9ie657 on e8e'* 7i5e!

Rome! E+*&t! En+6(n5! In5! (n5 G'ee:e3

W,(te8e' mo;657 o9 8('io;7 ,'(in

Ee' 7,(&e5 t,e %o'65 to %e(6 o' %oe!

W,(te8e' em&i'e7 %(? (n5 %(ne!

0. "AMBRIDGE THIRTY YEARS AGO

To ,im %,o ,(t, not e*e7 in 8(in!

Hi7 8i66(+e@mi:'o:o7m :(n 7,o%3

B;t e8e'* t,in+ i7 not ( T,in+! (n5 (66 t,in+7 ('e

+oo5 9o' not,in+ o;t o9 t,ei' n(t;'(6 ,(bit(t3 I9



t,e ,e'oi: B('n;m ,(5 7;::ee5e5 in t'(n7&6(ntin+

S,(Ce7&e('e7 ,o;7e to Ame'i:(! %,(t inte'e7t

%o;65 it ,(8e ,(5 9o' ;7! to'n o;t o9 it7 (&&'o@

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bo'n in t,e mo7t En+6i7, o9 :o;ntie7 I me(n b*

( T,in+ t,(t %,i:, i7 not ( me'e 7&e:t(:6e! t,(t%,i:, 7ome 8i't;e o9 t,e min5 6e(&7 9o't, to! (7 it

(67o 7en57 9o't, it7 7*m&(t,eti: 96(7, to t,e min5!

(7 7oon (7 t,e* :ome %it,in e(:, ot,e'7 7&,e'e o9(tt'(:tion! (n5! %it, in7t(nt(neo;7 :o(6ition! 9o'm

( ne% &'o5;:t! Cno%6e5+e3

S;:,! in t,e ;n5e'7t(n5in+ it +i8e7 ;7 o9 e('6*

Rom(n ,i7to'*! i7 t,e 6itt6e te''ito'* ('o;n5 Rome!

t,e +enti7 :;n(,;6(^ %it,o;t ( 7i+,t o9 %,i:, Li8*

(n5 Nieb;,' (n5 t,e m(&7 ('e 8(in3 So! too! onem;7t +o to Pom&eii (n5 t,e >9;7eo Bo',oni:o^ to

+et ( t';e :on:e&tion o9 t,(t %on5'o;7 ('ti7ti:

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(77imi6(te b('b('i(n b6oo5! 7,o%in+ ( +'(:e (n5

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b(7e ;ten7i67 o9 t,e Cit:,en %it, (n ine8it(b6e 7en7e

o9 be(;t* to %,i:, %e 7;bte''(ne(n No't,men

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Mont B6(n: 5oe7 not to%e' mo'e +'(n56* in t,e


memo'* t,(n 5i5 t,e 5'e(m@&e(C %,i:, 6oome5

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%it, t(&e'in+ 7tem (n5 7&'e(5in+ to&! in t,(t P('@

t,eno&e(n (i'! t,(n ;n5e' t,e 5i8ine' 7C* o9 im(+@

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&,enomenon! (n5 ;n:om9o't(b6e to 6i8e in! be:(;7e%e ,(8e not *et 5one %it, +ettin+ 'e(5* to 6i8e3

B;t i7 not *o;' E;'o&e! on t,e ot,e' ,(n5! ( &6(:e

%,e'e men ,(8e 5one 6i8in+ 9o' t,e &'e7ent! (n5o9 8(6;e :,ie96* be:(;7e o9 t,e men %,o ,(5 5one

6i8in+ in it 6on+ (+o An5 i9! in o;' '(&i56*

mo8in+ :o;nt'*! one 9ee6 7ometime7 (7 i9 ,e ,(5



,i7 ,ome on ( '(i6'o(5@t'(in! i7 t,e'e not (67o (

7(ti79(:tion in Cno%in+ t,(t one i7 +oin+ 7ome@

%,e'e To %,(t en5 8i7it E;'o&e! i9 &eo&6e :(''*

%it, t,em! (7 mo7t 5o! t,ei' o65 &('o:,i(6 ,o'ion!+oin+ ,('56* (7 Ame'i:(n7 e8en! m;:, 6e77 (7

men H(8e %e not bot, 7een &e'7on7 (b'o(5 %,o

&;t ;7 in min5 o9 &('6o' +o65@9i7, in t,ei' 8(7e!i7o6(te5 in t,(t 6itt6e +6obe o9 t,ei' o%n e6ement!

in:(&(b6e o9 :omm;ni:(tion %it, t,e 7t'(n+e %o'65

('o;n5 t,em! ( 7,o% t,em7e68e7! %,i6e it %(7 (6@%(*7 5o;bt9;6 i9 t,e* :oi55 7ee (t (66 be*on5 t,e

6imit7 o9 t,ei' &o't(b6e &'i7on T,e %i7e m(n

t'(8e67 to 5i7:o8e' ,im7e69 it i7 to 9in5 ,im7e69 o;tt,(t ,e +oe7 o;t o9 ,im7e69 (n5 ,i7 ,(bit;(6 (77o@

:i(tion7! t'*in+ e8e'*t,in+ in t;'n ti66 ,e 9in5 t,(t

one (:ti8it*! t,(t 'o*(6 7t(n5('5! 7o8'(n o8e' ,im

b* 5i8ine 'i+,t! to%('5 %,i:, (66 t,e 5i7b(n5e5

) "AMBRIDGE THIRTY YEARS AGO

&o%e'7 o9 ,i7 n(t;'e (n5 t,e i''e+;6(' ten5en:ie7o9 ,i7 6i9e +(t,e' =o*9;66*! (7 to t,e :ommon '(66*@

in+@&oint o9 t,ei' 6o*(6t*3

A66 t,e7e t,in+7 %e 5eb(te5 %,i6e t,e i6e? 6o+7;&on t,e ,e('t, b;'ne5 5o%n to tinC6in+ :o(67!

o8e' %,i:, ( +'(*! 7o9t mo77 o9 (7,e7 +'e% betime7!

mo:Cin+ t,e &oo' %oo5 %it, ( &(6e t'(8e7t* o9 t,(t+'een (n5 +'(5;(6 5e:(* on 9o'e7t@96oo'7! it7 n(t;'(6

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t,e mo'nin+ ;('te'7! (n5 on t,e &(;7e7 o9 o;'t(6C no 7o;n5 inte'8ene5 b;t t,e m;996e5 ,oot o9

(n o%6 in t,e ne(' :on8ent@+('5en! o' t,e '(tt6in+

t'(m& o9 ( &(t'o6 o9 t,(t F'en:, ('m* %,i:, Cee&7,im ( &'i7one' in ,i7 o%n :it* %,o :6(im7 to 6o:C

(n5 ;n6o:C t,e 5oo'7 o9 ,e(8en3 B;t 7tiU t,e 5i7@

:o;'7e %o;65 e55* 'o;n5 one ob7tin(te 'o:C* tenet

o9 mine! 9o' I m(int(ine5! *o; 'emembe'! t,(t t,e%i7e7t m(n %(7 ,e %,o 7t(*e5 (t ,ome t,(t to 7ee

t,e (nti;itie7 o9 t,e O65 Wo'65 %(7 not,in+!

7in:e t,e *o;t, o9 t,e %o'65 %(7 'e(U* no 9('t,e'(%(* 9'om ;7 t,(n o;' o%n *o;t, (n5 t,(t! mo'e@

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7Ci&7 9'om &6(:e to &6(:e (7 nimb6* (7 Eme'7on7

S&,in?! (n5 t,(t one o65 t,in+ i7 +oo5 on6* tiU %e



,(8e 7een (n o65e'3 En+6(n5 i7 (n:ient tiU %e +o

to Rome Et';'i( 5et,'one7 Rome! b;t on6* to

&(77 t,i7 7:e&t'e o9 (nti;it* %,i:, 7o 6o'57 it o8e'

o;' 9(n:ie7 to t,e Pe6(7+i! 9'om %,om E+=^t7t'(i+,t%(* %'en:,e7 it! to +i8e it ;& in t;'n to

o65e' In5i(3 An5 %,it,e' t,en A7 %e66 'e7t

"AMBRIDGE THIRTY YEARS AGO -

;&on t,e 9i'7t 7te&! 7in:e t,e e99e:t o9 %,(t i7 o65

;&on t,e min5 i7 7in+6e (n5 &o7iti8e! not :;m;6(ti8e3A7 7oon (7 ( t,in+ i7 &(7t! it i7 (7 in9inite6* 9('

(%(* 9'om ;7 (7 i9 it ,(5 ,(&&ene5 mi66ion7 o9

*e('7 (+o3 An5 i9 t,e 6e('ne5 H;et be :o''e:t!

%,o 'e:Cone5 t,(t (66 ,;m(n t,o;+,t7 (n5 'e:o'57:o;65 be in:6;5e5 in ten 9o6io7! %,(t 7o 9'i+,t9;66*

o65 (7 %e o;'7e68e7! %,o :(n! i9 %e :,oo7e! ,o65 in

o;' memo'ie7 e8e'* 7*66(b6e o9 'e:o'5e5 time! 9'omt,e 9i'7t :';n:, o9 E8e7 teet, in t,e (&&6e 5o%n@

%('5! bein+ t,;7 i5e(66* :ontem&o'('* %it, ,o('ie7t

E65

T,* &*'(mi57 b;i6t ;& %it, ne%e' mi+,t

To ;7 ('e not,in+ no8e6! not,in+@ 7t'(n+e3

No%! m* 5e(' Sto'+! *o; Cno% m* #%,(t t,e

&,'eno6o+i7t7 :(66K in,(biti8ene77 (n5 (5,e7i8ene77!

,o% I 7t(n5 b* t,e o65 t,o;+,t! t,e o65 t,in+!t,e o65 &6(:e! (n5 t,e o65 9'ien5! ti66 I (m 8e'*

7;'e I ,(8e +ot ( bette'! (n5 e8en t,en mi+'(te

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7ee57 o9 (n o&&onent7 ('+;ment! (n5 ,o%! 7o 6on+

(7 one 'em(in7! *o; ('e (7 9(' 9'om t,e en5 (7e8e'3 Sin:e I ,(8e *o; enti'e6* (t m* me':*! #9o'

*o; :(nnot (n7%e' me ;n5e' 9i8e %eeC7!K *o; %iU

not be 7;'&'i7e5 (t t,e (58ent o9 t,i7 6ette'3 I

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on6* one in %,i:, %e :o;65 be bom! (n5 %,i:,

t,e'e9o'e &o77e77e5 ( ;ite &e:;6i(' (n5 in(6ien(b6e8i't;e3 We ,(5 t,e 9o't;ne! %,i:, neit,e' o9 ;7

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/4 "AMBRIDGE THIRTY YEARS AGO



to+et,e' t,'o;+, t,e +'een! 7e:6;5e5 8(66e* o9 bo*@

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7,;t in! (n5 6ooCe5 5o%n ;&on! t,o7e It(6i(n &6(in7o9 e('6* m(n,oo5 (n5! 7in:e t,en! %e ,(8e met

7ometime7 b* ( %e66! o' b'oCen b'e(5 to+et,e' (t

(n o(7i7 in t,e ('i5 5e7e't o9 6i9e! (7 it t';6* i73Wit, t,i7 6ette' I &'o&o7e to m(Ce *o; m* 9e66o%

t'(8e66e' in one o9 t,o7e 9i'e7i5e 8o*(+e7 %,i:,!

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:,(i'! *o; 7,(66 +o b(:C %it, me t,i't* *e('7! %,i:,

%i66 b'in+ *o; (mon+ t,in+7 (n5 &e'7on7 (7 t,o'@o;+,6* &'ete'ite (7 Rom;6;7 o' N;m(3 Fo' 7o

'(&i5 ('e o;' :,(n+e7 in Ame'i:( t,(t t,e t'(n7i@

tion 9'om o65 to ne%! t,e 7,i9tin+ 9'om ,(bit7 (n5

(77o:i(tion7 to ot,e'7 enti'e6* 5i99e'ent! i7 (7 '(&i5(6mo7t (7 t,e &(77in+ in o9 one 7:ene (n5 t,e 5'(%@

in+ o;t o9 (not,e' on t,e 7t(+e3 An5 it i7 t,i7

%,i:, m(Ce7 Ame'i:( 7o inte'e7tin+ to t,e &,i6o@7o&,i: 7t;5ent o9 ,i7to'* (n5 m(n3 He'e! (7 in

( t,e(t'e! t,e +'e(t &'ob6em7 o9 (nt,'o&o6o+*

%,i:, in t,e O65 Wo'65 %e'e (+e7 in 7o68in+! b;t%,i:, ('e 7o68e5! 6e(8in+ on6* ( 5'* net 'e7;6t

('e :om&'e77e5! (7 it %e'e! into t,e ente't(inment

o9 ( 9e% ,o;'73 He'e %e ,(8e I Cno% not ,o%

m(n* e&o:,7 o9 ,i7to'* (n5 &,(7e7 o9 :i8i6i(tion:ontem&o'('* %it, e(:, ot,e'! n(*! %it,in 9i8e

min;te7 o9 e(:, ot,e'! b* t,e e6e:t'i: te6e+'(&,3

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:ontinent %e %itne77 %it, o;' o%n e*e7 t,e (:tion

o9 t,o7e 9o':e7 %,i:, +o8e'n t,e +'e(t mi+'(tion o9

"AMBRIDGE THIRTY YEARS AGO >

t,e &eo&6e7 no% ,i7to'i:(6 in E;'o&e %e :(n %(t:,

t,e (:tion (n5 'e(:tion o9 5i99e'ent '(:e7! 9o'm7o9 +o8e'nment! (n5 ,i+,e' o' 6o%e' :i8i6i(tion73

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m(n5in+ te5io;7 (n(6*7i7 b;t ,e'e t,e e6ement7('e (66 in 7o6;tion! (n5 %e ,(8e on6* to 6ooC to 7ee

,o% t,e* %i66 :ombine3 Hi7to'*! %,i:, e8e'* 5(*

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t;'e@%'itin+ o9 t,e P(7t3 T,e'e9o'e it i7! m* 5e('

Sto'+! t,(t %e Y(nCee7 m(* 7ti66 e7teem o;' Ame'@



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7;:, (n ,i7to'i:(6 :i':;mn(8i+(tion o9 t,e +6obe!

b;t on6* to 7,o% *o; t,(t #,o%e8e' nee59;6 it m(* be to +o (b'o(5 9o' t,e 7t;5* o9 (e7t,eti:7K ( m(n

%,o ;7e7 t,e e*e7 o9 ,i7 ,e('t m(* 9in5 ,e'e (67o

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"AMBRIDGE THIRTY YEARS AGO />

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"AMBRIDGE THIRTY YEARS AGO /

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// "AMBRIDGE THIRTY YEARS AGO

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/. "AMBRIDGE THIRTY YEARS AGO

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"AMBRIDGE THIRTY YEARS AGO /2

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to :on9e77 it3 I9 it %e'e 7;'&'i7in+ t,(t A667ton

7,o;65 ,(8e be:ome ( &(inte' (t (U! ,o% (,no7t

mi'(:;6o;7 t,(t ,e 7,o;65 ,(8e been ( +'e(t (n5o'i+in(6 one I :(66 ,im o'i+in(6 5e6ibe'(te6*!

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"AMBRIDGE THIRTY YEARS AGO --

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t,e'7 o9 A't 6(bo'e5! et,e'e(6ie5 b* met(&,*7i:(6

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nomenon (7 to be e7teeme5 t,e 6(7t +'e(t Anti@

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m*7e69! (n5 t'* (n e?&e'iment 'e:ommen5e5 b* (

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.4 "AMBRIDGE THIRTY YEARS AGO

Li9e :(667 ;7 (66 to 7;:, ( 7,o% Q Meneni;7! t';7t in me!

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o99i:e! it i7 t';e! %it,o;t emo6;ment! b;t ,(8in+

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D'3 3 %(7 P'e7i5ent o9 t,e Uni8e'7it* t,en! (

m(n o9 +eni;7! b;t o9 +eni;7 t,(t e8(5e5 ;ti6i(@

tion! ( +'e(t %(te'@&o%e'! b;t %it,o;t '(&i57!(n5 96o%in+ %it, too 7moot, (n5 +ent6e ( :;''ent

to be 7et t;'nin+ %,ee67 (n5 %,i'6in+ 7&in56e73 Hi7

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%,o6e 6i9e %it, &6(:i5 9o':e! (n5 +i8in+ to %o'5!

6ooC! (n5 +e7t;'e ( me(nin+ on6* =;7ti9i(b6e b* o;' be6ie9 in ( 'e7e'8e5 &o%e' o9 6(tent 'ein9o':ement3

T,e m(n o9 t(6ent7 &o77e77e7 t,em 6iCe 7o m(n*

.0 "AMBRIDGE THIRTY YEARS AGO

too67! 5oe7 ,i7 =ob %it, t,em! (n5 t,e'e (n en5

b;t t,e m(n o9 +eni;7 i7 &o77e77e5 b* it! (n5 it

m(Ce7 ,im into ( booC o' ( 6i9e (::o'5in+Q to it7%,im3 T(6ent t(Ce7 t,e e?i7tin+ mo;657! (n5

m(Ce7 it7 :(7tin+7! bette' o' %o'7e! o9 'i:,e' o'

b(7e' met(6! (::o'5in+ to Cn(:C (n5 o&&o't;nit*

b;t +eni;7 i7 (6%(*7 7,(&in+ ne% one7! (n5 ';n7t,e m(n in t,em! 7o t,(t t,e'e i7 (6%(*7 t,(t ,;@

m(n 9ee6 in it7 'e7;6t7 %,i:, +i8e7 ;7 ( Cin5'e5

t,'i663 W,(t it %i66 m(Ce! %e :(n on6* :on=e:t;'e!:ontente5 (6%(*7 %it, Cno%in+ t,e in9inite b(6(n:e

o9 &o77ibi6it* (+(in7t %,i:, it :(n 5'(% (t &6e(7;'e3

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,(7 not t,(t bit o9 :o&&e'! no bi++e' t,(n *o;'

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,e :o;65 &(77! into %,(t E6*7i(n 'e+ion7 o9 t(7te

(n5 en=o*ment (n5 :;6t;'e! b(''e5 to t,e 'e7t o9 ;7

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%it, t,em3

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'emin5e5 one o9 ",(;:e'3 T,e ,e(5 ,(5 ( &6(:i5*et 5i+ni9ie5 5'oo& 6iCe ,i73 He %(7 (n (n(:,'o@

ni7m! 9itte' to ,(8e been Abbot o9 Fo;nt(in7 o'

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"AMBRIDGE THIRTY YEARS AGO .

&etent #;n6e77 it %e'e t,o7e ,e bo''o%e5K! (n5 t,e

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7;bo'5in(tion to ,im im&o77ib6e3 B;t t,e %o'65(6%(*7 =;5+e7 ( m(n #(n5 'i+,t6* eno;+,! tooK

b* ,i7 6itt6e 9(;6t7! %,i:, ,e 7,o%7 ( ,;n5'e5

time7 ( 5(*! '(t,e' t,(n b* ,i7 +'e(t 8i't;e7! %,i:,,e 5i7:6o7e7 &e',(&7 b;t on:e in ( 6i9etime! (n5 to

( 7in+6e &e'7on! n(*! in &'o&o'tion (7 t,e* ('e

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6i8e7 o8e'6(& t%o 5i7tin:t e'(7! (n5 ('e (6'e(5* 7o

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t,'o%n ;&on ( time %,en (8o:(tion7 o9 (66 :o6o'7

mi+,t be 7,;996e5 to+et,e' in t,e 6i9e o9 one m(n!6iCe ( &(:C o9 :('57! 7o t,(t *o; :o;65 not &'o@

&,e7* t,(t ,e %,o %(7 o'5(ine5 to@5(* mi+,t not

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t,em (%(* 9'om 5'o%7* t'o&i: in6et7 to (':ti:%(te'7 o9 ;nn(t;'(6 i:e3 To 7;:, :';7t(:eo;7 n(@

t;'e7! :'e(te5 to :6in+ ;&on t,e immemo'i(6 'o:C

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9o't,%it, A6(7 to +et o;t o9 t,e 7,e66 i7 to

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o9 9i7,e7 t,(t b;i6t t,ei' ne7t7 in t'ee7! #&i7:i;m et

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o' %in+73 Li9e 7,o%7 &6ent* o9 7;:, in:on+';itie7 bet%een ( m(n7 &6(:e (n5 ,i7 n(t;'e! #not 7o

e(7i6* +ot o8e' (7 b* t,e t'(8e66e'7 ;n5o;btin+ en@

+'(8e'!K (n5 one :(nnot ,e6& 9(n:*in+ t,(t 3 %(7(n in7t(n:e in &oint3 He ne8e' en:o;nte'e5! one

%oi55 7(*! t,e (tt'(:tion &'o&e' to 5'(% o;t ,i7

n(ti8e 9o':e3 "e't(in6*! 9e% men %,o im&'e77e5

ot,e'7 7o 7t'on+6*! (n5 o9 %,om 7o m(n* +oo5t,in+7 ('e 'emembe'e5! 6e9t 6e77 be,in5 t,em to

=;7ti9* :ontem&o'('* e7tim(te73 He &'inte5 not,@

in+! (n5 %(7! &e',(&7! one o9 t,o7e t,e e6e:t'i:7&('C6e7 o9 %,o7e b'(in7! 5i7:,('+e5 n(t;'(66* (n5

,e(6t,i6* in :on8e'7(tion! 'e9;7e to &(77 t,'o;+,

t,e non@:on5;:tin+ me5i;m o9 t,e inC7t(n53 Hi7(n( %o;65 m(Ce ( 5e6i+,t9;6 :o66e:tion3 One o'

t%o o9 ,i7 o99i:i(6 one7 %i66 be in &6(:e ,e'e3

He('in+ t,(t Po'te'7 96i& #%,i:, %(7 e?em&6('*K

,(5 too +'e(t (n (tt'(:tion 9o' t,e :o66e+i(n7! ,e'e7o68e5 to in8e7ti+(te t,e m(tte' ,im7e693 A:@

:o'5in+6*! ente'in+ t,e o65 inn one 5(*! ,e :(66e5

9o' ( m;+ o9 it! (n5! ,(8in+ 5';nC it! 7(i5! An57o! M'3 Po'te'! t,e *o;n+ +ent6emen :ome to 5'inC

*o;' 96i&! 5o t,e* Ye7! 7i'! 7ometime73

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"AMBRIDGE THIRTY YEARS AGO .1

9o' ,e (6%(*7 %i7e6* (66o%e5 9o' t,e e?i7ten:e o9 (:e't(in (mo;nt o9 ,;m(n n(t;'e in in+en;o;7 *o;t,3

At (not,e' time t,e H('8('5 W(7,in+ton (7Ce5

6e(8e to +o into Bo7ton to ( :o66(tion %,i:, ,(5 been o99e'e5 t,em3 "e't(in6*! *o;n+ +ent6emen!

7(i5 t,e P'e7i5ent! b;t ,(8e *o; en+(+e5 (n* one

to b'in+ ,ome *o;' m;7Cet7 t,e "o66e+e be@in+ 'e7&on7ib6e 9o' t,e7e %e(&on7! %,i:, be6on+e5

to t,e St(te3 A+(in! %,en ( 7t;5ent :(me %it, (

&,*7i:i(n7 :e'ti9i:(te! (n5 (7Ce5 6e(8e o9 (b7en:e!



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e?i7t7 bet%een 7t(te7 o9 t,e (tmo7&,e'e (n5 ,e(6t,

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o9 "(mb'i5+e! e7&e:i(66* %it,in t,e "o66e+e 6imit7! t,e 8e'* 7m(66 n;mbe' o9 5e(t,7 in &'o&o'tion

to t,e :(7e7 o9 5(n+e'o;7 i66ne773 T,i7 i7 to65 o9

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ni;7 i7 ;ite o65@9(7,ione5 eno;+, 9o' me! me(n7 t,e

7(me t,in+! (n5 it7 5e'i8(ti8e +eni(6it* e?&'e77e7!

mo'eo8e'! t,e b(7e o9 37 bein+3 Ho% ,e 7;+@+e7te5 :6oi7te'e5 'e&o7e! (n5 ;(5'(n+6e7 mo77* %it,

:ent;'i(6 (77o:i(tion7 Ho% e(7* ,e %(7! (n5 ,o%

%it,o;t :'e(C %(7 e8e'* mo8ement o9 ,i7 min5 T,i7 6i9e %(7 +oo5 eno;+, 9o' ,im! (n5 t,e ne?t

not too +oo53 T,e +ent6em(n@6iCe &e'8(5e5 e8en

,i7 &'(*e'73 Hi7 %e'e not t,e m(nne'7 o9 ( m(no9 t,e %o'65! no' oi ( m(n o9 t,e ot,e' %o'65

eit,e' b;t bot, met in ,im to b(6(n:e e(:, ot,e'

.. "AMBRIDGE THIRTY YEARS AGO

in ( be(;ti9;6 e;i6ib'i;m3 P'(*in+! ,e 6e(ne5

9o'%('5 ;&on t,e &;6&it@:;7,ion (7 9o' :on8e'7(@

tion! (n5 7eeme5 to 9ee6 6iim7e #%it,o;t i''e8e'@en:eK on te'm7 o9 9'ien56*! b;t :o;'teo;7! 9(mi6i('@

it* %it, He(8en3 T,e e?&'e77ion o9 ,i7 9(:e %(7

t,(t o9 t'(n;i6 :ontentment! (n5 ,e (&&e('e5 6e77to be 7;&&6i:(tin+ e?&e:te5 me':ie7 t,(n t,(nC9;6

9o' t,o7e (6'e(5* 9o;n5! (7 i9 ,e %e'e 7(*in+ t,e

+'(ti(7 in t,e 'e9e:to'* o9 t,e Abbe* o9 T,e6eme3

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M('ti ;(m Me':;'io #(t;i m(+i7 L*oeo 7,o;65

,(8e been (55e5!K on t,e e8enin+ o9 t'(inin+@5(*7!%(7 (n (::;'(te 5*n(momete' o9 AVi66('57 &;n:,

o' Po'te'7 96i&3 It %(7 t,e* %,o! (9te' bein+ 'o*@

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t,e imminent 5e(56* b'e(:, o9 t,e 6(% o9 Re:,(b!



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be(;t*! %,i6e t,ei' o99i:e'7! b'ot,e'6* '(t,e' t,(n

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b'(:e5 t,e mo'e e::ent'i: %(n5e'e'7 9'om mi6it('* &'e:i7ion3 Un5e' ,im t,e Me53 F(:73 tooC t,ei'

e;(6 &6(:e (mon+ t,e 6e('ne5 7o:ietie7 o9 E;'o&e!

n;mbe'in+ (mon+ t,ei' +'(te9;6 ,ono'('* mem@ be'7 A6e?(n5e'! Em&e'o' o9 (66 t,e R;77i(7! %,o

#i9 "o66e+e 6e+en57 m(* be t';7te5K 7ent t,em in

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(n* ten5en:* to 7&ont(neo;7 :omb;7tion (mon+ t,e

Ii

"AMBRIDGE THIRTY YEARS AGO .2

F'e7,men! o' ';7,e5 %i656* to im(+in('* :on96(+'(@

tion7! +ene'(66* in ( 5i'e:tion %,e'e &;n:, %(7 to

be ,(53 A66 t,e7e ;7e9;6 :on5;:to'7 9o' t,e n(t;@

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%i7e6* o' not! i7 ;e7tion(b6e3

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i7 (6%(*7 7omet,in+ (nti7e&ti:! 7eem7 n(t;'(66* to

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(:te'! men %,o :ome not to 7t;5* 7o m;:, (7

to be 7t;5ie53 At t,e ,e(5;('te'7 o9 W(7,in+tonon:e! (n5 no% o9 t,e M;7e7! 6i8e5 " ! b;t be@

9o'e t,e 5(te o9 t,e7e 'e:o66e:tion73 He'e 9o' 7e8en

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in 6o8e! (66o%e5 no mo't(6 e*e to be,o65 ,i7 9(:e

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2) "AMBRIDGE THIRTY YEARS AGO

8i66(+e :(n te7ti9* (n5 it i7 %o't,* o9 :on7i5e'(@

tion t,(t t,e Romi7, ",;':, ,(7 not 9o'+otten t,i7

(mon+ ,e' ot,e' &oint7 o9 intim(te :ont(:t %it,

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t%o 'oom7! mi+'(tin+ 9'om one to t,e ot,e'! (7 t,e

ne:e77itie7 o9 ,o;7e%i9e'* 5em(n5e5! t,;7 7,;nnin+(66 7i+,t o9 %om(nCin5! (n5 bein+ &'(:ti:(66* mo'e

7o6it('* in ,i7 5;(6 (&('tment t,(n Mont(i+ne7

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(n* 6e+(6 in7t';ment! #9o' ,e %(7 (n (n:,o'ite o9

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to 7o6(:e o;'7e68e7 %it, %eeC6* in t,e F(mi6*

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:on8i8( 7(t;'! ( :on5ition in %,i:, %e 9e(' t,e



&oo' 9e66o% 'et;'ne5 t,it,e' on6* too o9ten! t,o;+,

;n,(&&i6* in no met(&,o'i:(6 7en7e3 We '(t,e'

t,inC! t,(t! (&('t 9'om t,e &6e(7;'e o9 7(*in+ ,e

,(5 been t,e'e! Bo7%e66 %(7 'e(66* 5'(%n to It(6* b* t,e 9(:t t,(t it %(7 :6(77i: +'o;n5! (n5 t,i7 not

7o m;:, b* it7 (77o:i(tion %it, +'e(t e8ent7 (7 %it,

+'e(t men! 9o' %,om! %it, (66 ,i7 %e(Cne77e7! ,e,(5 (n in8in:ib6e &'e5i6e:tion3 B;t It(6* ,(7 (

m(+neti: 8i't;e ;ite &e:;6i(' to ,e'! %,i:, :om@

&e67 (6iCe 7tee6 (n5 7t'(%! 9in5in+ 7omet,in+ inmen o9 t,e mo7t 5i8e'7e tem&e'(ment7 b* %,i:, to

5'(% t,em to ,e'7e693 LiCe t,e Si'en! 7,e 7in+7

to e8e'* 8o*(+e' ( 5i99e'ent 7on+! t,(t 6(*7 ,o65 ont,e 7&e:i(6 %e(Cne77 o9 ,i7 n(t;'e3 T,e Ge'm(n

+oe7 t,it,e' be:(;7e Win:Ce6m(nn (n5 Goet,e

%ent! (n5 be:(;7e ,e :(n 9in5 t,e'e ( 7(;7(+e

7t'on+e' t,(n ,i7 o%n t,e F'en:,m(n! t,(t ,em(* 96(8o' ,i7 in9i5e6it* %it, ( bitte' 5(7, o9 U6@

t'(mont(ni7m! o' 9in5 9'e7,e' e7t in ,i7 :,(tte'in+


bo;6e8('5 (9te' t,e 7omb'e 6one6ine77 o9 Eome

t,e En+6i7,m(n! be:(;7e t,e 7(me P'o8i5en:e t,(t

,e('7 t,e *o;n+ '(8en7 %,en t,e* :'* i7 :('e9;6 to9;'ni7, &'e* to t,e :o;'ie' (67o! (n5 be:(;7e ,i7

mone* %i66 m(Ce ,im ( Mi6o' in &('ti,;73 B;t

to t,e Ame'i:(n! e7&e:i(66* i9 ,e be o9 (n im(+i@n(ti8e tem&e'! It(6* ,(7 ( 5ee&e' :,('m3 S,e

+i8e7 ,im :,e(&6* %,(t +o65 :(nnot b;* 9o' ,im (t

,ome! ( P(7t (t on:e 6e+en5('* (n5 (;t,enti:! (n5in %,i:, ,e ,(7 (n e;(6 :6(im %it, e8e'* ot,e'

9o'ei+ne'3 In En+6(n5 ,e i7 ( &oo' 'e6(tion %,o7e

'i+,t in t,e ent(i6 o9 ,ome t'(5ition7 ,(7 been5o:Ce5 b* 'e8o6;tion o9 F'(n:e ,i7 ,otion7 ('e

&;'e6* En+6i7,! (n5 ,e :(n 7:(':e ,e6& 9ee6in+

7omet,in+ 6iCe :ontem&t 9o' ( &eo&6e %,o ,(bit;@

(66* :on:e(6 t,ei' me(nin+ in F'en:, b;t Romei7 t,e mot,e'@:o;nt'* o9 e8e'* bo* %,o ,(7 5e@

8o;'e5 P6;t(':, o' t(Cen ,i7 5(i6* 5o7e7 o9 F6o@

';73 It(6* +i8e7 ;7 (nti;it* %it, +oo5 'o(57! :,e(&6i8in+! (n5! (bo8e (66! ( 7en7e o9 9'ee5om 9'om

'e7&on7ibi6it*3 Fo' ,im %,o ,(7 e7:(&e5 t,it,e'

t,e'e i7 no 6on+e' (n* t*'(nn* o9 &;b6i: o&inion it7 9ette'7 5'o& 9'om ,i7 6imb7 %,en ,e to;:,e7

t,(t :on7e:'(te5 7,o'e! (n5 ,e 'e=oi:e7 in t,e 'e@

:o8e'* o9 ,i7 o%n in5i8i5;(6it*3 He i7 no 6on+e'



met (t e8e'* t;'n %it, Un5e' %,i:, Cin+! beo@

ni(n S&e(C! o' 5ie He i7 not 9o':e5 to t(Ce

one 7i5e o' t,e ot,e' (bo;t t(b6e@ti&&in+! o' t,e

me'it7 o9 Gene'(6 B6(nC! o' t,e :on7tit;tion(6it*o9 (n(':,*3 He ,(7 9o;n5 (n E5en %,e'e ,e nee5

not ,i5e ,i7 n(t;'(6 7e69 in t,e 6i8e'* o9 (n* o&in@

ion! (n5 m(* be (7 ,(&&* (7 A5(m! i9 ,e be %i7e

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eno;+, to Cee& :6e(' o9 t,e (&&6e o9 Hi+, A't!T,i7 m(* be 8e'* %e(C! b;t it i7 (67o 8e'* (+'ee@

(b6e to :e't(in tem&e'(ment7 (n5 to be %e(C i7

to be mi7e'(b6e on6* %,e'e it i7 ( 5;t* to be 7t'on+3

"omin+ 9'om ( :o;nt'* %,e'e e8e'*t,in+ 7eem7

7,i9tin+ 6iCe ( ;i:C7(n5! %,e'e men 7,e5 t,ei',ome7 (7 7n(Ce7 t,ei' 7Cin7! %,e'e *o; m(* meet (

t,'ee@7to'* ,o;7e! o' e8en ( :,;':,! on t,e ,i+,@

%(*! bitten b* t,e ;ni8e'7(6 +(5@96* o9 bette'in+ it7

&o7ition! %,e'e %e ,(8e Cno%n ( t'ee to be :;t5o%n me'e6* be:(;7e it ,(5 +ot to be 7o o65!

t,e 7en7e o9 &e'm(nen:e! ;n:,(n+e(b6ene77! (n5

'e&o7e %,i:, It(6* +i8e7 ;7 i7 5e6i+,t9;63 T,eo9t@'e&e(te5 non e &ii: :ome e'( &'im( m(* be

ti@;e eno;+, o9 Rome &o6iti:(66*! b;t it i7 not t';e

o9 it in mo7t ot,e' 'e7&e:t73 To be 7;'e! +(7 (n5'(i6'o(57 ,(8e +ot in (t 6(7t b;t one m(* 7ti66

'e(5 b* ( 6;:em( (n5 t'(8e6 b* 8ett;'(^ i9 ,e 6iCe!

;7in+ A6be'ti (7 ( +;i5e@booC! (n5 &;ttin+ ;& (tt,e Be(' (7 ( :e't(in Ceen@e*e5 G(7:on 5i5 t,'ee

:ent;'ie7 (+o3

T,e'e i7! &e',(&7! no :o;nt'* %it, %,i:, %e ('e7o intim(te (7 %it, It(6*! none o9 %,i:, %e ('e

(6%(*7 7o %iUin+ to ,e(' mo'e3 Poet7 (n5 &'o7e'7

,(8e (6iCe :om&('e5 ,e' to ( be(;ti9;6 %om(n (n5 %,i6e one 9in57 not,in+ b;t 6o8e6ine77 in ,e'!

(not,e' 7,;55e'7 (t ,e' 9(t(6 9(7:in(tion3 S,e i7

t,e 8e'* Wit:,@ Ven;7 o9 t,e Mi556e A+e73 Ro+e'A7:,(m 7(*7! I %(7 on:e in It(6* m*7e69! b;t I

t,(nC Go5 m* (bo5e t,e'e %(7 b;t nine 5(*7 (n5

*et I 7(% in t,(t 6itt6e time! in one :it*! mo'e 6ib@



ei@t* to 7in t,(n e8e' I ,e('5 te66 o9 in o;' nob6e

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:it* o9 Lon5on in nine *e('73 He ;ote7 t'i;m&,@(nt6* t,e &'o8e'b! In+6e7e it(6i(n(to! 5i(8o6o in@

:('n(to! A :ent;'* 6(te'! t,e ente't(inin+ Ri:,@

('5 L(77e67! Gent3! %,o T'(8e66e5 t,'o;+, It(6*Fi8e time7 (7 T;to' to 7e8e'(6 o9 t,e En+6i7, No@

bi6it* (n5 Gent'*! (n5 %,o i7 o&en to ne% en+(+e@

ment7 in t,(t Cin5! 5e:6('e7! t,(t! Fo' t,e "o;n@t'* it7e69! it 7eeme5 to me to be N(t;'e7 D('6in+^

(n5 t,e E65e7t Si7te' o9 (66 ot,e' "o;nt'ie7 :('@

'*in+ (%(* 9'om t,em (66 t,e +'e(te7t b6e77in+7 (n5

9(8o;'7! (n5 'e:ei8in+ 7;:, +'(:io;7 6ooC7 9'om t,eS;n (n5 He(8en^ t,(t! i9 t,e'e be (n* 9(;6t in

It(6* ^ it i7! t,(t ,e' Mot,e' N(t;'e ,(t, :o:Ce'e5

,e' too m;:,! e8en to m(Ce ,e' be:ome W(nton3P6(in6*! o;' T(nn,ii;7e' i7 b;t too 'e(5* to +o b(:C

to t,e Ven;7@be'+

Anot,e' %o'5 (bo;t It(6* 7eem7 ( 5(n+e'o;7 e?@

&e'iment3 H(7 not (66 been to65 (n5 to65 (n5 to65

(+(in I7 it not one :,ie9 :,('m o9 t,e 6(n5! t,(t

it i7 :,(n+e6e77 %it,o;t bein+ ",ine7e Di5 notAbbot S(m7on! in --2! S:otti ,(,it;m ii5;en7!

#%,i:, m;7t ,(8e 7,o%n ,i7 m(77i8e :(68e7 to

+'e(t (58(nt(+e!K &'ob(b6* 7ee m;:, t,e 7(me &o&@;6(' :,('(:te'i7ti:7 t,(t H(%t,o'ne 7(% 7e8en ,;n@

5'e5 *e('7 6(te' S,(66 ( m(n t'* to be ente't(in@

in+ (9te' Mont(i+ne! (e7t,eti: (9te' Win:Ce6m(nn!%i7e (9te' Goet,e! o' t'en:,(nt (9te' Fo'7*t,

"(n ,e ,o&e to b'in+ b(:C (n*t,in+ 7o ;7e9;6 (7

t,e*b'^! %,i:, ,one7t Tom "o'*(te m(5e &'ie o9t%o :ent;'ie7 (n5 ( ,(69 (+o! (n5 &;t into t,e

+'e(7* 9in+e'7 o9 No't,e'n b('b('i(n7 I7 not

t,e De7:'ittione o9 Le(n5'o A6be'ti 7tiU ( :om@

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&etm6 it;i+' = i= An5 :(n one bo&e to &i5: 8& (

9'e5i L(tin 9;o6(tion! iHieii Ai9:B+%in (n5 o.t(9ie

I:iTe been be:o99e b;n 8itb Ibei' (ei(&@,9OTi6'&I7

I9 ti%?e be (n * t, ii^ i5n5i ( &ei7on o9 e8en

mo5e'(te i%<MH[ i6i( Mn\ n t 3 73 m(= be &8e7mne5 toCno%! it i7 It(F^ 3 T,e on6= :ên ;e7tion 6e9t

7eem7 to be! nbetbe' S,(Ce7&e('e %:?e t,e oni^

m(n t,(t :o;65 %iite bi7 n(me %bo ,(5 neine' beent,e'e3 I ,(Te 'e(5 ;7= 7,('e o9 It(6i(n t'(in57!

bot, in &'o7e (n5 ê'7e! ,ot! (7 5ie niee9* 5i7eiimi@

n(tii^ Dot5Cm(n 9oon5 tii(t ^too mo:, 6(+^@bee'%(7 too moeb^ b;t too moe, b'(bn5ee %(7 =o7t

,'i^tt! 7o I (m in:6ine5 to 7(= t,(t too mne,

It(9* i7 JD7t %b(t %e %(nL A9te' Die7 o(7e7* %e

('e 'e(5= 9o' Hen'i Be =6e! (n5 Am&5'e! (n5 Hi6@6('5^ (n5 Abo;t! (n5 G(Den+(^ (n5 Jn6i( E](\3

n(+b "oiinne on9* m(Ce7 n7 ,i;^'* 9o' Geoi^

S(n53 T,(t no one e(n t56 n7 (n =t,ii^ ne% i7 (7nn5eni(,6e (7 t,e eom&en7(tii^ 9(:t t,(t! , one

:(n te66 n7 (n =t,ii^ too o653

T,e'e ('e t%o Cin57 o9 t'(TeDe'78 tiio7e %6io

ten n7 %b(t t,e= %ent to 7ee! (n5 t,o7e %bo te66

IB %,(t t,e* 7(%3 T,e 6(tte' :6(77 ('e t,e ont*

one7 %,o7e =onm(67 ('e %o't, tiie 7i9tin+ (n5 t,eT(b6e o9 5%i' e*e7 5e&en57 on t,e (mo;nt o9 in5i

8i5n(6 5i(i(eie' t,e= tooC %i5i 5tem! (n5 o9 t,e

&'e'ioo7 eo,n'e t,(t ,(5 7,('&ene5 (n5 tntoi:5t,e 9(en,* o9 ob7e''(tion3 In o(' :on7:ioo7 (+e

t,e 9'(nCne77 (n5 n(n'tiS o9 t,e e65e' TO'(+e'7 i7

im&o77ib6e! (n5 %e ('e %e('* o9 ti%7e ,nmonin7:on9i5en:e7 on t,e 7(b =eet o9 96e(7 %it, %,i:, %e

('e 9(To'e5 b* 7ome mo5em t'(Te66en\ %,o7e

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-4. LEAVES FROM MY JOURNAL

motto 7,o;65 be #76i+,t6* (6te'e5K 9'om Ho'(:e!

F6e(@,it^ et toto :(nt(,it;' ;',e3 A n(t;'(6i7t 7e69@7(:'i9i:in+ eno;+, m(* ,(8e t,i7 e?&e'ien:e ne('e'

,ome3



T,e im&;67e %,i:, 7ent t,e E5e6m(nn Sto'+

(n5 me to S;bi(:o %(7 +i8en 7omet,in+ 6iCe t%o

t,o;7(n5 *e('7 (+o3 H(5 %e not 7een t,e Ponte

S(nt Antonio! %e 7,o;65 not ,(8e +one to S;bi(:o(t t,i7 &('ti:;6(' time (n5 ,(5 t,e Rom(n7 been

%o'7e m(7on7! o' mo'e i+no'(nt o9 ,*5'o5*n(mi:7

t,(n t,e* %e'e! %e 7,o;65 ne8e' ,(8e 7een t,ePonte S(nt Antonio3 B;t 9i'7t %e %ent to Ti8o6i!

t%o :(''i(+e@6o(57 o9 ;7! ( 8e'* (+'ee(b6e mi?@

t;'e o9 En+6i7,! S:ot7! (n5 Y(nCee7! on T;e7@5(*! t,e 4)t, A&'i63 I 7,(66 not 7(* (n*t,in+

(bo;t Ti8o6i3 A %(te'@9(66 in t>'&e i7 6iCe6* to

be ( t'i96e 7ti99i7,3 O65 (77o:i(tion (n5 mo5e'n be(;t* n(t;'e (n5 ('ti9i:e %o'7,i& t,(t ,(7

&(77e5 (%(* (n5 t,e 'e6i+ion t,(t (bi5e7 9o'e8e'

t,e +'een +;7, o9 t,e 5ee&e' to''ent (n5 t,e %,ite

e8(ne7:en:e o9 inn;me'(b6e :(7:(5e7! 5e6i:(te6* &(6@ &it(nt (7 ( 9(66 o9 no't,e'n 6i+,t7 t,e 5e7:en5(nt7

o9 S(bine &i+eon7 96(7,in+ ;& to immemo'i(6 5o8e@

:ot7! 9o' :ent;'ie7 in(::e77ib6e to m(n! t'oo&in+%it, noi7* 'ooC7 (n5 5(%7 t,e 9it9;6 'o(' (n5 t,e

7i6ent6* ,o8e'in+ i'i7! %,i:,! bo'ne b* t,e %in5

(:'o77 t,e 9(:e o9 t,e :6i99! t'(n7m;te7 t,e t'(8e'@tine to moment('* o&(6! (n5 %,o7e 5imme' +,o7t

,(;nt7 t,e moon6i+,t! (7 %e66 (ttem&t to 5e7:'ibe

to ( P(&;(n 7(8(+e t,(t %on5'o;7 o5e o9 Wo'57@

%o't, %,i:, 'o;7e7 (n5 7ti'7 in t,e 7o;6 (66 it7 5o'@

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m(nt in7tin:t7 o9 'e7;''e:tion (7 %it, ( 7o;n5 o9

t,e 6(7t t';m&et3 No! it i7 im&o77ib6e3 E8en B*@

'on7 &;m& 7;:C7 7ometime7! (n5 +i8e7 (n ;n&6e(7@(nt 5'* %,eee! e7&e:i(66*! it 7eem7 to me! (t Te'ni3

It i7 +;i5e@booC &oet'*! ent,;7i(7m m(n;9(:t;'e5

b* t,e *('5! %,i:, t,e ,;''ie5 t'(8e66e' #Jo,n(n5 Jon(t,(n ('e (6%(*7 in ( ,;''* %,en t,e*

t;'n &e'i&(teti:7K &;t7 on %,en ,e ,(7 not ( '(+

o9 &'i8(te im(+in(tion to :o8e' ,i7 n(Ce5ne77%it,(63 It m;7t be ( ;ee' Cin5 o9 6o8e t,(t :o;65

%(t:, m(5ne77 %it, ;n(6te'(b6e mien! %,en t,e

&(tient! %,om (n* :om&etent &,*7i:i(n %o;65 ,(8e



o'5e'e5 into ( 7t'(it@%(i7t:o(t 6on+ (+o! ,(7 7,i8@

e'e5 ,im7e69 to &o%5e' 5o%n ( &'e:i&i:e3 B;t

t,e'e i7 no m(5ne77 in t,e m(tte'3 Ve6ino +oe7

o8e' in ,i7 9;66 7en7e7! (n5 Cno%7 &e'9e:t6* %e66t,(t ,e 7,(66 not be ,;'t! t,(t ,i7 b'oCen 9'(+@

ment7 %i66 'e;nite mo'e +6ib6* t,(n t,e ,e(5 (n5

ne:C o9 O''i6o3 He 6e(&7 e?;6t(nt! (7 to ,i7 &'o&e' 5oom (n5 9;69i6ment! (n5 o;t o9 t,e me'e

%(7te (n5 7&'(* o9 ,i7 +6o'* t,e +o5 o9 7;n7,ine

(n5 7on+ b;i657 o8e' t,e :'o%nin+ moment o9 ,i75e7tin* ( t'i;m&,(6 (':, be*on5 t,e 'e(:, o9 time

(n5 o9 5e:(*3

T,e 9i'7t 5(* %e m(5e t,e Gi'o! :omin+ b(:C to

( me''* 5inne' (t t,e Sibi66( in t,e e8enin+3 T,en

%e ,(5 7ome 7&e:i(6 te(! 9o' t,e It(6i(n7 t,inC

te(@5'inCin+ t,e :,ie9 'e6i+io;7 ob7e'8(n:e o9 t,eIn+6e7i! (n5 t,en %e ,(5 9i9teen &(;67 %o't, o9

i66;min(tion! %,i:, 8io;+,t (^ 7;55en :,(n+e in t,e

7:ene'*! 6iCe t,o7e t,(t 7eem 7o m(tte'@o9@:o;'7e in5'e(m7! t;'nin+ t,e "6(;5e %e ,(5 7een in t,e

->) LEAVES FROM MY JOURNAL

mo'nin+ into ( Cin5 o9 Pi'(ne7i@emb'(n5t3 T,ei66;min(tion! b* t,e %(*! %,i:, ,(5 been &'e9i+@

;'e5 to ;7 b* t,e ent,;7i(7ti: It(6i(n %,o :on5;:te5

it (7 7omet,in+ 7e:on5 on6* to t,e Gi'(n5o6(^t;'ne5 o;t to be one b6;e@6i+,t (n5 t%o ('m9 ;67 o9

7t'(%3

T,e E5e6m(nn Sto'+ i7 not 9on5 o9 &e5e7t'i(n

6o:omotion! n(*! I ,(8e e8en 7ometime7 t,o;+,t

t,(t ,e 6ooCe5 ;&on t,e in8ention o9 6e+7 (7 ( &'i@8(te (n5 &e'7on(6 %'on+ 5one to ,im7e693 I (m

;ite 7;'e t,(t ,e in%('56* be6ie8e7 t,em to ,(8e

been ( :on7e;en:e o9 t,e 9(66! (n5 t,(t t,e ,(&&ie'

P'e@A5(mite7 %e'e mono&o5e7! (n5 in:(&(b6e o9(n* b;t ( 8e,i:;6(' &'o+'e77ion3 A :(''i(+e! %it,

,o'7e7 (n5 5'i8e' :om&6ete! ,e t(Ce7 to be (7 7im&6e

( &'o5;:tion o9 n(t;'e (7 ( &ot(to3 B;t ,e i7 9on5o9 7Cet:,in+! (n5 (9te' b'e(C9(7t! on t,e be(;ti9;6

mo'nin+ o9 We5ne75(*! t,e 4-7t! I &e'7;(5e5 ,im

to %(6C o;t ( mi6e o' t%o (n5 7ee ( 9'(+ment o9(;e5;:t ';in3 It i7 ( 7in+6e +6o'io;7 (':,! b;t@

t'e77in+ t,e mo;nt(in@7i5e ;&on t,e e5+e o9 ( 7,('&

5e7:ent to t,e 8(66e* o9 t,e Anio3 T,e o65 'o(5 to



S;bi(:o &(77e7 ;n5e' it! (n5 it i7 :'o%ne5 b* (

:';mb6in+ to%e' b;i6t in t,e Mi556e A+e7 #%,en@

e8e' t,(t %(7K (+(in7t t,e G(et(ni3 W,i6e Sto'+

7Cet:,e5! I :6(mbe'e53 Be6o% *o;! %,e'e t,e 8(6@6e* %i5en7 +'een6* to%('57 ot,e' mo;nt(in7! %,i:,

t,e 'i&e It(6i(n (i' 5i7t(n:e7 %it, ( b6oom 6iCe t,(t

on ;n&6;:Ce5 +'(&e7! ('e mo'e (':,e7! o77i9ie5 ('te@'ie7 o9 %,(t %(7 on:e t,e ,e('t o9 t,e %o'653

Sto'+7 7Cet:, %(7 ,i+65* (&&'o8e5 o9 b* Leo&o65o!

o;' +;i5e! (n5 b* t,'ee o' 9o;' &e(7(nt7! %,o!

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bein+ on t,ei' %(* to t,ei' mo'nin+7 %o'C in t,e

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o8e' ( +6obe3 Sim;6t(neo;76* t,e* tooC o99 t,ei'

,(t7 (n5 7(i5! Yo;' 7e'8(nt! +ent6emen3 In It(6*it i7 (6%(*7 ne:e77('* to m(Ce ( :om,in(ione be@

9o'e,(n5 (bo;t e8en t,e mo7t :;7tom('* m(tte'7!

9o' t,e'e i7 no 9i?e5 ,i+,e7t &'i:e 9o' (n*t,in+3

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%it, t,e ;7;(6! Ho% m;:, 5o *o; %i7, 9o' :(''*@

in+ ;7 to Rome (t ,(69@&(7t 7e8en to@mo''o% mom@in+

T,e enem* +6(n:e5 one (t t,e ot,e'! (n5 t,e'e7;6t o9 t,i7 o:;6(' %iten(+emot %(7 t,(t one 7(i5!

Fo;' 7:;5i! +ent6emen3



T,e E5e6m(nn Sto'+ tooC ,i7 :i+(' 9'om ,i7

mo;t, in o'5e' to %,i7t6e! (n5 m(5e ( '(t,e' in@

5e:o'o;7 (66;7ion to 9o;' +ent6emen in t,e 5i&6o@

m(ti: 7e'n:e o9 ,i7 M(=e7t*! t,e P'in:e o9 t,ePo%e'7 o9 t,e Ai'3

W,e@e% I ;(tt'o 5i(8o6i 7(i5 ,e3

^ >9(::,e ^ e?:6(;ne5 I! (ttem&tin+ ( 96(nC@

mo8ement! I ,(5 '(t,e' +o on 9oot (n5 t,'e%(7 m;:, ,o''o' into m* 9(:e (7 i9 ( &'o&o7ition

,(5 been m(5e to me to :ommit 'obbe'*! m;'5e'!

(n5 ('7on (66 to+et,e'3

Fo' 6e77 t,(n t,'ee 7:;5i (n5 ( ,(69 t,e 5i6i@

+en:e &('t7 not 9'om Ti8o6i (t (n e?t'(o'5in('*

,o;'! 7(i5 t,e 7to;t m(n! 8it, (n im&e't;'b(b6e+'(8it*! inten5e5 to m(7C ,i7 'et'e(t! (n5 to m(Ce

it 7eem t,(t ,e %(7 m(Cin+ t,e 7(me &'o&o7(6 (7

(t 9i'7t3

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t,em %it, ,i7 96*in+ ('ti66e'* o9 7(':(7m3


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Ho% m;:, %i66 Lo'57,i& +i8e #T,i7 %(77,o%in+ t,e %,ite 9e(t,e'3K

Fi9teen &(;67! #( 7:;5o (n5 ( ,(69!K ,;on(@in(no in:6;5e53

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7:;5i (n5 ( ,(69 t,e 5i6i+en:e &('t7 not 9'omTi8o6i (t (n e?t'(o'5in('* ,o;'3

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T,en! +ent6emen! it i7 (66 o8e' it i7 im&o7@

7ib6e! +ent6emen3

Ve'* +oo5 ( &6e(7(nt e8enin+ to *o; (n5

t,e* bo%e5 t,em7e68e7 o;t3

A7 7oon (7 t,e 5oo' :6o7e5 be,in5 t,em! Leo@

&o65o! %,o ,(5 6ooCe5 on in mo'e (n5 mo'e (n?@

io;7 7i6en:e (7 t,e :,(n:e o9 &6;n5e' %(7 %,itt6e576imme' (n5 76imme' b* t,e 7,('& e5+e7 o9 t,e

&('6e*! 7(% in7t(nt6* t,(t it %(7 9o' ,i7 inte'e7t

to t;'n 7t(te7 e8i5en:e (+(in7t ,i7 (::om&6i:e73

T,e* %i66 be b(:C in ( moment! ,e 7(i5 Cno%@

in+6*! (7 i9 ,e ,(5 been o9 o;' 7i5e (66 (6on+3

O9 :o;'7e %e ('e (%('e o9 t,(t3 It i7

(6%(*7 &';5ent to be (%('e o9 e8e'*t,in+ in t'(8@

e66in+3

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t,o'o;+,6* 7ett6e5! (n5 (7C 'e7&e:t9;66* (t %,(t

,o;' %e %o;65 ,(8e t,e 5i6i+en:e3

T,i7 %i66 7e'8e (7 ( 7&e:imen o9 It(6i(n b('+(in@

m(Cin+3 T,e* 5o not 9ee6 ,(&&* i9 t,e* +et t,ei'9i'7t &'i:e3 So e(7* ( 8i:to'* m(Ce7 t,em 7o''*

t,e* ,(5 not (7Ce5 t%i:e (7 m;:,! (n5! be7i5e7!

t,e* 6o8e t,e e?:itement o9 t,e :onte7t3 I ,(8e7een (7 m;:, 5eb(te o8e' ( 6itt6e e('t,en &ot #8(6;e

t%o :ent7K on t,e Ponte Ve::,io! in F6o'en:e! (7

%o;65 ,(8e 7e'8e5 9o' (n o&e'(tion o9 mi66ion7 in

t,e 9;n57! t,e 5em(n5 (n5 t,e o99e' (6te'n(tin+ 7o'(&i56* t,(t t,e 6iti+(nt7 mi+,t be 7;&&o7e5 to be

&6(*in+ t,e (n:ient +(me o9 mo''(3 It i7 ( &('t

o9 t,e ;ni8e'7(6 9on5ne77 9o' +(min+! (n5 6otte'ie73An En+6i7, +ent6em(n on:e (7Ce5 ,i7 It(6i(n

:o;'ie' ,o% 6('+e ( &e':ent(+e ,e m(5e on (66 o9

,i7 em&6o*e'7 mone* %,i:, &(77e5 t,'o;+, ,i7,(n573 Abo;t 9i8e &e' :ent 7ometime7 mo'e!

7ometime7 6e77! %(7 t,e (n7%e'3 We66! I %i66

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o9 t,i7 ;n:om9o't(b6e 9ee6in+ o9 bein+ :,e(te53

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7i'! I 7,o;65 not be ,(&&* t,en it %o;65 not be

7ometime7 mo'e! 7ometime7 6e77! (n5 I 7,o;65 mi77t,e e?:itement o9 t,e +(me3

4453 T,i7 mo'nin+ t,e 5i6i+en:e %(7 (t t,e5oo' &;n:t;(66*! (n5! t(Cin+ o;' 7e(t7 in t,e :o;&e!

%e b(5e 9('e%e66 to L( Sibi66(3 B;t 9i'7t %e '(n

b(:C 9o' ( &('tin+ +6im&7e (t t,e %(te'9(663 T,e7e6(7t 6ooC7! 6iCe 6o8e'7 6(7t Ci77e7! ('e no;n7 o9 m;6@

tit;5e! (n5 &'e7ent6* t,e &o8e'o 7t(666e'e! 7i+no'i!

%(ite5 ;&on ;7! :(& in ,(n5! te66in+ ;7 t,(t t,e

-) LEAVES FROM MY JOURNAL

8ett;'ino %(7 im&(tient! (n5 be++in+ 9o' 5'inC@

mone* in t,e 7(me b'e(t,3 Leo&o65o ,o8e'e56on+in+6* (9('! 9o' t,e7e 8;6t;'e7 'e7&e:t time7

(n5 7e(7on7! (n5 %,i6e one i7 96e7,in+ ,i7 be(C

;&on t,e 9o'ei+n &'e*! t,e ot,e'7 9o'be('3 T,e &(77en+e'7 in t,e 5i6i+en:e %e'e not 8e'* 6i8e6*3

T,e Rom(n7 ('e ( +'(8e &eo&6e! (n5 mo'e 7o t,(n

e8e' 7in:e 023 O9 :o;'7e! t,e'e %(7 one &'ie7t

(mon+ t,em T,e'e (6%(*7 i7 9o' t,e m(nti7'e6i+io7( i7 (7 ine8it(b6e to t,e7e &;b6i: :on8e*@

(n:e7 (7 t,e :;':;6io i7 to t,e &6;m! (n5 one :o;65

(6mo7t 9(n:* t,(t t,e* %e'e b'e5 in t,e 7(me %(*! t,(t t,e e++ %(7 in7e'te5 %,en t,e 8e,i:6e %(7

+'een! be:(me 5e8e6o&e5 (7 it 'i&ene5! (n5 ne8e'

6e9t it ti66 it 5'o&&e5 %it,e'e5 9'om t,e &o6e3T,e'e %(7 not,in+ noti:e(b6e on t,e 'o(5 to Rome!

e?:e&t t,e 7t'in+7 o9 &(:C@,o'7e7 (n5 m;6e7 %,i:,

%e met 'et;'nin+ %it, em&t* 6ime@7(:C7 to Ti8o6i!%,en:e :ome7 t,e 7;&&6* o9 Rome3 A '(i6'o(5

%(7 &'o&o7e5! b;t t,e +o8e'nment %o;65 not (66o%

it! be:(;7e it %o;65 inte'9e'e %it, t,i7 :(''*in+@

t'(5e! (n5 %i7e6* +'(nte5 in7te(5 ( :,('te' 9o'( 'o(5 to F'(7:(ti! %,e'e t,e'e %(7 no b;7ine77

%,(te8e' to be inte'9e'e5 %it,3 Abo;t ( mi6e o9

t,i7 i7 b;i6t in ( 7t*6e %o't,* o9 (n:ient Rome (n5 it i7 &o77ib6e t,(t e8ent;(66* (not,e' mi6e

m(* be (::om&6i7,e5! 9o' 7ome ,(69@5oen 6(bo'@

e'7 ('e (t %o'C ;&on it %it, %,ee6b(''o%7! in t,e6ei7;'e6* Rom(n 9(7,ion3 I9 it be e8e' 9ini7,e5! it

%i66 ,(8e not,in+ to :(''* b;t t,e :on8i:tion o9 it7

o%n ;7e6e77ne773 A '(i6'o(5 ,(7 been &'o&o7e5 to



"i8it( Ve::,i( b;t t,(t i7 o;t o9 t,e ;e7tion!

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be:(;7e it %o;65 be &'o9it(b6e3 On t,e %,o6e! one5oe7 not 'e+'et t,e 9(i6;'e o9 t,e7e 7:,eme73 One

%o;65 not (&&'o(:, t,e 7o6it('* emotion o9 ( 6i9e@

time! 7;:, (7 i7 t,e 9i'7t 7i+,t o9 Rome! (t t,e '(teo9 9o't* mi6e7 (n ,o;'3 It i7 bette'! (9te' &(in@

9;66* :'(%6in+ ;& one o9 t,o7e 6on+ &(8e5 ,i667! to

,(8e t,e &o7ti6ion t;'n in ,i7 7(556e! (n5! &ointin+%it, ,i7 %,i&! #%it,o;t 6ooCin+! 9o' ,e Cno%7 in@

7tin:ti8e6* %,e'e it i7!K 7(*! E::o S(n JPiet'o

T,en *o; 6ooC t'emb6in+6*! (n5 7ee it ,o8e'in+

8i7ion('* on t,e ,o'ion7 8e'+e! (n5 in ( moment*o; ('e '(tt6in+ (n5 ';mb6in+ (n5 %(66o%in+ 5o%n

into t,e 8(66e*! (n5 it i7 +one3 So *o; &6(* ,i5e@

(n5@7eeC %it, it (66 t,e 'e7t o9 t,e %(*! (n5 ,(8etime to :on8e'7e %it, *o;' 7en7(tion73 Yo; 9(n:*

*o; ,(8e +ot ;7e5 to it (t 6(7t b;t 9'om t,e ne?t

,i66@to&! 6o! t,e'e it 6oom7 (+(in! ( ne% %on5e'!(n5 *o; 5o not 9ee6 7;'e t,(t it %i66 Cee& it7 t'*7t

ti66 *o; 9in5 *o;'7e69 ;n5e' it7 7,(5o%3 T,e Dome

i7 to t,e Ete'n(6 "it* %,(t Ve7;8i;7 i7 to N(&6e7

on6* ( +'e(te' %on5e'! 9o' Mi:,(e6 An+e6o ,;n+it t,e'e3 T,e t'(8e66e' :6imb7 it (7 ,e %o;65 (

moimt(in! (n5 9in57 t,e 5%e66in+7 o9 men ,i+, ;&

on it7 7(:'e5 :6i9973 It ,(7 it7 (nn;(6 e';&tion! too!(t E(7te'! %,en t,e 9i'e t'i:C6e7 (n5 &(6&it(te7 5o%n

it7 mi+,t* 7,o;65e'7! 7een 9'om 9('@o99 Ti8o6i3

No! t,e 6o:omoti8e i7 6e77 im&e'tinent (t Po'ti:i!6i(i6in+ t,e im&'i7one5 Tit(n t,e'e %it, ( Cin5'e5

76;ieC3 Let it not 8e? t,e 7o6emn Rom(n +,o7t7!

o' t,e nob6* 5e7o6(te "(m&(+n(! %it, %,o7e 7o6i@t;5e7 t,e 7,(tte'e5 8e'teb'(e o9 t,e (;e5;:t7 ('e

in t';e' 7*m&(t,*3


40Qt,3 To@5(* o;' =o;'ne* to S;bi(:o &'o&e'6*

be+in73 T,e =o:;n5 mo'nin+ ,(5 :(66e5 t,e be+@

+('7 to t,ei' 7t'eet@:o'ne'7! (n5 t,e %omen to t,e%in5o%7 t,e &6(*e'7 o9 mo''( #( +(me &'ob(b6*

(7 o65 (7 t,e in8ention o9 9in+e'7K! o9 :,;:C@9('@

t,in+! (n5 o9 bo%67! ,(5 :,ee'9;66* be+;n t,e 6(bo'7



o9 t,e 5(* t,e &6(inti8e :'ie7 o9 t,e :,(i'@7e(te'7!

9'o+@8en5e'7! (n5 :e't(in ot,e' &e'i&(teti: me'@

:,(nt7! t,e me(nin+ o9 %,o7e 8o:(6 (58e'ti7ement7

I :o;65 ne8e' &enet'(te! ;(8e' (t 'e+;6(' inte'@8(67! no% ne(' (n5 no% 9(' (%(* ( 7o6it('* Je%

%it, ( 7(:C o8e' ,i7 7,o;65e'! (n5 %,o ne8e' i7

7een to 7to&! 76o;:,e7 (6on+! e8e'* no% (n5 t,en:'o(Cin+ ( &enitenti(6 "en:i (7 i9 ,e %e'e 7ome@

,o% t,e embo5ie5 e?&i(tion #b* 7ome &o7t@O8i5i(n

met(mo'&,o7i7K o9 t,(t 5('Ce7t Rom(n t'(+e5* %omen ('e b('+(inin+ 9o' 6ett;:e (n5 en5i8e t,e

76im* T'iton in t,e Pi(( B('be'in( 7&(tte'7 ,im@

7e69 %it, 8(ni7,in+ 5i(mon57 ( &e(7(nt 6e(57 (n(77 on %,i:, 7it7 t,e mot,e' %it, t,e b(be in ,e'

('m7! ( 6i8in+ 96i+,t into E+*&t in 7,o't! t,e

be(;ti9;6 7&'in+ 5(* ,(5 (%(Cene5 (66 o9 Rome

t,(t :(n (%(Cen *et! #9o' t,e i5e(6 Rome %(it7 9o'(not,e' mo'nin+!K %,en %e '(tt6e5 (6on+ in o;' :('@

'ette66( on t,e %(* to P(6e7t'in(3 A :(''etteU( i7

to t,e &e'9e:te5 8e,i:6e! (7 t,e :o'(:6e to t,e 7te(m@7,i& it i7 t,e 9i'7t :';5e :on:e&tion o9 ( %,ee6e5

:(''i(+e3 Do;bt6e77 t,e in8ento' o9 it %(7 ( &'o@

5i+io;7 +eni;7 in ,i7 5(*! (n5 'o5e &'o;56* init! en8ie5 b* t,e mo'e 9o't;n(te &e5e7t'i(n! (n5

:;7,ione5 b* ,i7 o%n in96(te5 im(+in(tion3 I9 t,e

:,('iot o9 A:,i66e7 %e'e 6iCe it! t,en %(7 He:to'

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,(&&ie' (t t,e t(i6 t,(n t,e 7on o9 T,eti7 on t,e

bo?3 It i7 (n ob6on+ b(7Cet ;&on t%o %,ee67! %it,( 7in+6e 7e(t 'i7in+ in t,e mi556e3 We ,(5 not

=(''e5 o8e' ( ,;n5'e5 *('57 o9 t,e ;(tt'o Fon@

t(ne! be9o'e %e 5i7:o8e'e5 t,(t no e6(7ti: &'o&;+@n(:;6;m ,(5 been inte'&o7e5 bet%een t,e bo5*

(n5 t,e (?6e! 7o t,(t %e 7(t! (7 it %e'e! on &(8in+@

7tone7! miti+(te5 on6* b* 7o m;:, (7 %e66@7e(7one5

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ment7! I (m :e't(in t,(t %e 7,o;65 ,(8e been 9;'@

ni7,e5 %it, ( &(i' o9 ';5iment('* e66i&ti:(6 7&'in+7!(t 6e(7t! be9o'e ,(69 o;' 5(*7 =o;'ne* %(7 o8e'3

Ho%e8e'! (7 one o9 t,o7e ,(&&* i66;7t'(tion7 o9

(n:ient m(nne'7! %,i:, one meet7 %it, 7o o9ten,e'e! it %(7 in7t';:ti8e 9o' I no% :6e('6* im5e'@

7t(n5 t,(t it %(7 not me'e6* b* 'e(7on o9 &om&

t,(t H(5'i(n ;7e5 to be t,'ee 5(*7 in +ettin+ to



,i7 8i66(! on6* t%e68e mi6e7 o993 In 7&ite o9 t,e

(;t,o' o9 Ve7ti+e7! N(t;'e! 5'i8en to e?t'em@

itie7! :(n 5e8e6o& no mo'e e(7* :;7,ion t,(n ( b6i7@

te'! (n5 no 5o;bt t'e(te5 (n (n:ient em&e'o' (n5( mo5em 'e&;b6i:(n N@it, 7e8e'e im&('ti(6it*3

It %(7 5i99i:i5t to t(6C %it,o;t bitin+ one7ton+;e b;t (7 7oon (7 %e ,(5 +ot 9(i'6* be*on5

t,e +(te! (n5 o;t o9 7i+,t o9 t,e 6(7t 'e5@6e++e5

F'en:, 7o65ie'! (n5 ti+,t6*@b;ttone5 5o+(nie'e^ o;'5'i8e' be:(me 6o;(:io;73

I (m ( +oo5 "(t,o6i:! bette' t,(n mo7t!7(i5 ,e! 7;55en6*3

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(n5 t,e'e ('e eno;+, %,o 5ont be6ie8e it b;t

5o3 T,e'e 7 t,e B('be'ini P(6(:e! be,o65 one

mi'(:6e o9 S(int Pete' T,e'e 7 t,e F('ne7e!

be,o65 (not,e' T,e'e 7 t,e Bo'+,e7e! be,o65( t,i'5 B;t t,e'e 7 no en5 o9 t,em3 No 7(int!

no' (66 t,e 7(int7 &;t to+et,e'! e8e' %o'Ce5 7o

m(n* %on5e'7 (7 ,e (n5 t,en! &e' B(::o ,e i7t,e ;n:6e o9 7o m(n* 9o6C7! %,*! t,(t 7 ( mi'(@

:6e in it7e69! (n5 o9 t,e +'e(te7t

P'e7ent6* ,e (55e5 Q Do *o; Cno% ,o% %e

7,(66 t'e(t t,e &'ie7t7 %,en %e m(Ce o;' ne?t

'e8o6;tion We 7,(66 t'e(t t,em (7 t,e* t'e(t;7! (n5 t,(t i7 (9te' t,e 9(7,ion o9 t,e b;99(6o3

Fo' t,e b;99(6o i7 not :ontent %it, +ettin+ ( m(n

5o%n! b;t (9te' t,(t ,e +o'e7 ,im (n5 t,';7t7 ,im!

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o9 ,e66@+(te Not ( '(7:(6 o9 t,em (66 7,o;65

e8e' +et o;t into &;'+(to'* %,i6e I 7too5 (t t,e5oo'

We 'emon7t'(te5 ( 6itt6e! b;t it on6* e?(7&e'(te5,im t,e mo'e3

B6oo5 o9 J;5(7 t,e* %i66 e(t not,in+ e67e



t,(n +o65! %,en ( &oo' 9e66o%7 be66* i7 (7 em&t*

(7 S(n Lo'eno *on5e'3 T,e* -- ,(8e eno;+, o9

it one o9 t,e7e 5(*7 b;t me6te5 Ho% 5o *o;

t,inC t,e* %i66 6iCe it 9o' 7o;&

Pe',(&7! i9 o;' 8e,i:6e ,(5 been b6e77e5 %it,

7&'in+7! o;' 8ett;'ino %o;65 ,(8e been mo'e &6(:(@ b6e3 I :on9e77 ( +'o%in+ mo'o7ene77 in m*7e69!

(n5 ( %(n5e'in+ 7&e:;6(tion o' t%o (7 to t,e &o77i@

b6e 9(te o9 t,e b;i65e' o9 o;' :,('iot in t,e ne?t

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%o'653 B;t I (m mo'e (n5 mo'e &e'7;(5e5 e8e'*

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A FEW BITS OF ROMAN MOSAI" -.2

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A FEW BITS OF ROMAN MOSAI" -2-

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be %i7e'! &e',(&7! 9o' ,im to :on7i5e' %,et,e'!i9 Mi:,(e6 An+e6o ,(5 ,(5 t,e b;i65in+ o9 ,im!

,i7 o%n &e'7on(6 7t*6e %o;65 not ,(8e been mo'e

im&'e77i8e3

It i7 not to be 5o;bte5 t,(t min57 ('e o9 (7

m(n* 5i99e'ent o'5e'7 (7 :(t,e5'(67! (n5 t,(t t,eGot,i: im(+in(tion i7 8e?e5 (n5 5i7:ommo5e5 in

t,e 8(in en5e(8o' to 96(tten it7 &inn(:6e7! (n5 9it

it7e69 into t,e 'o;n5 Rom(n (':,e73 B;t i9 it be

im&o77ib6e 9o' ( m(n to 6iCe e8e'*t,in+! it i7 ;ite &o77ib6e 9o' ,im to (8oi5 bein+ 5'i8en m(5 b* %,(t

5oe7 not &6e(7e ,im n(*! it i7 t,e im&e'(ti8e

5;t* o9 ( %i7e m(n to 9in5 o;t %,(t t,(t 7e:'et i7%,i:, m(Ce7 ( t,in+ &6e(7in+ to (not,e'3 In (&@

&'o(:,in+ St3 Pete'7! one m;7t t(Ce ,i7 P'ote7t(nt


7,oe7 o99 ,i7 9eet! (n5 6e(8e t,em be,in5 ,im! in

t,e Pi(( R;7ti:;::i3 Ot,e'%i7e t,e +'e(t B(7i6@

i:(! %it, t,o7e o;t7t'et:,in+ :o6onn(5e7 o9 B'(@m(nte! %i66 7eem to be ( b6o(te5 7&i5e' 6in+ in

%(it 9o' ,im! t,e &oo' ,e'eti: 96*3 A7 ,e 6i9t7 t,e

,e(8* 6e(t,e'n 96(&&e' o8e' t,e 5oo'! (n5 i7 5i7@:,('+e5 into t,e inte'io' b* it7 im&et;o;7 'e:oi6!

6et ,im 5i7b;'t,en ,i7 min5 (6to+et,e' o9 7tone (n5

mo't('! (n5 t,inC on6* t,(t ,e i7 7t(n5in+ be9o'et,e t,'one o9 ( 5*n(7t* %,i:,! e8en in it7 5e:(*! i7

t,e mo7t &o%e'9;6 t,e %o'65 e8e' 7(%3 M(7on@

%o'C i7 (66 8e'* %e66 in it7e69! b;t it ,(7 not,in+ to



5o %it, t,e (99(i' (t &'e7ent in ,(n53

S;&&o7e t,(t ( m(n in &o;'in+ 5o%n ( +6(77 o9

:6('et :oi55 5'inC t,e So;t, o9 F'(n:e! t,(t ,e:o;65 7o 5i7inte+'(te t,e %ine b* t,e 9o':e o9 im(+@

in(tion (7 to t(7te in it (66 t,e :6;7te'e5 be(;t* (n5

b6oom o9 t,e +'(&e! (66 t,e 5(n:e (n5 7on+ (n5 7;n@ b;'nt =o66it* o9 t,e 8int(+e3 O' 7;&&o7e t,(t in

e(tin+ b'e(5 ,e :o;65 t'(n7;b7t(nti(te it %it, t,e

ten5e' b6(5e o9 7&'in+! t,e +6e(m@96itte5 :o'n@o:e(no9 7;mme'! t,e 'o*(6 (;t;mn! %it, it7 +o65en be('5!

(n5 t,e me''* 9;ne'(67 o9 ,('8e7t3 T,i7 i7 %,(t

t,e +'e(t &oet7 5o 9o' ;7! %e :(nnot te66 ,o%! ^^t,t,ei' 9(t(66*@:,o7en %ô'57! :'o%5in+ t,e ,(&&* 8ein7

o9 6(n+;(+e (+(in %it, (66 t,e 6i9e (n5 me(nin+ (n5

m;7i: t,(t ,(5 been 5'ibb6in+ (%(* 9'om t,em

7in:e A5(m3 An5 t,i7 i7 %,(t t,e Rom(n ",;':6i5oe7 9o' 'e6i+ion! 9ee5in+ t,e 7o;6 not %it, t,e e7@

7enti(6 'e6i+io;7 7entiment! not %it, ( 5'o& o' t%o

o9 t,e tin:t;'e o9 %o'7,i&! b;t m(Cin+ ;7 9ee6 one b* one (66 t,o7e o'i+in(6 e6ement7 o9 %,i:, %o'7,i&

A FEW BITS OF ROMAN MOSAI" -2

i7 :om&o7e5 not b'in+in+ t,e en5 to ;7! b;t m(C@in+ ;7 &(77 o8e' (n5 9ee6 bene(t, o;' 9eet (66 t,e

+o65en 'o;n57 o9 t,e 6(55e' b* %,i:, t,e :6imbin+

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tin+ it '(t,e' 5e:6('e it7e69 b* t,e +6o'* %it, %,i:,

it inte'9;7e7 t,e in:en7e@:6o;57 o9 %on5e' (n5 (7&i@'(tion (n5 be(;t* in %,i:, it i7 8ei6e53 T,e 7e@

:'et o9 ,e' &o%e' i7 t*&i9ie5 in t,e m*7te'* o9 t,e

Re(6 P'e7en:e3 S,e i7 t,e on6* :,;':, t,(t ,(7 been 6o*(6 to t,e ,e('t (n5 7o;6 o9 m(n! t,(t ,(7

:6;n+ to ,e' 9(it, in t,e im(+in(tion! (n5 t,(t

%o;65 not +i8e o8e' ,e' 7*mbo67 (n5 im(+e7 (n5

7(:'e5 8e77e67 to t,e &e'i6o;7 Cee=în+ o9 t,e i:ono@:6(7t Un5e'7t(n5in+3 S,e ,(7 ne8e' 6o7t 7i+,t o9

t,e t';t,! t,(t t,e &'o5;:t ,;m(n n(t;'e i7 :om@

&o7e5 o9 t,e 7;m o9 96e7, (n5 7&i'it! (n5 ,(7 (::o'5@in+6* 'e+('5e5 bot, t,i7 %o'65 (n5 t,e ne?t (7 t,e

:on7tit;ent7 o9 t,(t ot,e' %o'65 %,i:, %e &o77e77

b* 9(it,3 S,e Cno%7 t,(t &oo' P(n(! t,e bo5*!,(7 ,i7 Cit:,en 6on+in+7 (n5 8i7ion7! (7 %e66 (7 ;i@

?ote! t,e 7o;6! ,i7 et,e'e(6! (n5 ,(7 %it eno;+, to

7;&&6* ,im %it, t,e 8i7ib6e! t(n+ib6e '(% m(te'i(6



o9 im(+in(tion3 S,e i7 t,e on6* &oet (mon+ t,e

:,;':,e7! (n5! %,i6e P'ote7t(nti7m i7 ;n'o66in+ (

&o:Cet 7;'8e*o' 7@&6(n! t(Ce7 ,e' 8ot('* to t,e &in@

n(:6e o9 ,e' tem&6e! (n5 7,o%7 ,im me(5o%! ;&@6(n5! (n5 ti66(+e! :6o;5* ,e(&7 o9 9o'e7t :6(7&e5

%it, t,e 'i8e'7 =e%e66e5 ('m! ,i667i5e7 %,ite %it,

t,e &e'&et;(6 7no% o9 96o:C7! (n5! be*on5 (66! t,einte'min(b6e ,e(8e o9 t,e ;nCno%n o:e(n3 He'

em&i'e m(* be t'(:e5 ;&on t,e m(& b* t,e bo;n@


5('ie7 o9 '(:e7 t,e ;n5e'7t(n5in+ i7 ,e' +'e(t

9oe (n5 it i7 t,e &eo&6e %,o7e 8o:(bi5('* %(7 in@

:om&6ete ti66 t,e* ,(5 in8ente5 t,e (':,%o'5 H;m@ b;+ t,(t 5e9ie7 ,e'3 Wit, t,(t 6e(5en b;66et Jo,n

B;66 :(n b'in+ 5o%n Sentiment %,en 7,e 96ie7 ,e'

,i+,e7t3 An5 t,e mo'e t,e &it* 9o' Jo,n B;663One o9 t,e7e 5(*7 7ome one %,o7e e*e7 ('e 7,('&

eno;+, %i66 'e(5 in t,e Time7 ( 7t(n5in+ (58e'@

ti7ement! Lo7t! 7t'(*e5! o' 7to6en 9'om t,e 9('m@*('5 o9 t,e 7;b7:'ibe' t,e 8(6;(b6e ,o'7e Pe+(@

7;73 P'ob(b6* ,(7 on ,im &('t o9 ( ne% &6o;+,@

,('ne77! (7 t,(t i7 (67o mi77in+3 A 7;it(b6e 'e%('5!

et:3 J3 B;663

P'ote7t(nti7m 'e8e'7e7 t,e &oeti:(6 &'o:e77 I

,(8e 7&oCen o9 (bo8e! (n5 +i8e7 not e8en t,e b'e(5o9 6i9e! b;t in7te(5 o9 it t,e (6:o,o6! o' 5i7ti66e5

inte66e:t;(6 'e7;6t3 T,i7 %(7 8e'* %e66 7o 6on+ (7

P'ote7t(nti7m :ontin;e5 to &'ote7t 9o' ent,;7i(7m7;b6im(te7 t,e ;n5e'7t(n5in+ into im(+in(tion3

B;t no% t,(t 7,e (67o ,(7 be:ome (n e7t(b6i7,@

ment! 7,e be+in7 to &e':ei8e t,(t 7,e m(5e ( b6;n5e' in t';7tin+ ,e'7e69 to t,e inte66e:t (6one3

S,e i7 be+innin+ to 9ee6 ,e' %(* b(:C (+(in! (7

one noti:e7 in P;7e*i7m! (n5 ot,e' 7;:, ,int73

One i7 &;t ;&on 'e96e:tion %,en one 7ee7 b;i@6*En+6i7,men! %,o 5ine on bee9 (n5 &o'te' e8e'*

5(*! m(':,in+ &'o;56* t,'o;+, St3 Pete'7 on

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8i5e7 9o' t,e :,i65i7, in men3

T,e'e9o'e I 7(* (+(in! t,(t one m;7t 6(* (7i5e

,i7 P'ote7t(nti7m in o'5e' to ,(8e ( t';e 9ee6in




o9 St3 Pete'73 He'e in Rome i7 t,e 6(bo'(to'* o9

t,(t m*7te'io;7 en:,(nt'e77! %,o ,(7 Cno%n 7o

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t,e 'eti'ement o9 t,e :on8ent@:e66 ( me'it to t,e

7o6it('*! t,e 7:o;'+e o' t,e 9(7t ( &iet* to t,e (7@:eti:! t,e en=o*ment o9 &om& (n5 m;7i: (n5 in:en7e

( 'e6i+io;7 (:t in t,e 7en7;(6! (n5 9;'ni7,in+ 9o'

t,e 8e'* 7o;6 it7e69 ( :on9i5(nte in t,(t e(' o9 t,e5;mb :on9e77ion(6! %,e'e it m(* 7e:;'e6* 5i7b;'@

t,en it7e69 o9 it7 7in7 (n5 7o''o%73 An5 t,e 5ome

o9 St3 Pete'7 i7 t,e m(+i: :i':6e %it,in %,i:, 7,e

%o'C7 ,e' mo7t &otent in:(nt(tion73 I :on9e77 t,(tJ :o;65 not ente' it (6one %it,o;t ( Cin5 o9 (%e3

B;t! 7ettin+ enti'e6* (7i5e t,e e99e:t o9 t,i7:,;':, ;&on t,e im(+in(tion! it i7 %on5e'9;6! i9

one :on7i5e' it on6* m(te'i(66*3 Mi:,(e6 An+e6o

:'e(te5 ( ne% %o'65 in %,i:, e8e'*t,in+ %(7 :o6o7@7(6! (n5 it mi+,t 7eem t,(t ,e b;i6t t,i7 (7 ( 9it

tem&6e 9o' t,o7e +i+(nti: 9i+;'e7 %it, %,i:, ,e

&eo&6e5 it to %o'7,i& in3 He'e ,i7 Mo7e7 7,o;65

be ,i+,@&'ie7t! t,e 7e'8i:e 7,o;65 be :,(nte5 b* ,i7 &'o&,et7 (n5 7ib*67! (n5 t,o7e +'e(t &(+(n7 7,o;65

be b'o;+,t ,it,e' 9'om S(n Lo'eno in F6o'en:e!

to 'e:ei8e b(&ti7m3

Ho%e8e' ;n7(ti79(:to'* in ot,e' m(tte'7! 7t(ti7@

ti:7 ('e o9 7e'8i:e ,e'e3 I ,(8e 7een ( 'e9ine5to;'i7t %,o ente'e5! M;''(* in ,(n5! 7te'n6* 'e@

7o68e5 to ,(8e St3 Pete'7 6ooC 7m(66! b'o;+,t to

te'm7 (t on:e b* bein+ to65 t,(t t,e :(no&* o8e't,e ,i+, (6t(' #6ooCin+ 8e'* 6iCe ( 9o;'@&o7t be5@

7te(5K %(7 ninet*@ei+,t 9eet ,i+,3 I9 ,e 7tiU ob@


7tin(te7 ,im7e69! ,e i7 9ini7,e5 b* bein+ m(5e to

me(7;'e one o9 t,e m7i',6e &;tt i! %,i:, 6ooC 6iCe

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mo'e inte'e7tin+! (7 it en(b6e7 ,im to 7(ti79* t,e

+;i5e o9 ,i7 &'o9i:ien:* in t,e It(6i(n ton+;e b*



:(66in+ t,em &;tt* (t e8e'* :on8enient o&&o't;nit*3

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ot,e' into m;t;(6 ;ninte66i+ibi6it* %it, t,(t 6in+;(

9'(n:( o9 t,e En+6i7,@7&e(Cin+ t'(8e66e'! %,i:, i77;&&o7e5 to be(' 7ome 'emote (99init* to t,e F'en:,

6(n+;(+e! o9 %,i:, bot, &('tie7 ('e (7 i+no'(nt (7

(n Ame'i:(n Amb(77(5o'3

M;''(* +i8e7 (66 t,e7e 6itt6e 7t(ti7ti:(6 n;5+e7 to

t,e An+6o@S(?on im(+in(tion b;t ,e Cno%7 t,(tit7 9ine7t ne'8e7 ('e in t,e &o:Cet! (n5 (::o'5in+6*

en57 b* te66in+ *o; ,o% m;:, t,e :,;':, :o7t3 I

9o'+et ,o% m;:, it i7 b;t it :(nnot be mo'e! I9(n:*! t,(n t,e En+6i7, n(tion(6 5ebt m;6ti&6ie5

into it7e69 t,'ee ,;n5'e5 (n5 7i?t*@9i8e time73 I9

t,e &i6+'im! ,one7t6* (n?io;7 9o' ( 7en7(tion! %i66

%o'C o;t t,i7 6itt6e 7;m! ,e %i66 be 7;'e to 'e:ei8e(66 t,(t en6('+ement o9 t,e im(+in(ti8e 9(:;6t*

%,i:, ('it,meti: :(n +i8e ,im3 Pe',(&7 t,e mo7t

5i6(tin+ 9(:t! (9te' (66! i7 t,(t t,i7 (':,ite:t;'(6%o'65 ,(7 (67o ( 7e&('(te (tmo7&,e'e! 5i7tin:t 9'om

t,(t o9 Eome b* 7ome ten 5e+'ee7! (n5 ;n8('*in+

t,'o;+, t,e *e('3

I t6iinC t,(t! on t,e %,o6e! Jon(t,(n +et7 'e(5*

to be &6e(7e5 %it, St3 Pete'7 7oone' t,(n B;663

A::;7tome5 to o;' 6(t, (n5 &6(7te' e?&e5ient7 9o':,;':,e7! t,e &o't(b6e 7ent'*@bo?e7 o9 ion! me'e


7o6i5it* (n5 &e'm(nen:e ('e &6e(7;'(b6e in t,em@

7e68e7 (n5 i9 6ie +et +'(n5e;' (67o! ,e ,(7 Go7&e6

me(7;'e3 Be7i5e7! it i7 e(7* 9o' Jon(t,(n to t'(8e63He i7 one 5'o& o9 ( 96;i5 m(77! %,o Cno%7 %,e'e

,i7 ,ome i7 to@5(*! b;t :(n m(Ce no +;e77 o9 %,e'e

it m(* be to@mo''o%3 E8en in ( 9o'm o9 +o8e'n@

ment ,e on6* t(Ce7 6o5+in+7 9o' t,e ni+,t! (n5 i7'e(5* to &(* ,i7 bi66 (n5 be o99 in t,e mo'nin+3

He 7,o;65 t(Ce ,i7 motto 9'om Bi7,o& Go6i(77

^ M6,i e7t &'o&o7it;m in t(,e'n( mo'i^^ t,o;+,not in t,e 7;9i7ti: 7en7e o9 t,(t mi7;n5e'7too5

",;':,m(n3 B;t B;66 :(n 7e65om be 7(i5 to t'(8e6

(t (66! 7in:e t,e 9i'7t 7te& o9 ( t';e t'(8e66e' i7 o;to9 ,im7e693 He &6(*7 :'i:Cet (n5 ,;nt7 9o?e7 on

t,e "(m&(+n(! m(Ce7 ent'ie7 in ,i7 bettin+@booC

%,i6e t,e Po&e i7 +i8in+ ,i7 bene5i:tion! (n5 &oint7



o;t Lo'5 "(6i:o to *o; (%9;66* 5;'in+ t,e Si7tine

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( 7t('t6e5 (i'! (7 i9 it 7;55en6* 'emembe'e5 it7

t'e(7on to S,e99ie65! (n5 on6* m(Ce7 ,im 6ooC mo'eEn+6i7, t,(n e8e'3 A m(7;e'(5e i7 im&o77ib6e to

,im! (n5 ,i7 9(n:* b(667 ('e t,e 7o6emne7t 9(:t7 in

t,e %o'653 A::o'5in+6*! ,e ente'7 St3 Pete'7 %it,t,e 5ome o9 St3 P(;67 5'(%n ti+,t o8e' ,i7 e*e7!

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tion '(t,e' t,(n :on9e77 t,(t t,e En+6i7, W'en,(5 not ( 7t'on+e' %in+ t,(n t,e It(6i(n An+e63

I 6iCe t,i7 in B;66! (n5 it 'en5e'7 ,im t,e &6e(7(nt@

e7t o9 t'(8#66in+@:omiK(nion7 9o' ,e m(Ce7 *o;t(Ce En+6(n5 (6on+ %it, *o;! (n5 t,;7 *o; ,(8e

t%o :o;nt'ie7 (t on:e3 An5 one m;7t not 9o'='et

in (n It(6i(n inn t,(t it i7 to B;66 ,e o%e7 t,e :6e(n

4)) LEAVES FROM MY JOURNAL

n(&Cin7 (n5 7,eet7! (n5 t,e &'i8i6e+e o9 ,i7 mom@

in+ b(t,3 No' 7,o;65 B;66 ,im7e69 9(i6 to 'emem@ be' t,(t ,e (te %it, ,i7 9in+e'7 ti66 t,e It(6i(n +(8e

,im ( 9o'C3

B'o%nin+ ,(7 +i8en t,e be7t &i:t;'e o9 St3Pete'7 on ( 9e7ti8(6@5(*! 7Cet:,in+ it %it, ( 9e%

8e'7e7 in ,i7 6('+e 7t*6e3 An5 5o;bt6e77 it i7 t,e

7:ene o9 t,e +'(n5e7t 7&e:t(:6e7 %,i:, t,e %o'65 :(n7ee in t,e7e 6(tte' 5(*73 T,o7e E(7te' &om&7! %,e'e

t,e (nti;e %o'65 m(':,e7 8i7ib6* be9o'e *o; in

+i65e5 m(i6 (n5 :'im7on 5o;bt6et! 'e9'e7, t,e e*e7!(n5 ('e +oo5 7o 6on+ (7 t,e* :ontin;e to be me'e6*

7&e:t(:6e3 B;t i9 one t,inC 9o' ( moment o9 t,e

7e'8(nt o9 t,e 7e'8(nt7 o9 t,e Lo'5 in :6ot, o9+o65! bo'ne on men7 7,o;65e'7! o' o9 t,e :,i65'en

'e:ei8in+ t,e b6e77in+ o9 t,ei' Ho6* F(t,e'! %it,

( 'e+iment o9 F'en:, 7o65ie'7 to &'ote:t t,e 9(@

t,e' 9'om t,e :,i65'en! it be:ome7 ( 6itt6e 7(53 I9one %o;65 9ee6 t,e 9;66 me(nin+ o9 t,o7e :e'emo@

ni(67! ,o%e8e'! 6et ,im :on7i5e' t,e :oin:i5en:e7

bet%een t,e Eomi7, (n5 t,e B;55,i7t 9o'm7 o9%o'7,i&! (n5 'emembe'in+ t,(t t,e Po&e i7 t,e 5i@

'e:t ,ei'! t,'o;+, t,e Ponti9e? M(?im;7! o9 'ite7

t,(t %e'e (n:ient %,en t,e Et';7:(n7 %e'e mo5@e'n! ,e %i66 6ooC %it, ( 9ee6in+ 5ee&e' t,(n :;@

'io7it* ;&on 9o'm7 %,i:, 'e:o'5 t,e e('6ie7t :on@

;e7t7 o9 t,e In8i7ib6e! t,e 9i'7t t'i;m&,7 o9 min5



o8e' m;7:6e3

To me t,e noon 7i6en:e (n5 7o6it;5e o9 St3

Pete'7 %e'e mo7t im&'e77i8e! %,en t,e 7;n6i+,t!m(5e 8i7ib6e b* t,e mi7t o9 t,e e8e'@b;'nin+ 6(m&7

in %,i:, it %(7 ent(n+6e5! ,o8e'e5 ;n5e' t,e 5ome

A FEW BITS OF ROMAN MOSAI" 4)-

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5'(%in+ (66 e*e7 (n5 t,o;+,t7 t,e %'on+ %(*!

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m(5e ( ,;bb;b to be +ot o;t o9 (t (n* 5e7&e'(te

,(('53 Be7i5e7! one :o;65 not ,e6& 9ee6in+ ne'@

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A FEW BITS OF ROMAN MOSAI" 4)>

t,(t m(Ce7 S:,i66e'7 Pe+(7;7 in *oCe 7o ;ni8e'@7(66* &6e(7in+3 So 6on+ (7 t,e :;'7e o9 %o'C :6in+7

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%om(n,oo53 T,i't*@o55 *o;n+ m(i5en7 in %,ite

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bo' ;nmo8e53 B;t t,i7 b'o;+,t ,im 5o%n3 T;'n@

in+ to me! (7 t,e mo7t (&&'e:i(ti8e &;b6i: 9o' t,e

4)0 LEAVES FROM MY JOURNAL

moment! %it, 9(:e o9 (7 m;:, 5e6i+,t (7 i9 ,i7

,e(5 ,(5 been b'oCen! ,e :'ie5! No% t,i7 i7 '(6* be(;ti9;6 Tot,(66* 'e+*('56e77 ;8 e?&in7e

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in t,e 9i'7t o' 6(7t *('5 o9 ( 'o66 o9 &'inte5 :otton3

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+'otto o9 E+e'i( on E(7te' S;n5(*! t,(t I mi+,t

not be tem&te5 5o%n to St3 Pete'7 to 7ee t,e



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mo'e t,(n %,(t one 7ee7 in t,e :,;':,e73 T,e

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4)/ LEAVES FROM MY JOURNAL

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mo'e &o%e'9;6 moti8e %it, ,im t,(n 6o8e o9 ('t!t,(t ,e ,(5 t,e :on7:io;7 intention to be o'i+in(6!

%,i:, 7e65om 6e(57 to (n*t,in+ bette' t,(n bein+

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T,i7 i7 m* 7e:on5 t,o;+,t! (n5 7t'iCe7 me (7 &e'@

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t,(t I 5o;bt (bo;t 5ome73 In Rome t,e* ('e 7o

m;:, t,e 9(7,ion t,(t I 9e6t (7 i9 t,e* %e'e t,e

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t(in6* nob6e in St3 Pete'73 B;t 9o' im&'e77i8e@

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not on6* t,e 6(%7! b;t t,e i5e(73 T,e be++('7 o9



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m(5e 9e(7t7! 7(:'e5 9'om (66 7e:;6(' 6(bo'3 A:@

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(n e?&e't in t,e b;7ine77 to 5o it 9o' ,im3 A9te'

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4). LEAVES FROM MY JOURNAL

in *o;' &o:Cet7 (n5 +et in t,e %(* o9 ot,e'

&eo&6e3

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not be+ in Rome3 It 7eem7 to be ( 7;55en m(5@

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to 5'o& ( b(=o::,o into t,e ne?t :('5in(67 ,(t%,i:, o99e'7 *o; it7 7(:'e5 :(8it* in (n7%e' to *o;'

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7e69! into %,i:, t,e &en:e o9 Pete' '(tt6e3

B;t *o; 7oon 6e('n to 5i7tin+;i7, t,e e7t(b6i7,e5

be++('7! (n5 to t,e t,'ee &'o9e77ion7 e67e%,e'e :on@

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men5i:(n:*3 It7 &'o9e77o'7 6ooC ;&on t,em7e68e7(7 ( Cin5 o9 +;i65 %,i:, o;+,t to be &'ote:te5 b*

t,e +o8e'nment3 I 9e66 into t(6C %it, ( %om(n

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5i5 not (t (66 :on7i5e' t,e &oo'3

W,e'e i7 t,e +o8e'nment t,(t 5oe7 I 7(i53

E, +i66 I E?:e66en:* b;t t,i7 +o8e'nment 6et7

be++('7 9'om t,e :o;nt'* :ome into Rome! %,i:,i7 ( +'e(t in=;'* to t,e t'(5e o9 ;7 bo'n Rom(n73

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T,e'e i7 Be&&o! 9o' e?(m&6e ,e i7 ( m(n o9 &'o&@

e't* in ,i7 o%n to%n! (n5 ,(7 ( 5inne' o9 t,'ee

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5;'in+ t,e time o9 t,e Re&;b6i: %it, t,e 'e7t o9

t,e nobi6it*3

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bition o9 5e9o'mitie7 in t,e 7t'eet3 B;t b* (n5 b*

,e :ome7 to 6ooC ;&on t,em %it, 6itt6e mo'e emo@tion t,(n i7 e?:ite5 b* 7eein+ t,e too67 o9 (n*

ot,e' t'(5e3 T,e me6(n:,o6* o9 t,e be++('7 i7

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t,e be7t 9ootin+ %it, 9o'time3 T,e* ('e ( me''*'(:e! on t,e %,o6e! (n5 ;i:C@%itte5! 6iCe t,e 'e7t

o9 t,ei' :o;nt'*men3 I be6ie8e t,e 'e+;6(' 9ee 9o'

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mine on:e +(8e one o9 t,e7e tin* :oin7 to (n o65

%om(n 7,e 5e6i:(te6* e?&'e77e5 ,e' 'e7entment b* e?:6(imin+! T,(nC7! 7i+no'i(! Go5 %i66 'e@

%('5 e8en *o;

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7:'i=Ktion 9o' 'e&(i'in+ ,i7 :on8ent3 A,! b;t I

(m ( ,e'eti:! 7(i5 I3 Un5o;bte56*! %it, (

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4-) LEAVES FROM MY JOURNAL

in t,e ot,e' %o'65 (7 %e66 (7 in t,i7! b;t *o;'

mone* i7 &e'9e:t6* o't,o5o?3

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t,e bette'! be:(;7e it 7eem7 ( Cin5 o9 7(ti'e ;&on

%o'C! (7 t,e %it:,e7 &('o5* t,e ",'i7ti(n o99i:e7 o95e8otion (t t,ei' S(bb(t,3 A 7:o'e o' 7o o9 o65

men in 8o6;mino;7 :6o(C7 7,i9t t,e e('t, 9'om one

7i5e o9 ( 6('+e &it to t,e ot,e'! in ( m(nne' 7o 6ei@7;'e6* t,(t it i7 &o7iti8e 'e&o7e to 6ooC (t t,em3

T,e mo7t bi+ote5 (nti@Fo;'ie'i7t mi+,t (:Cno%@

6e5+e t,i7 to be (tt'(:ti8e in5;7t'*3

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to (not,e'! %,o 7t(n57 6e(nin+ on ( 6on+ 7&(5e3

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7i5e! ,e 'e&6ie7! G'(i( T,en 9o66o%7 ( 6itt6e

:on8e'7(tion! (n5 t,en t,e* &'e&('e to 6o(53 B;tit o::;'7 to t,e b(''o%@5'i8e' t,(t t,i7 i7 ( +oo5

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t,e %ie65e' o9 t,e 7&(5e %i66 9i66 M7 &i&e (67o3

T,i7 5one! mo'e %,i997 (n5 mo'e :on8e'7(tion3T,en ( 7&oon9;6 o9 e('t, i7 t,'o%n into t,e b('@

'o%! (n5 it 7t('t7 on it7 'et;'n3 B;t mi5%(* it

meet7 (n em&t* b(''o%! (n5 bot, 7to& to +ot,'o;+, t,e 7n;99@bo? :e'emoni(6 on:e mo'e! (n5

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to 5i7:;77 %,(te8e' ne% t,in+ ,(7 o::;''e5 in t,e

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be 7t;5ie5 9';it9;66* on t,e 7&otK 5o not e?:ite in

me (n inte'e7t (t (66 &'o&o'tion(te to t,(t I 9ee6 in

t,ei' in96;en:e on t,e mo'(6 (58(n:e o9 m(nCin5!%,i:, one m(* (7 e(7i6* t'(:e in ,i7 o%n 6ib'('* (7

on t,e 7&ot3 T,e on6* ;7e9;6 'em('C I 'emembe'

to ,(8e m(5e ,e'e i7! t,(t! t,e 7it;(tion o9 Rome bein+ 9(' 6e77 7t'on+ t,(n t,(t o9 (n* :it* o9 t,e

Et';7:(n 6e(+;e! it m;7t ,(8e been b;i6t %,e'e it

i7 9o' &;'&o7e7 o9 :omme':e3 It i7 t,e mo7t 5e@9en7ib6e &oint ne(' t,e mo;t, o9 t,e Tibe'3 It i7

on6* (7 'i8(6 t'(5e7@9o6C t,(t Rome (n5 "('t,(+e

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7t(n5 t,e e('6* ten5en:* o9 t,e Rom(n7 to%('57

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to'*! one i7 ,(;nte5 b* ( 5i7:om9o'tin+ 7;7&i:iont,(t t,e n(me7 7o &(in9;66* 5e:i&,e'e5 in ,ie'o@

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m(n* mo'e Smit,7 (n5 B'o%n7 m(7Cin+ it in ;n@Cno%n ton+;e73 Mo'eo8e'! i9 %e Y(nCee7 ('e

t%itte5 %it, not Cno%in+ t,e 5i99e'en:e bet%een

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,e'e %it, t,e 7(me 'e&'o(:, I :on9e77 I (m be@

+innin+ to 7*m&(t,ie %it, ( :o;nt'*m(n o9 o;'7



4-4 LEAVES FROM MY JOURNAL

9'om Mi:,i+(n! %,o (7Ce5 o;' Mini7te' to 5i'e:t

,im to ( 7&e:imen ';in (n5 ( 7&e:imen +(66e'*!t,(t ,e mi+,t 7ee (n5 be 'i5 o9 t,em on:e 9o' (663

I 7(% t,'ee *o;n+ En+6i7,men +oin+ t,'o;+, t,e

V(ti:(n b* :(t(6o+;e (n5 n;mbe'! t,e ot,e' 5(*!in ( 9(7,ion %,i:, Jo,n B;66 i7 (&t to :on7i5e'

e?:6;7i8e6* Ame'i:(n3 N;mbe' >)) 7(*7 t,e

one %it, :(t(6o+;e (n5 &en:i6! ,(8e *o; 7eenit Ye7! (n7%e' ,i7 t%o :om'(5e7! (n5!

:,e:Cin+ it o99! ,e +oe7 on %it, N;mbe' >)-3

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m(n* ,i5eo;7 e?(m&6e7 o9 (nti;e b(5 t(7te! m*

,e('t %('me5 to%('5 m* b;7ine77@6iCe B'iti7,:o;7in7! %,o %e'e 5oin+ t,ei' (e7t,eti:7 in t,i7

t,'i9t* (;:tionee' 9(7,ion3 O;' :('t@be9o'e@,o'7e

e5;:(tion! %,i:, m(Ce7 ;7 mo'e 9(mi6i(' %it, t,e,i7to'* (n5 6ite'(t;'e o9 G'eeC7 (n5 Rom(n7 t,(n

%it, t,o7e o9 o;' o%n (n:e7t'*! #t,o;+, t,e'e i7

not,in+ in (n:ient ('t to m(t:, S,(Ce7&e('e o' (

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in+! i9 on6* to be 'i5 o9 t,i7 one o65 m(n o9 t,e

7e(3 In 7:;6&t;'e! to be 7;'e! t,e* ,(8e ;7 on t,e,i&3

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not ,e6& t,inCin+ t,(t 9e% &e'io57 ,(8e 6e9t be@

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mo5e'n :itie7 (n5 it ,(7 o9ten 7t';:C me t,(t t,i7

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m;7t (67o ,(8e been t';e o9 t,o7e (n:ient one7 in

%,i:, G'eeC (':,ite:t;'e o' it7 5e'i8(ti8e7 &'e@

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on6* 9i9t* mi6e7 (7im5e'! ,(8e (n in5i8i5;(6it* o9

:,('(:te' (7 m('Ce5 (7 t,(t o9 t'ee73 No' i7 it



me'e6* t,i7 o'i+in(6it* t,(t (tt'(:t7 me! b;t 6iCe@

%i7e t,e 7en7e t,(t! ,o%e8e' o65! t,e* ('e ne('e' to

me in bein+ mo5e'n (n5 ",'i7ti(n3 F(' eno;+,

(%(* in t,e &(7t to be &i:t;'e7;e! t,e* ('e 7ti66 7one(' t,'o;+, 7*m&(t,ie7 o9 t,o;+,t (n5 be6ie9 (7

to be mo'e :om&(nion(b6e3 I 9in5 it ,('5e' to

b'i5+e o8e' t,e +;69 o9 P(+(ni7m t,(n o9 :ent;'ie73A&('t 9'om (n* 5i99e'en:e in t,e meo! I ,(5 ( 9('

5ee&e' emotion %,en I 7too5 on t,e S(77o 5i D(nte!

t,(n (t Ho'(:e7 S(bine 9('m o' b* t,e tomb o9Vi'+i63 T,e 6(tte'! in5ee5! inte'e7te5 me :,ie96*

b* it7 (77o:i(tion %it, :om&('(ti8e6* mo5em 6e@

+en5 (n5 one o9 t,e b;i65in+7 I (m mo7t +6(5 to,(8e 7een in Rome i7 t,e Be(' Inn! %,e'e Mon@

t(i+ne 6o5+e5 on ,i7 (''i8(63

I t,inC it m;7t ,(8e been 9o' 7ome 7;:, 'e(7ont,(t I 6iCe5 m* F6o'entine bette' t,(n m* Rom(n

%(6C7! t,o;+, I (m 8(7t6* mo'e :ontente5 %it,

me'e6* bein+ in Rome3 F6o'en:e i7 mo'e noi7*in5ee5! I t,inC it t,e noi7ie7t to%n I %(7 e8e' in3

W,(t %it, t,e :ontin;(6 =(n+6in+ o9 it7 be667! t,e

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9e'o;7 &eo&6e! (n5 mo7t 7o (mon+ t,em t,e F6o'@

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I 7(% (n o65 %om(n ,i++6in+ %it, ( &e'i&(teti:

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5e(6e'! %,o! (t e8e'* inte'8(6 (99o'5e5 ,im b* t,e'em('C7 o9 ,i7 8ete'(n (nt(+oni7t! %o;65 ti& ,i7

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in+ ent,;7i(7m! (7 i9 ,e :o;65 ,('56* t';7t t,ee8i5en:e o9 ,i7 o%n 7en7e7 to 7;:, 6o8e6ine77! O!

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:onten5in+ (7 ob7tin(te6* (7 t,e G'eeC7 (n5 T'o@

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on t,e one 7i5e (n5 (5mi'(tion on t,e ot,e'3 It

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I 7to&&e5 be9o'e ( 7t(66! 5eb(tin+ %,et,e' to b;*

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(n5 6('+e (7 t,e m;6e o9 ( b6;n5e'b;77! (n5 6et



96* into m* e(' t,e 9o66o%in+ &e'tinent ob7e'8(tion Q

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7t('e5 (t ,im in 7t;nne5 be%i65e'ment b;t! 7eein+

t,(t ,e ,(5 'e6o(5e5 (n5 %(7 (bo;t to 9i'e (+(in!tooC to m* ,ee67! t,e e?&6o5e5 7*66(b6e7 '(tt6in+

(9te' me 6iCe 7o m(n* b;:C7,ot3 A 7in+6e t;'ni& i7

('+;ment eno;+, %it, t,em ti66 mi5ni+,t n(*! I,(8e ,e('5 ( ';99i(n *e66in+ o8e' ( :o8e'e5 b(7Cet!

%,i:,! I (m :on8in:e5! %(7 em&t*! (n5 on6* :(''ie5

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bein+ mo7t It(6i(n3 One 5oe7 not +o to It(6* 9o'

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e?(m&6e7 o9 P'i:e on t,e Pi:t;'e7;e3 "om&('e5

%it, 6(n57:(&e@+('5enin+! it i7 R(:ine to S,(Ce@7&e('e! I +'(nt b;t it ,(7 it7 o%n :,('m! ne8e't,e@

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7;:, ( :6im(te t,(t it 5oe7 not 7eem in,;m(n tot,';7t ( n(Ce5 7t(t;e o;t o9 5oo'73 Not to 7&e(C

o9 t,ei' in:on+';it*! ,o% 5'e('* 5o t,o7e %,ite

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t,e 7(me b(5 t(7te t,(t 6e5 P'in:e Po6oni(! (7

T,(:Ce'(* :(667 ,im! to b;i65 (n ('ti9i:i(6 ';in%it,in ( mi6e o9 Rome3 B;t I 5o;bt i9 t,e It(6i(n

+('5en %i66 be(' t'(n7&6(nt(tion3 F('t,e' no't,!

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t,e F'en:, A:(5em* i7 m* 9(8o'ite 'et'e(t! be:(;7e

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7;57* 6i;i5 7ti66 t'i:C6e5 9'om one o9 t,e :on5;it7!

(n5! 7eein+ ( :'o%5! I 7to&&e5 to 9in5 o;t %,(t

not,in+ o' ot,e' ,(5 +(t,e'e5 it3 One :,('m o9Rome i7 t,(t nobo5* ,(7 (n*t,in+ in &('ti:;6(' to

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be t,e 9i'7t to 7ee ( ,;+e ee6 %'i++6in+ 9'om t,e

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t;'e %it, ,i7 n(Ce5 ,(n57! t,e ot,e'! mo'e &'o8i@

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Wo'57%o't, (n5 e(t7 %e'e t,e on6* men ,e ,(5e8e' 7een %,o 6ooCe5 :on7:io;7 o9 ( 6o9t* &;'&o7e3

It i7 :;'io;7 t,(t men 7,o;65 'e7ent mo'e 9ie':e6*

%,(t t,e* 7;7&e:t to be +oo5 8e'7e7 t,(n %,(t

t,e* Cno% to be b(5 mo'(673 I7 it be:(;7e t,e*9ee6 t,em7e68e7 in:(&(b6e o9 t,e one (n5 not o9 t,e

ot,e' P'ob(b6* ( :e't(in (mo;nt o9 ,one7t 6o*(6t*

to o65 i5o67 in 5(n+e' o9 5et,'onement i7 to bet(Cen into (::o;nt! (n5 ;ite (7 m;:, o9 t,e :';@

e6t* o9 :'iti:i7m i7 5;e to %(nt o9 t,o;+,t (7 to

44/ EATS



5e6ibe'(te in=;7ti:e3 Ho%e8e' it be! t,e be7t &oet'*

,(7 been t,e mo7t 7(8(+e6* (tt(:Ce5! (n5 men %,o

7:';&;6o;76* &'(:ti7e5 t,e Ten "omm(n5ment7 (7i9 t,e'e %e'e ne8e' ( not in (n* o9 t,em! 9e6t e8e'*

7entiment o9 t,ei' bette' n(t;'e o;t'(+e5 b* t,e

L*'i:(6 B(66(573 It i7 i56e to (ttem&t to 7,o%t,(t e(t7 5i5 not 7;99e' Ceen6* 9'om t,e 8;6+('i@

tie7 o9 B6(:C%oo5 (n5 t,e ;('te'6*3 He 7;99e'e5

in &'o&o'tion (7 ,i7 i5e(6 %(7 ,i+,! (n5 ,e %(7:on7:io;7 o9 9(66in+ be6o% it3 In En+6(n5! e7&e@

:i(66*! it i7 not &6e(7(nt to be 'i5i:;6o;7! e8en i9

*o; ('e ( 6o'5 b;t to be 'i5i:;6o;7 (n5 (n (&ot,@e:('* (t t,e 7(me time i7 (6mo7t (7 b(5 (7 it %(7

9o'me'6* to be e?:omm;ni:(te53 A &'io'i! t,e'e

%(7 7omet,in+ (b7;'5 in &oet'* %'itten b* t,e 7on

o9 (n (77i7t(nt in t,e 6i8e'*@7t(b6e7 o9 M'3 Jen@nin+7! e8en t,o;+, t,e* %e'e (n e7t(b6i7,ment!

(n5 ( 6('+e e7t(b6i7,ment! (n5 ne('6* o&&o7ite

Fin7b;'* "i':;73 M'3 Gi99o'5! t,e e?@:obb6e'!t,o;+,t 7o in t,e ;('te'6*! (n5 M'3 Te''*! t,e

(:to'! ^ t,o;+,t 7o e8en mo'e 5i7tin:t6* in B6(:C@

%oo5! bi55in+ t,e *o;n+ (&ot,e:('* b(:C to ,i7+(66i&ot7 It i7 not &6e(7(nt to be t(6Ce5 5o%n

;&on b* *o;' in9e'io'7 %,o ,(&&en to ,(8e t,e

(58(nt(+e o9 &o7ition! no' to be 5'en:,e5 %it,

5it:,@%(te'! t,o;+, *o; Cno% it to be t,'o%n b*( 7:;66ion in ( +(''et3

e(t7! (7 ,i7 %(7 ( tem&e'(ment in %,i:, 7en7i@ bi6it* %(7 e?:e77i8e! :o;65 not b;t be +(66e5 b* t,i7

t'e(tment3 He %(7 +(66e5 t,e mo'e t,(t ,e %(7

- H(* 5on #A;tobio+'(&,*! 8o63 i3 &3 >1)K 7(*7 t,(t ,e 7t'on+6*

7;7&e:t7 Te''* to ,(8e %'itten t,e ('ti:6e7 in L6(oC%oo53

I

EA TS 441

(67o ( m(n o9 7t'on+ 7en7e! (n5 :(&(b6e o9 ;n5e'@

7t(n5in+ :6e('6* ,o% ,('5 it i7 to m(Ce men (:@Cno%6e5+e 7o6i5 8(6;e in ( &e'7on %,om t,e* ,(8e

on:e ,e('ti6* 6(;+,e5 (t3 Re&;t(tion i7 in it7e69

on6* ( 9('t,in+@:(n56e! o9 %(8e'in+ (n5 ;n:e't(in



96(me! (n5 e(7i6* b6o%n o;t! b;t it i7 t,e 6i+,t b*

%,i:, t,e %o'65 6ooC7 9o' (n5 9in57 me'it3 e(t7

6on+e5 9o' 9(me! b;t 6on+e5 (bo8e (66 to 5e7e'8e

it3 To ,i7 9'ien5 T(*6o' ,e %'ite7! T,e'e i7 b;tone %(* 9o' me3 T,e 'o(5 6ie7 t,'o;+, 7t;5*! (&@

&6i:(tion! (n5 t,o;+,t3 T,'i66in+ %it, t,e e6e:@

t'i: to;:, o9 7(:'e5 6e(8e7! ,e 7(% in 8i7ion! 6iCeD(nte! t,(t 7m(66 &'o:e77ion o9 t,e e65e' &oet7 to

%,i:, on6* e6e:t :ent;'ie7 :(n (55 (not,e' 6(;@

'e66e5 ,e(5! 6î+,t ,e! too! 5e7e'8e 9'om &o7te'it*t,e 6o8e (n5 'e8e'en:e %,i:, ,e &(i5 to t,o7e (n@

ti;e +6o'ie7 It %(7 no ;n%o't,* (mbition! b;t

e8e'*t,in+ %(7 (+(in7t ,im! bi't,! ,e(6t,! e8en9'ien57! 7in:e it %(7 &('t6* on t,ei' (::o;nt t,(t

,e %(7 7nee'e5 (t3 Hi7 8e'* n(me 7too5 in ,i7

%(*! 9o' F(me 6o8e7 be7t 7;:, 7*66(b6e7 (7 ('e

7%eet (n5 7ono'o;7 on t,e ton+;e! 6iCe S&en7e'i(n!S,(Ce7&e('i(n3 In 7&ite o9 J;6iet! t,e'e i7 ( +'e(t

5e(6 in n(me7! (n5 %,en t,e 9(i'ie7 :ome %it,

t,ei' +i9t7 to t,e :'(56e o9 t,e 7e6e:te5 :,i65! 6etone! %i7e' t,(n t,e 'e7t! :,oo7e ( n(me 9o' ,im

9'om %,i:, %e66@7o;n5in+ 5e'i8(ti8e7 :(n be m(5e!

(n5! be7t o9 (66! %it, ( te'min(tion in on3 Men =;5+e t,e :;''ent :oin o9 o&inion b* t,e 'in+! (n5

('e 'e(5ie' to t(Ce %it,o;t ;e7tion %,(te8e' i7

P6(toni:! B(:oni(n! Ne%toni(n! Jo,n7oni(n! W(7,@

in+toni(n! Je99e'7oni(n! N(&o6eoni:! (n5 (66 t,e

44. EATS

'e7t3 Yo; :(nnot m(Ce ( +oo5 (5=e:ti8e o;t o9e(t7! t,e mo'e &it*! (n5 to 7(* ( t,in+

i7 e(t7* i7 to :ontemn it3 Fo't;ne 6iCe7 9ine

n(me73

H(*5on te667 ;7 t,(t e(t7 %(7 8e'* m;:, 5e@

&'e77e5 b* t,e 9o't;ne7 o9 ,i7 booC3 T,i7 %(7

n(t;'(6 eno;+,! b;t ,e tooC it (66 in ( m(n6* %(*!(n5 5ete'mine5 to 'e8en+e ,im7e69 b* %'itin+ bet@

te' &oet'*3 He Cne% t,(t (:ti8it*! (n5 not 5e@

7&on5en:*! i7 t,e t';e :o;nte'&oi7e to mi79o't;ne3H(*5on i7 7;'e o9 t,e :,(n+e in ,i7 7&i'it7! be:(;7e

,e %o;65 :ome to t,e &(intin+@'oom (n5 7it 7i6ent

9o' ,o;'73 B;t %e '(t,e' t,inC t,(t t,e :on8e'7(@tion! %,e'e M'3 H(*5on %(7! 'e7emb6e5 t,(t in (

*o;n+ (;t,o'7 9i'7t &6(*! %,e'e t,e ot,e' inte'@

6o:;to'7 ('e on6* b'o;+,t in (7 :on8enient &oint7



9o' t,e ,e'o to ,it:, t,e inte'min(b6e %eb o9 ,i7

mono6o+;e ;&on3 Be7i5e7! e(t7 ,(5 been :ontin@

;in+ ,i7 e5;:(tion t,i7 *e('! b* ( :o;'7e o9 E6+in

m('b6e7 (n5 &i:t;'e7 b* t,e +'e(t It(6i(n7! (n5mi+,t 8e'* n(t;'(66* ,(8e 9o;n5 6itt6e to 7(* (bo;t

M'3 H(*5on7 e?ten7i8e %o'C7! t,(t ,e %o;65 ,(8e

:('e5 to ,e('3 Lo'5 Ho;+,ton! on t,e ot,e' ,(n5!in ,i7 e(+e'ne77 to &'o8e t,(t e(t7 %(7 not Ci66e5

b* t,e ('ti:6e in t,e ;('te'6*! i7 :(''ie5 too 9('

to%('57 t,e o&&o7ite e?t'eme! (n5 mo'e t,(n ,int7t,(t ,e %(7 not e8en ,;'t b* it3 T,i7 %o;65 ,(8e

been t';e o9 Wo'57%o't,! %,o! b* ( :on7t(nt :om@

&(nion7,i& %it, mo;nt(in7! ,(5 (:;i'e5 7ome@t,in+ o9 t,ei' m(nne'7! b;t %(7 7im&6* im&o77ib6e

to ( m(n o9 e(t77 tem&e'(ment3

On t,e %,o6e! &e',(&7! %e nee5 not 'e7&e:t

EA TS 442

e(t7 t,e 6e77 9o' ,(8in+ been +i9te5 %it, 7en7ibi6@it*! (n5 m(* e8en 7(* %,(t %e be6ie8e to be t';e!

t,(t ,i7 ,e(6t, %(7 in=;'e5 b* t,e 9(i6;'e o9 ,i7

booC3 A m(n :(nnot ,(8e ( 7en7;o;7 n(t;'e (n5

be &(:,*5e'm(to;7 (t t,e 7(me time! (n5 i9 ,e beim(+in(ti8e (7 %e66 (7 7en7;o;7! ,e 7;99e'7 =;7t in

&'o&o'tion to t,e (mo;nt o9 ,i7 im(+in(tion3 It

i7 &e'9e:t6* t';e t,(t %,(t %e :(66 t,e %o'65! int,e7e (99(i'7! i7 not,in+ mo'e t,(n ( me'e B'o:Cen

7&e:t'e! t,e &'o=e:te5 7,(5o% o9 o;'7e68e7 b;t 7o

6on+ (7 %e 5o not Cno% t,i7! it i7 ( 8e'* &(77(b6e+i(nt3 We ('e not %it,o;t e?&e'ien:e o9 n(t;'e7

7o &;'e6* inte66e:t;(6 t,(t t,ei' bo5ie7 ,(5 no mo'e

:on:e'n in t,ei' ment(6 5oin+7 (n5 7;99e'in+7 t,(n( ,o;7e ,(7 %it, t,e +oo5 o' i66 9o't;ne o9 it7 o::;@

&(nt3 B;t &oet7 ('e not b;i6t on t,i7 &6(n! (n5 e7&e@

:i(66* &oet7 6iCe e(t7! in %,om t,e mo'(6 7eem7 to

,(8e 7o &e'9e:t6* inte'9;7e5 t,e &,*7i:(6 m(n! t,(t*o; mi+,t (6mo7t 7(* ,e :o;65 9ee6 7o''o% %it, ,i7

,(n57! 7o t';6* 5i5 ,i7 bo5*! 6iCe t,(t o9 Donne7

Mi7t'e77 Bo;67t'e5! t,inC (n5 'emembe' (n5 9o'e@ bo5e3 T,e ,e(6t,ie7t &oet o9 %,om o;' :i8i6i('

tion ,(7 been :(&(b6e 7(*7 t,(t %,en ,e be,o657

5e7e't ( be++(' bom!

An5 7t'en+t, b* 6im&in+ 7%(* 5i7(be6e5!

An5 ('t m(5e ton+;e@tie5 b* (;t,o'it*!



(66;5in+! &6(in6* eno;+,! to t,e Gi99o'57 o9 ,i7

5(*!

An5 7im&6e t';t, mi7:(66e5 7im&6i:it*!

(7 it %(7 6on+ (9te'%('5 in Wo'57%o't,7 :(7e! An5 :(&ti8e Goo5 (tten5in+ "(&t(in ---!

4>) EATS

t,(t t,en e8en ,e! t,e &oet to %,om! o9 (66 ot,e'7!

6i9e 7eem7 to ,(8e been 5e('e7t! (7 it %(7 (67o t,e

9;66e7t o9 en=o*ment! ti'e5 o9 (66 t,e7e! ,(5 not,@

in+ 9o' it b;t to :'* 9o' 'e7t9;6 De(t,3

e(t7! to (66 (&&e('(n:e! (::e&te5 ,i7 i66 9o't;ne

:o;'(+eo;76*3 He :e't(in6* 5i5 not o8e'e7tim(te En5*mion! (n5 &e',(&7 ( 7en7e o9 ,;mo' %,i:,

%(7 not %(ntin+ in ,im m(* ,(8e 7e'8e5 (7 ( b;9@

9e' (+(in7t t,e too im&o't;n(te 7,o:C o9 5i7(&@ &ointment3 He m(5e Rit:,ie &'omi7e! 7(*7

H(*5on! ,e %o;65 :(''* ,i7 En5*mion to t,e

+'e(t 5e7e't o9 S(,('( (n5 96in+ it in t,e mi57t3

On t,e 2t, O:tobe'! -.-.! ,e %'ite7 to ,i7 &;b@6i7,e'! M'3 He77e*! I :(nnot b;t 9ee6 in5ebte5 to

t,o7e +ent6emen %,o ,(8e t(Cen m* &('t3 A7 9o'

t,e 'e7t! I be+in to +et (:;(inte5 %it, m* o%n7t'en+t, (n5 %e(Cne773 P'(i7e o' b6(me ,(7 b;t (

moment('* e99e:t on t,e m(n %,o7e 6o8e o9 be(;t*

in t,e (b7t'(:t m(Ce7 ,im ( 7e8e'e :'iti: o9 ,i7o%n %o'C73 M* o%n 5ome7ti: :'iti:i7m ,(7 +i8en

me &(in %it,o;t :om&('i7on be*on5 %,(t B6(:C@

%oo5 o' t,e ;('te'6* :o;65 in96i:t (n5 (67o! %,enI 9ee6 I (m 'i+,t! no e?te'n(6 &'(i7e :(n +i8e me

7;:, ( +6o% (7 m* o%n 7o6it('* 'e&e':e&tion (n5

'(ti9i:(tion o9 %,(t i7 9ine3 J3 S3 i7 &e'9e:t6* 'i+,t

in 'e+('5 to t,e 76i&7,o5 En5*mion3 T,(t it i77o i7 no 9(;6t o9 mine3 No t,o;+, it m(* 7o;n5

( 6itt6e &('(5o?i:(6! it i7 (7 +oo5 (7 I ,(5 &o%e' to

m(Ce it b* m*7e3 H(5 I been ne'8o;7 (bo;t it7 bein+ ( &e'9e:t &ie:e! (n5 %it, t,(t 8ie% (7Ce5

(58i:e (n5 t'emb6e5 o8e' e8e'* &(+e! it %o;65

not ,(8e been %'itten 9o' it i7 not in m* n(t;ie



EATS 4>-

to 9;mb6e3 I %i66 %'ite in5e&en5ent6*3 I ,(8e

%'itten in5e&en5ent6* %it,o;t =;5+ment! I m(*%'ite in5e&en5ent6* (n5 %it, =;5+ment^ ,e'e(9te'3

T,e Geni;7 o9 Poet'* m;7t %o'C o;t it7 o%n 7(6@

8(tion in ( m(n3 It :(nnot be m(t;'e5 b* 6(%(n5 &'e:e&t! b;t b* 7en7(tion (n5 %(t:,9;6ne77 in

it7e693 T,(t %,i:, i7 :'e(ti8e m;7t :'e(te it7e693

In En5*mion I 6e(&e5 ,e(56on+ into t,e 7e(!(n5 t,e'eb* ,(8e be:ome bette' (:;(inte5 %it,

t,e 7o;n5in+7! t,e ;i:C7(n57! (n5 t,e 'o:C7! t,(n

i9 I ,(5 7t(*e5 ;&on t,e +'een 7,o'e! (n5 &i&e5 (7i66* &i&e! (n5 tooC te( (n5 :om9o't(b6e (58i:e3 I

%(7 ne8e' (9'(i5 o9 9(i6;'e 9o' I %o;65 7oone'

9(i6 t,(n not be (mon+ t,e +'e(te7t3

T,i7 %(7 ;n5o;bte56* t';e! (n5 it %(7 n(t;'(66*

t,e 7i5e %,i:, ( 6('+e@min5e5 &e'7on %o;65 5i7&6(*

to ( 9'ien53 T,i7 i7 %,(t ,e t,o;+,t! b;t %,et,e'it %(7 %,(t ,e 9e6t ^ I t,inC 5o;bt9;63 I 6ooC ;&on

it '(t,e' (7 one o9 t,e &,enomen( o9 t,(t m;6@

t(nimo;7 n(t;'e o9 t,e &oet! %,i:, m(Ce7 ,im 9o't,e moment t,(t o9 %,i:, ,e ,(7 (n inte66e:t;(6

&e':e&tion3 E67e%,e'e ,e 7(*7 7omet,in+ %,i:,

7eem7 to ,int (t t,e t';e 7t(te o9 t,e e(7e3 I

m;7t t,inC t,(t 5i99i:;6tie7 ne'8e t,e 7&i'it o9 (m(n Q t,e* m(Ce o;' &'ime ob=e:t7 ( 'e9;+e (7

%e66 (7 ( &(77ion3^ One :(nnot ,e6& :ont'(7tin+

e(t7 %it, Wo'57%o't,! t,e one (6to+et,e' &oet t,e ot,e' e77enti(66* ( Wo'57%o't,! %it,

t,e &oeti: 9(:;6t* (55e5! t,e one 7,i9tin+ 9'om

9o'm to 9o'm! (n5 9'om 7t*6e to 7t*6e! (n5 &o;'@in+ ,i7 ,ot t,'obbin+ 6i9e into e8e'* mo;65 t,e

ot,e' 'em(inin+ (6%(*7 t,e in5i8i5;(6! &'o5;:in+

4>4 EATS

%o'C7! (n5 not 7o m;:, 6i8in+ in ,i7 &oem7 (7

memo'i(66* 'e:o'5in+ ,i7 6i9e in t,em3 W,en

Wo'57%o't, (66;5e7 to t,e 9oo6i7, :'iti:i7m7 on ,i7^8'itin+7! ,e 7&e(C7 7e'ene6* (n5 +ene'o;76* o9

Wo'57%o't, t,e &oet! (7 i9 ,e %e'e (n ;nbi(77e5

t,i'5 &e'7on! %,o t(Ce7 ;& t,e ('+;ment me'e6*in t,e inte'e7t o9 6ite'(t;'e3 He to%e'7 into

( b(65 e+oti7m %,i:, i7 ;ite (bo8e (n5 be*on5

7e69i7,ne773 Poe7* %(7 ,i7 em&6o*ment it %(7



e(t77 8e'* e?i7ten:e! (n5 ,e 9e6t t,e 'o;+, t'e(t@

ment o9 ,i7 8e'7e7 (7 i9 it ,(5 been t,e %o;n5in+

o9 ( 6imb3 To Wo'57%o't,! :om&o7in+ %(7 (

,e(6t,* e?e':i7e ,i7 76o% &;67e (n5 im&e't;'b(b6e7e69@t';7t +(8e ,im (77;'(n:e o9 ( 6i9e 7o 6on+ t,(t

,e :oi55 %(it (n5 %,en %e 'e(5 ,i7 &oem7 %e

7,o;65 ne8e' 7;7&e:t t,e e?i7ten:e in ,im o9 (n*7en7e b;t t,(t o9 ob7e'8(tion! (7 i9 Wo'57%o't,

t,e &oet %e'e ( ,(69@m(5 6(n5@7;'8e*o'! (::om&(@

nie5 b* M'3 Wo'57%o't, t,e 5i7t'ib;to' o9 7t(m&7(7 ( Cin5 o9 Cee&e'3 B;t e8e'* one o9 e(t77

&oem7 %(7 ( 7(:'i9i:e o9 8it(6it* ( 8i't;e %ent

(%(* 9'om ,im into e8e'* one o9 t,em e8en *et!(7 %e t;'n t,e 6e(8e7! t,e* 7eem to %('m (n5 t,'i66

o;' 9in+e'7 %it, t,e 96;7, o9 ,i7 9ine 7en7e7! (n5 t,e

96;tte' o9 ,i7 e6e:t'i:(6 ne'8e7! (n5 %e 5o not %on@

5e' ,e 9e6t t,(t %,(t ,e 5i5 %(7 to be 5one 7%i9t6*3In t,e me(n time ,i7 *o;n+e' b'ot,e' 6(n+;i7,e5

(n5 5ie5! ,i7 e65e' 7eem7 to ,(8e been in 7ome %(*

;n9o't;n(te (n5 ,(5 +one to Ame'i:(! (n5 e(t7,im7e69 7,o%e5 7*m&tom7 o9 t,e ,e'e5it('* 5i7e(7e

%,i:, :(;7e5 ,i7 5e(t, (t 6(7t3 It i7 in O:tobe'!

-.-.! t,(t %e 9in5 t,e 9i'7t (66;7ion to ( &(77ion

EATS 4>>

%,i:, %(7 e'e6on+ to :on7;me ,im3 It i7 &6(in

eno;+, be9o'e,(n5 t,(t t,o7e %e'e not mo'(6 o'ment(6 +'(:e7 t,(t 7,o;65 (tt'(:t ( m(n 6iCe e(t73

Hi7 inte66e:t %(7 7(ti79ie5 (n5 (b7o'be5 b* ,i7 ('t!

,i7 booC7! (n5 ,i7 9'ien573 He :o;65 ,(8e :om@ &(nion7,i& (n5 (&&'e:i(tion 9'om men %,(t ,e

:'(8e5 o9 %om(n %(7 on6* 'e&o7e3 T,(t 6;?;'io;7

n(t;'e! %,i:, %o;65 ,(8e to77e5 ;ne(7i6* on (:';m&6e5 'o7e@6e(9! m;7t ,(8e 7omet,in+ 7o9te' to

'e7t ;&on t,(n inte66e:t! 7omet,in+ 6e77 et,e'e(6

t,(n :i5t;'e3 It %(7 ,i7 bo5* t,(t nee5e5 to ,(8e

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ton te667 ;7! Ce&t t,e memo'* o9 t,e &oet 7(:'e53 S,e i7 (n E(7t@In5i(n! e(t7 7(*7! (n5 o;+,t

to be ,e' +'(n59(t,e'7 ,ei'3 He' n(me %e 5o

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mot,e' 7(*7 7,e :(nnot &'e8ent it! (n5 t,(t ,e'

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t'o&i:(6 %('mt, be:(me ( :on7;min+ 9i'e

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4>/ EATS

t,e to& o9 ( 7t(+e@:o(:6i! (n5 :(me ,ome in ( 7t(te

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m* 5e(t,3 I :(nnot ,e6& it3 W,o :(n ,e6& it

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EATS 4>1

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b* %o'5 o' 5ee5 I Cno% *o; %i66 5o it3 I (m in (

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7tone7! (n5 *et t,e 5i99e'en:e o9 m* 7en7(tion7 %it,

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t,e one 7eem7 to (b7o'b t,e ot,e' to ( 5e+'ee in@

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t,e ,(bit o9 ;7in+ 5;'in+ m* 6(7t n;'7in+ (t Went@%o't, P6(:e 'in+ in m* e('73 I7 t,e'e (not,e'

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4>. EATS

To t,e 7(me 9'ien5 ,e %'ite7 (+(in 9'om N(&6e7!

-7t No8embe'! -.4) Q

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,e' %,en I %(7 in ,e(6t,! (n5 I 7,o;65 ,(8e 'e@

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n(tion i7 ,o''ib6* 8i8i5 (bo;t ,e'! I 7ee ,e'! I

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not 'e:o66e:t! %it,o;t 7,;55e'in+! t,e time t,(t I

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+oo5 ,o&e o9 7eein+ ,e' (+(in! no% O t,(t I

:o;65 be b;'ie5 ne(' %,e'e 7,e 6i8e7 I (m (9'(i5to %'ite to ,e'! to 'e:ei8e ( 6ette' 9'om ,e'! to

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to ,e(' o9 ,e' (n*,o%! to 7ee ,e' n(me %'itten!%o;65 be mo'e t,(n I :(n be('3 M* 5e(' B'o%n!

%,(t (m I to 5o W,e'e :(n I 6ooC 9o' :on7o67^

tion o' e(7e I9 I ,(5 (n* :,(n:e o9 'e:o8e'*!t,i7 &(77ion %o;65 Ci66 me3 In5ee5! t,'o;+, t,e

%,o6e o9 m* i66ne77! bot, (t *o;' ,o;7e (n5 (t

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me o;t3

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EATS 4>2

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'eme5*! (7 ,i7 ,e('t %(7 be*on5 :om9o't3 T,e

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%(8e7 in %,i:, ,e %(7 7t';++6in+ 6ooCe5 on6* t,e

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8o6;me o9 Je'em* T(*6o'3 On 9i'7t :omin+ to

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in+ on t,e 7e:on5 &(+e t,e7e 6ine7!

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,e 6(i5 5o%n t,e booC (n5 o&ene5 it no mo'e3 On

t,e -0t, Feb';('*! -.4-! Se8e'n 7&e(C7 o9 ( :,(n+et,(t ,(5 t(Cen &6(:e in ,im to%('5 +'e(te' ;iet@

ne77 (n5 &e(:e3 He t(6Ce5 m;:,! (n5 9e66 (t 6(7t

into ( 7%eet 76ee&! in %,i:, ,e 7eeme5 to ,(8e



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o9 t,e (n+e6 o9 De(t,! &(:in+ to (n5 9'o ;n5e'

,i7 %in5o%! to be ,i7 V(6entine3 T,(t ni+,t ,e

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,e'e 6ie7 one %,o7e n(me %(7 %'it in %(te'3

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t,e Vi66( Ne+'oni! &6e(7(nt6* 9(mi6i(' to (66 Ame'i:(n7 (7 t,e

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40) EATS

5ie e(7* 5ont be 9'i+,tene5! be 9i'm (n5 t,(nC

Go5 it ,(7 :ome

He %(7 b;'ie5 in t,e P'ote7t(nt b;'i(6@+'o;n5 (t

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&6e(7;'e in 6i9e ,(5 been to %(t:, t,e +'o%t, o9

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+'(8e i7 m('Ce5 b* ( 6itt6e ,e(57tone on %,i:, ('e

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been &6(nte5 ne(' it! b;t t,e 5(i7ie7! 9(it,9;6 to

t,ei' b;'ie5 6o8e'! :'o%5 ,i7 7m(66 mo;n5 %it, (+(6(?* o9 t,ei' inno:ent 7t('7! mo'e &'o7&e'o;7

t,(n t,o7e ;n5e' %,i:, ,e 6i8e53^

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5('C! (n5 7en7iti8e3 At t,e 'e:it(6 o9 ( nob6e

(:tion o' ( be(;ti9;6 t,o;+,t t,e* %o;65 7;99;7e



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t,e +'(8e &6(nte5 %it, 7,';b7 (n5 96o%e'7! t,e &io;7 ,om(=iê o9t,e 5(;+,te' o9 o;' mo7t eminent Ame'i:(n 7:;6&to'3

EATS 40-

%it, te('7! (n5 ,i7 mo;t, t'emb6e53^ H(*5on 7(*7

t,(t ,i7 e*e7 ,(5 (n in%('5 De6&,i(n 6ooC t,(t

%(7 &e'9e:t6* 5i8ine3

T,e 9(;6t7 o9 e(t77 &oet'* ('e ob8io;7 eno;+,!

b;t it 7,o;65 be 'emembe'e5 t,(t ,e 5ie5 (t t%ent*@

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t,e'e :(n be no 5o;bt! (n5 in t,i7 %(7 im&6ie5 t,e

&o77ibi6it* o9 9(66in+ b(:C to t,e &e'9e:t me(n o95i:tion3 It i7 on6* b* t,e 'i:, t,(t t,e :o7t6* &6(in@

ne77! %,i:, (t on:e 7(ti79ie7 t,e t(7te (n5 t,e im@

(+in(tion! i7 (tt(in(b6e3

W,et,e' e(t7 %(7 o'i+in(6 o' not! I 5o not

t,inC it ;7e9;6 to 5i7:;77 ;nti6 it ,(7 been 7ett6e5

%,(t o'i+in(6it* i73 Lo'5 Ho;+,ton te667 ;7 t,(tt,i7 me'it #%,(te8e' it beK ,(7 been 5enie5 to

e(t7! be:(;7e ,i7 &oem7 t(Ce t,e :o6o' o9 t,e

(;t,o'7 ,e ,(&&ene5 to be 'e(5in+ (t t,e time ,e%'ote t,em3 B;t men ,(8e t,ei' inte66e:t;(6 (n@

:e7t'*! (n5 t,e 6iCene77 o9 7ome one o9 t,em i7 9o'@

e8e' ;ne?&e:te56* 96(7,in+ o;t in t,e 9e(t;'e7 o9 (5e7:en5(nt! it m(* be (9te' ( +(& o9 7e8e'(6 +en@

e'(tion73 In t,e &('6i(ment o9 t,e &'e7ent e8e'*

m(n 'e&'e7ent7 ( :on7tit;en:* o9 t,e &(7t3 It i7

t';e t,(t e(t7 ,(7 t,e (::ent o9 t,e men 9'om%,om ,e 6e('ne5 to 7&e(C! b;t t,i7 i7 to m(Ce

o'i+in(6it* ( me'e ;e7tion o9 e?te'n(67! (n5 in t,i7

7en7e t,e (;t,o' o9 ( 5i:tion('* mi+,t b'in+ (n(:tion o9 t'o8e' (+(in7t e8e'* (;t,o' %,o ;7e5 ,i7

%o'573 It i7 t,e m(n be,in5 t,e %o'57 t,(t +i8e7

t,em 8(6;e! (n5 i9 S,(Ce7&e('e ,e6& ,im7e69 to (

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404 EATS

8e'7e o' ( &,'(7e! it i7 %it, e('7 t,(t ,(8e 6e('ne5

o9 ,im to 6i7ten t,(t %e 9ee6 t,e ,('mon* o9 t,e

one! (n5 it i7 t,e m(77 o9 ,i7 inte66e:t t,(t m(Ce7t,e ot,e' %ei+,t* %it, me(nin+3 Eno;+, t,(t %e

'e:o+nie in e(t7 t,(t in5e9in(b6e ne%ne77 (n5

;ne?&e:te5ne77 %,i:, %e :(66 +eni;73 T,e 7;n7eti7 o'i+in(6 e8e'* e8enin+! t,o;+, 9o' t,o;7(n57 o9

*e('7 it ,(7 b;i6t o;t o9 t,e 7(me 6i+,t (n5 8(&o'

it7 8i7ion('* :itie7 %it, 5ome7 (n5 &inn(:6e7! (n5it7 5e6e:t(b6e mo;nt(in7 %,i:, ni+,t 7,(66 ;tte'6*

(b(7e (n5 5e7t'o*3

T,'ee men! (6mo7t :ontem&o'(neo;7 %it, e(:,ot,e'! Wo'57%o't,! e(t7! (n5 B*'on! %e'e

t,e +'e(t me(n7 o9 b'in+in+ b(:C En+6i7, &oet'*

9'om t,e 7(n5* 5e7e't7 o9 ',eto'i:! (n5 'e:o8e'in+9o' ,e' ,e' t'i&6e in,e'it(n:e o9 7im&6i:it*! 7en7;@

o;7ne77! (n5 &(77ion3 O9 t,e7e! Wo'57%o't, %(7

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tinoêinoQ t,em %it, 7omet,ino9 o9 i:ono:6(7ti: e?@

t'(8(+(n:e3 He %(7 t,e 5ee&e7t t,inCe'! e(t7

t,e mo7t e77enti(66* ( &oet! (n5 B*'on t,e mo7tCeen6* inte66e:t;(6 o9 t,e t,'ee3 e(t7 ,(5 t,e

b'o(5e7t min5! o' (t 6e(7t ,i7 min5 %(7 o&en on

mo'e 7i5e7! (n5 ,e %(7 (b6e to ;n5e'7t(n5 Wo'57@%o't, (n5 =;5+e B*'on! e;(66* :on7:io;7! t,'o;+,

,i7 ('ti7ti: 7en7e! o9 t,e +'e(tne77e7 o9 t,e one (n5

t,e m(n* 6itt6ene77e7 o9 t,e ot,e'! %,i6e Wo'57@%o't, %(7 i7o6(te5 in ( 9ee6in+ o9 ,i7 &'o&,eti:

:,('(:te'! (n5 BTon ,(5 on6* (n ;ne(7* (n5 =e(@

6o;7 in7tin:t o9 :ontem&o'('* me'it3 T,e &oem7 o9Wo'57%o't,! (7 ,e %(7 t,e mo7t in5i8i5;(6! (::o'5@

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in+6* 'e96e:t t,e moo57 o9 ,i7 o%n n(t;'e t,o7eo9 e(t7! 9'om 7en7iti8ene77 o9 o'+(ni(tion! t,e

moo57 o9 ,i7 o%n t(7te (n5 9ee6in+ (n5 t,o7e o9

B*'on! %,o %(7 im&'e77ib6e :,ie96* t,'o;+, t,e;n5e'7t(n5in+! t,e inte66e:t;(6 (n5 mo'(6 %(nt7 o9

t,e time in %,i:, ,e 6i8e53 Wo'57%o't, ,(7 in96;@

en:e5 mo7t t,e i5e(7 o9 7;::ee5in+ &oet7 e(t7!



t,ei' 9o'm7 (n5 B*'on! inte'e7tin+ to men o9 im@

(+in(tion 6e77 9o' ,i7 %'itin+7 t,(n 9o' %,(t ,i7

%'itin+7 in5i:(te! 'e(&&e('7 no mo'e in &oet'*! b;t

&'e7ent7 (n i5e(6 to *o;t, m(5e 'e7t6e77 %it, 8(+;e5e7i'e7 not *et 'e+;6(te5 b* e?&e'ien:e no' 7;&@

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7*m&(t,eti: im(+in(tion %,i:, be6on+7 to t,e &oet!

o9 t,(t im(+in(tion %,i:, i5enti9ie7 it7e69 %it, t,emoment('* ob=e:t o9 it7 :ontem&6(tion! t,(n (n*

m(n o9 t,e7e 6(te' 5(*73 It i7 not me'e6* t,(t ,e

,(7 7t;5ie5 t,e E6i(bet,(n7 (n5 :(;+,t t,ei' t;'no9 t,o;+,t! b;t t,(t ,e 'e(66* 7ee7 t,in+7 %it, t,ei'

7o8e'ei+n e*e! (n5 9ee67 t,em %it, t,ei' e6e:t'i9ie5

7en7e73 Hi7 im(+in(tion %(7 ,i7 b6i77 (n5 b(ne3

W(7 ,e :,ee'9;6! ,e ,o&7 (bo;t t,e +'(8e6 %it,t,e 7&(''o%7 %(7 ,e mo'bi5! ,e %o;65 'e=e:t

( Pet'(':(6 :o'on(tion! on (::o;nt o9 m* 5*in+

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ni:(nin+ :,('(:te'3 B;t ,e Cne% %,(t t,e 9(:;6t*

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9o;n5 it t';t,3 He ,(5 (n ;ne''in+ in7tin:t 9o'

t,e &oeti: ;7e7 o9 t,in+7! (n5 9o' ,im t,e* ,(5 no

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ot,e' ;7e3 We ('e (&t to t(6C o9 t,e :6(77i: 'e@

n(i77(n:e (7 o9 ( &,enomenon 6on+ &(7t! no' e8e'to be 'ene%e5! (n5 to t,inC t,e G'eeC7 (n5 Ro@

m(n7 (6one ,(5 t,e mi+,t* m(+i: to %o'C 7;:, (

mi'(:6e3 To me one o9 t,e mo7t inte'e7tin+ (7&e:t7o9 e(t7 i7 t,(t in ,im %e ,(8e (n e?(m&6e o9 t,e

'en(i77(n:e +oin+ on (6mo7t ;n5e' o;' o%n e*e7!

(n5 t,(t t,e inte66e:t;(6 9e'ment %(7 in ,im Cin@

56e5 b* ( &;'e6* En+6i7, 6e(8en3 He ,(5 &'o&e'6*no 7:,o6('7,i&! (n* mo'e t,(n S,(Ce7&e('e ,(5!

b;t 6iCe ,im ,e (77imi6(te5 (t ( to;:, %,(te8e'

:o;65 7e'8e ,i7 &;'&o7e3 Hi7 5e6i:(te 7en7e7 (b@7o'be5 :;6t;'e (t e8e'* &o'e3 O9 t,e 7e69@5eni(6

to %,i:, ,e t'(ine5 ,im7e69 #;ne?(m&6e5 in one 7o

*o;n+K t,e 7e:on5 5'(9t o9 H*&e'ion (7 :om&('e5%it, t,e 9i'7t i7 ( :on:6;7i8e &'oo93 An5 9(' in@

5ee5 i7 ,i7 L(mi( 9'om t,e 6(8i7, in5i7:'imi@

n(tion o9 En5*mion3 In ,i7 O5e7 ,e 7,o%e5 (



7en7e o9 9o'm (n5 &'o&o'tion %,i:, %e 7eeC 8(in6*

in (6mo7t (n* ot,e' En+6i7, &oet! (n5 7ome o9 ,i7

7onnet7 #t(Cin+ (66 ;(6itie7 into :on7i5e'(tionK ('e

t,e mo7t &e'9e:t in o;' 6(n+;(+e3 No 5o;bt t,e'ei7 7omet,in+ t'o&i:(6 (n5 o9 7t'(n+e o8e'+'o%t,

in ,i7 7;55en m(t;'it*! b;t it i8(7 m(t;'it* ne8e'@

t,e6e773 H(&&* t,e *o;n+ &oet %,o ,(7 t,e 7(8@in+ 9(;6t o9 e?;be'(n:e! i9 ,e ,(8e (67o t,e 7,(&in+

9(:;6t* t,(t 7oone' o' 6(te' %i66 (men5 it

A7 e8e'* *o;n+ &e'7on +oe7 t,'o;+, (66 t,e

%o'65@o65 e?&e'ien:e7! 9(n:*in+ t,em 7omet,in+

&e:;6i(' (n5 &e'7on(6 to ,im7e69! 7o it i7 %it, e8e'*ne% +ene'(tion! %,o7e *o;t, (6%(*7 9in57 it7 'e&'e@

7ent(ti8e7 in it7 &oet73 e(t7 'e5i7:o8e'e5 t,e 5e@

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6i+,t (n5 %on5e' t,(t 6(* en:,(nte5 in t,e 5i:tion@

('*3 Wo'57%o't, 'e8o6te5 (t t,e &oeti: 5i:tion

%,i:, ,e 9o;n5 in 8o+;e! b;t ,i7 o%n 6(n+;(+e'('e6* 'i7e7 (bo8e it! e?:e&t %,en it i7 ;&bo';e b*

t,e t,o;+,t3 e(t7 ,(5 (n in7tin:t 9o' 9ine %o'57!

%,i:, ('e in t,em7e68e7 &i:t;'e7 (n5 i5e(7! (n5

,(5 mo'e o9 t,e &o%e' o9 &oeti: e?&'e77ion t,(n(n* mo5e'n En+6i7, &oet3 An5 b* &oeti: e?&'e7@

7ion I 5o not me(n me'e6* ( 8i8i5ne77 in &('ti:;@

6('7! b;t t,e 'i+,t 9ee6in+ %,i:, ,ei+,ten7 o' 7;b@5;e7 ( &(77(+e o' ( %,o6e &oem to t,e &'o&e' tone!

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5e(6 mo'e t,(n i7 :ommon6* 7;&&o7e5 in t,i7 :,oi:eo9 %o'573 Men7 t,o;+,t7 (n5 o&inion7 ('e in (

+'e(t 5e+'ee 8(77(67 o9 ,im %,o in8ent7 ( ne%

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i7 8ei6e5 in t,e o65 6e+en57 %,i:, m(Ce t,e in8i7@

ib6e &o%e'7 t,e 7e'8(nt7 o9 7ome %o'53 A7 7oon(7 %e ,(8e 5i7:o8e'e5 t,e %o'5 9o' o;' =o* o'

7o''o% %e ('e no 6on+e' it7 7e'97! b;t it7 6o'573

We 'e%('5 t,e 5i7:o8e'e' o9 (n (n(e7t,eti: 9o' t,e bo5* (n5 m(Ce ,im membe' o9 (66 t,e 7o:ietie7!

b;t ,im %,o 9in57 ( ne&ent,e 9o' t,e 7o;6 %e e6e:t

into t,e 7m(66 (:(5em* o9 t,e immo't(673

T,e &oem7 o9 e(t7 m('C (n e&o:, in En+6i7,

&oet'* 9o'! ,o%e8e' o9ten %e m(* 9in5 t'(:e7 o9



it in ot,e'7! in t,em 9o;n5 it7 mo7t ;n:on7:io;7

e?&'e77ion t,(t 'e(:tion (+(in7t t,e b(''e6@o'+(n

7t*6e %,i:, ,(5 been 'ei+nin+ b* ( Cin5 o9 76ee&*

5i8ine 'i+,t 9o' ,(69 ( :ent;'*3 T,e 6o%e7t &oint

40/ EATS

%(7 in5i:(te5 %,en t,e'e %(7 7;:, (n ;tte' :on@9o;n5in+ o9 t,e :ommon (n5 t,e ;n:ommon 7en7e

t,(t D'3 Jo,n7on %'ote 8e'7e (n5 B;'Ce &'o7e3

T,e mo7t &'o9o;n5 +o7&e6 o9 :'iti:i7m %(7! t,(tnot,in+ %(7 +oo5 &oet'* t,(t :o;65 not be t'(n7@

6(te5 into +oo5 &'o7e! (7 i9 one 7,o;65 7(* t,(t t,e

te7t o9 7;99i:ient moon6i+,t %(7 t,(t t(66o%@:(n56e7

:o;65 be m(5e o9 it3 We 9in5 e(t7 (t 9i'7t +oin+to t,e ot,e' e?t'eme! (n5 en5e(8o'in+ to e?t'(:t

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to%('5 e;i6ib'i;m (n5 'e&o7e in ,i7 6(te' &oem73

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t,e 7moot, e6ement o9 ,i7 8e'7e3 Wit,o;t 6o7in+it7 7en7;o;7ne77! ,i7 &oet'* 'e9ine5 it7e69 (n5 +'e%

mo'e in%('5! (n5 t,e 7en7(tion(6 %(7 e6e8(te5 into

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LIBRAEY OF OLD AUTHORS ^

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M(n* o9 o;' o65e' 'e(5e'7 :(n 'emembe' t,e

(nti:i&(tion %it, %,i:, t,e* 6ooCe5 9o' e(:, 7;:@:e77i8e 8o6;me o9 t,e 6(te D'3 Yo;n+7 e?:e66ent

7e'ie7 o9 o65 En+6i7, &'o7e@%'ite'7! (n5 t,e 5e6i+,t

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No ot,e' %'ite'7 7&e(C to ;7 %it, t,e (;t,o'it* o9

t,o7e %,o7e o'5in('* 7&ee:, %(7 t,(t o9 o;' t'(n7@6(tion o9 t,e S:'i&t;'e7 to no mo5e'n i7 t,(t

9'(nC ;n:on7:io;7ne77 &o77ib6e %,i:, %(7 n(t;'(6

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40. LIBRARY OF OLD AUTHORS

to ( &e'io5 %,en *et 'e8ie%7 %e'e not (n5 no

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t,o'o;+,9('e7 o9 t,o;+,t3

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o9 'i:, "(n('*! ,one*e5 "*&';7! o' 7;b(:i5;6o;7

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ti;('i(n 8(6;e b* *o;n+ %'ite'7 %,o 7(te (t t,e

9eet o9 L(mb (n5 "o6e'i5+e3 R('itie7 o9 7t*6e! o9t,o;+,t! o9 9(n:*! %e'e 7o;+,t! '(t,e' t,(n t,e b('@

'en 7:(':itie7 o9 t*&o+'(&,*3 B;t (not,e' '(:e o9

men 7eem7 to ,(8e 7&';n+ ;&! in %,om t,e 9;ti6e



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m('t*'73 Li+,t! :o6o'e5 b* t,e7e 'e8e'en5 e99i+ie7!%(7 none t,e mo'e 'e7&i'(b6e 9o' bein+ &i:t;'e7;e3

T,e'e i7 on6* one t,in+ bette' t,(n t'(5ition! (n5

t,(t i7 t,e o'i+in(6 (n5 ete'n(6 6i9e o;t o9 %,i:, (66



t'(5ition t(Ce7 it7 'i7e3 It %(7 t,i7 6i9e %,i:, t,e

'e9o'me'7 5em(n5e5! %it, mo'e o' 6e77 :6e('ne77 o9

:on7:io;7ne77 (n5 e?&'e77ion! 6i9e in &o6iti:7! 6i9e in

6ite'(t;'e! 6i9e in 'e6i+ion3 O9 %,(t ;7e to im&o't( +o7&e6 9'om J;5(e(! i9 %e 6e(8e be,in5 t,e 7o;6

t,(t m(5e it &o77ib6e! t,e Go5 %,o Cee&7 it 9o'e8e'

'e(6 (n5 &'e7ent S;'e6* Ab(n( (n5 P,('&(' ('e bette' t,(n Jo'5(n! i9 ( 6i8in+ 9(it, be mi?e5 %it,

t,o7e %(te'7 (n5 none %it, t,e7e3

S:ot:, P'e7b*te'i(ni7m (7 ( moti8e o9 7&i'it;(6

&'o+'e77 %(7 5e(5 Ne% En+6(n5 P;'it(ni7m %(7

in 6iCe m(nne' 5e(5 in ot,e' %o'573 P'ote7t(nt@i7m ,(5 m(5e it7 9o't;ne (n5 no 6on+e' &'ote7te5

b;t ti66 "('6*6e 7&oCe o;t in t,e O65 Wo'65 (n5

Eme'7on in t,e Ne%! no one ,(5 5('e5 to &'o@

:6(im! Le 'oi e7t mo't Q 8i8e 6e 'oi 9 T,e me(nin+o9 %,i:, &'o:6(m(tion %(7 e77enti(66* t,i7 Q t,e 8it(6

7&i'it ,(7 6on+ 7in:e 5e&('te5 o;t o9 t,i7 9o'm

on:e 7o Cin+6*! (n5 t,e +'e(t 7e(6 ,(7 been in :om@

THOREAU ./

mi77ion 6on+ eno;+, b;t me(n%,i6e t,e 7o;6 o9

m(n! 9'om %,i:, (66 &o%e' em(n(te7 (n5 to %,i:,it 'e8e't7! 7ti66 7;'8i8e7 in ;n5imini7,e5 'o*(6t*

Go5 7ti66 7;'8i8e7! 6itt6e (7 *o; +ent6emen o9 t,e

"ommi77ion 7eem to be (%('e o9 it! n(*! %i66 &o77ib6* o;t6i8e t,e %,o6e o9 *o;! in:'e5ib6e (7 it

m(* (&&e('3 T,e t';t, i7! t,(t bot, S:ot:, P'e7@

b*te' i(ni7m (n5 Ne% En+6(n5 P;'it(ni7m m(5et,ei' ne% (8(t(' in "('6*6e (n5 Eme'7on! t,e ,e'@

(657 o9 t,ei' 9o'm(6 5e:e(7e! (n5 t,e ten5en:* o9

t,e one to%('5 A;t,o'it* (n5 o9 t,e ot,e' to%('5In5e&en5en:* mi+,t ,(8e been &'o&,e7ie5 b* %,o@

e8e' ,(5 7t;5ie5 ,i7to'*3 T,e ne:e77it* %(7 not

7o m;:, in t,e men (7 in t,e &'in:i&6e7 t,e* 'e&@

'e7ente5 (n5 t,e t'(5ition7 %,i:, o8e'';6e5 t,em3T,e P;'it(ni7m o9 t,e &(7t 9o;n5 it7 ;n%i66in+

&oet in H(%t,o'ne! t,e '('e7t :'e(ti8e im(+in(@

tion o9 t,e :ent;'*! t,e '('e7t in 7ome i5e(6 'e@7&e:t7 7in:e S,(Ce7&e('e b;t t,e P;'it(ni7m t,(t

:(nnot 5ie! t,e P;'it(ni7m t,(t m(5e Ne% En+@

6(n5 %,(t it i7! (n5 i7 5e7tine5 to m(Ce Ame'i:(%,(t it 7,oi55 be! 9o;n5 it7 8oi:e in Eme'7on3

T,o;+, ,o65in+ ,im7e69 (6oo9 9'om (66 (:ti8e &('t@

ne'7,i& in mo8ement7 o9 'e9o'm! ,e ,(7 been t,e



76ee&in+ &('tne' %,o ,(7 7;&&6ie5 ( +'e(t &('t o9

t,ei' :(&it(63

T,e ('ti7ti: '(n+e o9 Eme'7on i7 n(''o%! (7e8e'* %e66@'e(5 :'iti: m;7t 9ee6 (t on:e (n5 7o i7

t,(t o9 Ê7:,*6;7! 7o i7 t,(t o9 D(nte! 7o i7 t,(t

o9 Mont(i+ne! 7o i7 t,(t o9 S:,i66e'! 7o i7 t,(t o9ne('6* e8e'* one e?:e&t S,(Ce7&e('e b;t t,e'e

i7 ( +(;+e o9 ,ei+,t no 6e77 t,(n o9 b'e(5t,! o9

>// THOREAU

in5i8i5;(6it* (7 %e66 (7 o9 :om&'e,en7i8ene77! (n5!

(bo8e (66! t,e'e i7 t,e 7t(n5('5 o9 +eneti: &o%e'!

t,e te7t o9 t,e m(7:;6ine (7 5i7tin+;i7,e5 9'omt,e 'e:e&ti8e min573 T,e'e ('e 7t(min(te &6(nt7

in 6ite'(t;'e! t,(t m(Ce no 9ine 7,o% o9 9';it! b;t

%it,o;t %,o7e &o66en! ;inte77en:e o9 9';:ti9*in++o65! t,e +('5en ,(5 been b(''en3 Eme'7on7

min5 i7 em&,(ti:(66* one o9 t,e7e! (n5 t,e'e i7

no m(n to %,om o;' (e7t,eti: :;6t;'e o%e7 7om;:,3 T,e P;'it(n 'e8o6t ,(5 m(5e ;7 e::6e7i@

(7ti:(66* (n5 t,e Ee8o6;tion &o6iti:(66* in5e&en@

5ent! b;t %e %e'e 7ti66 7o:i(66* (n5 inte66e:t;(66*

moo'e5 to En+6i7, t,o;+,t! ti66 Eme'7on :;t t,e:(b6e (n5 +(8e ;7 ( :,(n:e (t t,e 5(n+e'7 (n5

t,e +6o'ie7 o9 b6;e %(te'3 No m(n *o;n+ eno;+,

to ,(8e 9e6t it :(n 9o'+et o' :e(7e to be +'(te@9;6 9o' t,e ment(6 (n5 mo'(6 n;5+e %,i:, ,e

'e:ei8e5 9'om t,e %'itin+7 o9 ,i7 ,i+,@min5e5 (n5

b'(8e@7&i'ite5 :o;nt'*m(n3 T,(t %e (+'ee %5t,,im! o' t,(t ,e (6%(*7 (+'ee7 %it, ,im7e69! i7

(7i5e 9'om t,e ;e7tion b;t t,(t ,e ('o;7e7 in

;7 7omet,in+ t,(t %e ('e t,e bette' 9o' ,(8in+(%(Cene5! %,et,e' t,(t 7omet,in+ be o9 o&&o7i@

tion o' (77ent! t,(t ,e 7&e(C7 (6%(*7 to %,(t i7

,i+,e7t (n5 6e(7t 7e69i7, in ;7! 9e% Ame'i:(n7 o9

t,e +ene'(tion *o;n+e' t,(n ,i7 o%n %o;65 be5i7&o7e5 to 5en*3 Hi7 o'(tion be9o'e t,e P,i

Bet( (&&( So:iet* (t "(mb'i5+e! 7ome t,i't*

*e('7 (+o! %(7 (n e8ent %it,o;t (n* 9o'me' &('@(66e6 in o;' 6ite'('* (nn(67! ( 7:ene to be (6%(*7

t'e(7;'e5 in t,e memo'* 9o' it7 &i:t;'e7;ene77

(n5 it7 in7&i'(tion3 W,(t :'o%5e5 (n5 b'e(t,6e77



THOREA U >/1

(i76e7! %,(t %in5o%7 :6;7te'in+ %it, e(+e' ,e(57!

%,(t ent,;7i(7m o9 (&&'o8(6! %,(t +'im 7i6en:eo9 9o'e+one 5i77ent It %(7 o;' Y(nCee 8e'7ion

o9 ( 6e:t;'e b* Abe6('5! o;' H('8('5 &('(66e6 to

t,e 6(7t &;b6i: (&&e('(n:e7 o9 S:,e66in+3

I 7(i5 t,(t t,e T'(n7:en5ent(6 Mo8ement %(7

t,e &'ote7t(nt 7&i'it o9 P;'it(ni7m 7eeCin+ ( ne%o;t6et (n5 (n e7:(&e 9'om 9o'm7 (n5 :'ee57 %,i:,

:om&'e77e5 '(t,e' t,(n e?&'e77e5 it3 In it7 mo@

ti8e7! it7 &'e(:,in+! (n5 it7 'e7;6t7! it 5i99e'e5 '(5@i:(66* 9'om t,e 5o:t'ine o9 "('6*6e3 T,e S:ot:,@

m(n! %it, (U ,i7 +eni;7! (n5 ,i7 ,;mo' +i+(n@

te7;e (7 t,(t o9 R(be6(i7! ,(7 +'o%n 7,'i66e' (n5

7,'i66e' %it, *e('7! 5e+ene'(tin+ 7ometime7 into (:ommon 7:o65! (n5 em&t*in+ 8e'* ;n7(8o'* 8i(67

o9 %'(t, on t,e ,e(5 o9 t,e 7t;'5* B'iti7, So:@

'(te7 o9 %o'656* :ommon@7en7e3 T,e te(:,in+ o9Eme'7on ten5e5 m;:, mo'e e?:6;7i8e6* to 7e69@

:;6t;'e (n5 t,e in5e&en5ent 5e8e6o&ment o9 t,e

in5i8i5;(6 m(n3 It 7eeme5 to m(n* (6mo7t P*@t,(+o'e(n in it7 8o6imt('* 7e:6;7ion 9'om :ommon@

%e(6t, (99(i'73 Bot, "('6*6e (n5 Eme'7on %e'e

5i7:i&6e7 o9 Goet,e! b;t Eme'7on in ( 9(' t';e'

7en7e (n5 %,i6e t,e one! 9'om ,i7 bi(7 to%('5t,e e::ent'i:! ,(7 5e+ene'(te5 mo'e (n5 mo'e into

m(nne'i7m! t,e ot,e' ,(7 :6('i9ie5 7te(5i6* to%('5

&e'9e:tion o9 7t*6e! e?;i7ite 9inene77 o9 m(te@'i(6! ;nobt';7i8e 6o^^^6e77 o9 tone (n5 7im&6i:it*

o9 9(7,ion! t,e mo7t ,i+6i@b'e5 +('b o9 e?&'e77ion3

AV,(te8e' m(* be 7(i5 o9 ,i7 t,o;+,t! not,in+:(n be 9ine' t,(n t,e 5e6i:io;7 6im&i5ne77 o9 ,i7

&,'(7e3 I9 it %(7 e8e' ;e7tion(b6e %,et,e' 5e@

>G. THOREA U

mo:'(:* :o;65 5e8e6o& ( +ent6em(n! t6ie &'ob6em

,(7 been (99i'm(ti8e6* 7o68e5 (t 6(7t3 "('6*6e! in

,i7 :*ni:i7m (n5 ,i7 (5mi'(tion o9 9o':e in (n59o' it7e69! ,(7 be:ome (t 6(7t &o7iti8e6* in,;m(n

Eme'7on! 'e8e'en:in+ 7t'en+t,! 7eeCin+ t,e ,i+,e7t

o;t:ome o9 t,e in5i8i5;(6! ,(7 9o;n5 t,(t 7o:iet*(n5 &o6iti:7 ('e (67o m(in e6ement7 in t,e (tt(in@

ment o9 t,e 5e7i'e5 en5! (n5 ,(7 5'(%n 7te(5i6*

m(n%('5 (n5 %o'65%('53 T,e t%o men 'e&'e7ent



'e7&e:ti8e6* t,o7e +'(n5 &e'7oni9i:(tion7 in t,e

5'(m( o9 ^7:,*6;7! Bt( (n5 &('o73

Amon+ t,e &i7ti66(te &6(nt7 Cin56e5 to 9';it(+e b* t,e Eme'7oni(n &o66en! T,o'e(; i7 t,;7 9('

t,e mo7t 'em('C(b6e (n5 it i7 7omet,in+ emi@

nent6* 9ittin+ t,(t ,i7 &o7t,;mo;7 %o'C7 7,o;65 be o99e'e5 ;7 b* Eme'7on! 9o' t,e* ('e 7t'(%@

be''ie7 9'om ,i7 o%n +('5en3 A 7in+;6(' mi?@

t;'e o9 8('ietie7! in5ee5! t,e'e i7 (6&ine! 7omeo9 t,em! %it, t,e 96(8o' o9 '('e mo;nt(in (i'

ot,e'7 %oo5! t(7tin+ o9 7;nn* 'o(57i5e b(nC7 o'

7,* o&enin+7 in t,e 9o'e7t (n5 not ( 9e% 7ee5@6in+7 7%o66en ,;+e6* b* :;6t;'e! b;t 6(:Cin+ t,e

9ine n(t;'(6 ('om( o9 t,e mo'e mo5e7t Cin573

St'(n+e booC7 t,e7e ('e o9 ,i7! (n5 inte'e7tin+

in m(n* %(*7! in7t';:ti8e :,ie96* (7 7,o%in+,o% :on7i5e'(b6e ( :'o& m(* be '(i7e5 on ( :om@

&('(ti8e6* n(''o% :6o7e o9 min5! (n5 ,o% m;:,

( m(n m(* m(Ce o9 ,i7 6i9e i9 ,e %i66 (77i5;o;76*9o66o% it! t,o;+, &e',(&7 ne8e' t';6* 9in5in+ it

(t 6(7t3

I ,(8e =;7t been 'ene%in+ m* 'e:o66e:tion o9

M'3 T,o'e(;7 %'itin+7! (n5 ,(8e 'e(5 t,'o;+, ,i7

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7i? 8o6;me7 in t,e o'5e' o9 t,ei' &'o5;:tion3 I

7,(66 t'* to +i8e (n (5e;(te 'e&o't o9 t,ei' im&'e7@

7ion ;&on me bot, (7 :'iti: (n5 (7 me'e 'e(5e'3He 7eem7 to me to ,(8e been ( m(n %it, 7o ,i+,

( :on:eit o9 ,im7e69 t,(t ,e (::e&te5 %it,o;t ;e7@

tionin+! (n5 in7i7te5 on o;' (::e&tin+! ,i7 5e9e:t7(n5 %e(Cne77e7 o9 :,('(:te' (7 8i't;e7 (n5 &o%e'7

&e:;6i(' to ,im7e693 W(7 ,e in5o6ent! ,e 9in57

none o9 t,e (:ti8itie7 %,i:, (tt'(:t o' em&6o*

t,e 'e7t o9 m(nCin5 %o't,* o9 ,im3 W(7 ,e%(ntin+ in t,e ;(6itie7 t,(t m(Ce 7;::e77! it i7

7;::e77 t,(t i7 :ontem&tib6e! (n5 not ,im7e69 t,(t

6(:C7 &e'7i7ten:* (n5 &;'&o7e3 W(7 ,e &oo'!mone* %(7 (n ;nmi?e5 e8i63 Di5 ,i7 6i9e 7eem (

7e69i7, one! ,e :on5emn7 5oin+ +oo5 (7 one o9 t,e

%e(Ce7t o9 7;&e'7tition73 To be o9 ;7e %(7 %it,,im t,e mo7t Ci66in+ b(it o9 t,e %i6* tem&te' U7e@

6e77ne773 He ,(5 no 9(:;6t* o9 +ene'(6i(tion 9'om

o;t7i5e o9 ,im7e69! o' (t 6e(7t no e?&e'ien:e %,i:,



%o;65 7;&&6* t,e m(te'i(6 o9 7;:,! (n5 ,e m(Ce7

,i7 o%n %,im t,e 6(%! ,i7 o%n '(n+e t,e ,o'i@

on o9 t,e ;ni8e'7e3 He :on5emn7 ( %o'65! t,e

,o66o %ne77 o9 %,o7e 7(ti79(:tion7 ,e ,(5 ne8e',(5 t,e me(n7 o9 te7tin+! (n5 %e 'e:o+nie A&e@

m(nt;7 be,in5 t,e m(7C o9 Timon3 He ,(5 6itt6e

(:ti8e im(+in(tion o9 t,e 'e:e&ti8e ,e ,(5 m;:,3Hi7 (&&'e:i(tion i7 o9 t,e ,i+,e7t ;(6it* ,i7 :'it@

i:(6 &o%e'! 9'om %(nt o9 :ontin;it* o9 min5! 8e'*

6imite5 (n5 in(5e;(te3 He 7ome%,e'e :ite7 (7imi6e 9'om O77i(n! (7 (n e?(m&6e o9 t,e 7;&e'i@

o'it* o9 t,e o65 &oet'* to t,e ne%! t,o;+,! e8en

%e'e t,e ,i7to'i: e8i5en:e 6e77 :on8in:in+! t,e 7en@

B1) THOREAU

timent(6 me6(n:,o6* o9 t,o7e &oem7 7,o;65 be :on@

:6;7i8e o9 t,ei' mo5e'nne773 He ,(5 none o9 t,e('ti7ti: m(7te'* %,i:, :ont'o67 ( +'e(t %o'C to

t,e 7e'ene b(6(n:e o9 :om&6etene77! b;t e?;i7ite

me:,(ni:(6 7Ci66 in t,e 7,(&in+ o9 7enten:e7 (n5 &('(+'(&,7! o' #mo'e '('e6*K 7,o't bit7 o9 8e'7e

9o' t,e e?&'e77ion o9 ( 5et(:,e5 t,o;+,t! 7enti@

ment! o' im(+e3 Hi7 %o'C7 +i8e one t,e 9ee6in+ o9

( 7C* 9;66 o9 7t('7! 7omet,in+ im&'e77i8e (n5e?,i6('(tin+ :e't(in6*! 7omet,in+ ,i+, o8e',e(5

(n5 9'e:C6e5 t,i:C6* %it, 7&ot7 o9 i7o6(te5 b'i+,t@

ne77 b;t %,et,e' t,e7e ,(8e (n* m;t;(6 'e6(@tion %it, e(:, ot,e'! o' ,(8e (n* :on:e'n %it,

o;' m;n5(ne m(tte'7! i7 9o' t,e mo7t &('t m(t@

te' o9 :on=e:t;'e! (7t'o6o+* (7 *et! (n5 not (7@t'onom*3

It i7 :;'io;7! :on7i5e'in+ %,(t T,o'e(; (9te'@%('57 be:(me! t,(t ,e %(7 not b* n(t;'e (n ob@

7e'8e'3 He on6* 7(% t,e t,in+7 ,e 6ooCe5 9o'!

(n5 %(7 6e77 &oet t,(n n(t;'(6i7t3 Ti66 ,e b;i6t

,i7 W(65en 7,(nt*! ,e 5i5 not Cno% t,(t t,e ,i:C@o'* +'e% in "on:o'53 Ti66 ,e %ent to M(ine! ,e

,(5 ne8e' 7een &,o7&,o'e7:ent %oo5! ( &,enomenon

e('6* 9(mi6i(' to mo7t :o;nt'* bo*73 At 9o't* ,e7&e(C7 o9 t,e 7ee5in+ o9 t,e &ine (7 ( ne% 5i7:o8@

e'*! t,o;+, one 7,o;65 ,(8e t,o;+,t t,(t it7 +o65@

5;7t o9 b6o%in+ &o66en mi+,t ,(8e e('6ie' 5'(%n,i7 e*e3 Neit,e' ,i7 (ttention no' ,i7 +eni;7 %(7

o9 t,e 7&ont(neo;7 Cin53 He 5i7:o8e'e5 not,in+3

He t,o;+,t e8e'*t,in+ ( 5i7:o8e'* o9 ,i7 o%n!



9'om moon6i+,t to t,e &6(ntin+ o9 (:o'n7 (n5 n;t7

b* 7;i''e673 T,i7 i7 ( 5e9e:t in 6ii7 :,('(:te'3

THOREAU >1-

b;t one o9 ,i7 :,ie9 :,('m7 (7 ( %'ite'3 E8e'*@

t,in+ +'o%7 9'e7, ;n5e' ,i7 ,(n53 He 5e68e5 in

,i7 min5 (n5 n(t;'e ,e &6(nte5 t,em %it, (66m(nne' o9 n(ti8e (n5 9o'ei+n 7ee57! (n5 'e(&e5

(77i5;o;76*3 He %(7 not me'e6* 7o6it('*! ,e %o;65

be i7o6(te5! (n5 7;::ee5e5 (t 6(7t in (6mo7t &e'@7;(5in+ ,im7e69 t,(t ,e %(7 (;to:,t,ono;73 He

8(6;e5 e8e'*t,in+ in &'o&o'tion (7 ,e 9(n:ie5 it to

be e?:6;7i8e6* ,i7 o%n3 He :om&6(in7 in W(65en

t,(t t,e'e i7 no one in "on:o'5 %it, %,om ,e :o;65t(6C o9 O'ient(6 6ite'(t;'e! t,o;+, t,e m(n %(7

6i8in+ %it,in t%o mi6e7 o9 ,i7 ,;t %,o ,(5 int'o@

5;:e5 ,im to it3 T,i7 inte66e:t;(6 7e69i7,ne77 be@:ome7 7ometime7 (6mo7t &(in9;6 in 'e(5in+ ,im3

He 6(:Ce5 t,(t +ene'o7it* o9 :omm;ni:(tion

%,i:, Jo,n7on (5mi'e5 in B;'Ce3 De ;in:e*te667 ;7 t,(t Wo'57%o't, %(7 im&(tient %,en (n*

one e67e 7&oCe o9 mo;nt(in7! (7 i9 ,e ,(5 ( &e:;@

6i(' &'o&e't* in t,em3 An5 %e :(n 'e(5i6* ;n5e'@

7t(n5 %,* it 7,o;65 be 7o Q no one i7 7(ti79ie5 %it,(not,e'7 (&&'e:i(tion o9 ,i7 mi7t'e773 B;t T,o@

'e(; 7eem7 to ,(8e &'ie5 ( 6o9t* %(* o9 t,inCin+

#o9ten %e 7,o;65 be in:6ine5 to :(66 it ( 'emoteoneK not 7o m;:, be:(;7e it %(7 +oo5 in it7e69 (7

be:(;7e ,e %i7,e5 9e% to 7,('e it %it, ,im3 It

7eem7 no% (n5 t,en (7 i9 ,e 5i5 not 7eeC to 6;'eot,e'7 ;& (bo8e o;' 6o%e' 'e+ion o9 t;'moi6!

b;t to 6e(8e ,i7 o%n n(me :;t on t,e mo;nt(in

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to be m*7ti:3 He t;'n7 :ommon&6(:e7 en5 9o'

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B14 THOREA U

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A7 no one e8e' in8ent7 ( %o'5! (n5 *et 6(n+;(+e

7ome,o% +'o%7 b* +ene'(6 :ont'ib;tion (n5 ne:e7@7it*! 7o it i7 %it, t,o;+,t3 M'3 T,o'e(; 7eem7 to

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no;n:e7 t,e %o'65 o9 men em&t* (n5 %o't,6e77 be@

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t,e (::;7(tion o9 it be9o'e (n* ,(7 m(5e it b;t

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t,e'e3 He 8e'i9ie7 t,e 7,'e%5 'em('C o9 S(inte@

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THOREAU >1

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t,in+ t,e (i'! it m;7t be :on9e77e5! o9 t,e He'mi@

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>1/ THOREAU

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THOREA U >11

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t,e im(+e o9 ,im7e69 in t,e o;t%('5 %o'65! one i7'emin5e5 o9 ( 7(8(+e %,en ,e 9o' t,e 9i'7t time

:(t:,e7 ( +6im&7e o9 ,im7e69 in ( 6ooCin+@+6(773

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tob(::o@&i&e! to %,o7e ('t in t,e t(ttooin+ o9 t,ine

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9e'ent to N(t;'e (7 7,e i7 to ,im3 B* (n5 b* %e

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on T,o'e(;7 :,('(:te'3 On t,e :ont'('*! ,i7 6et@

te'7 7,o% ,im mo'e :*ni:(6 (7 ,e +'e% o65e'3

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THOREAU .12

t,(t %,en t,e o%6 %o;65 bo(7t! ,e bo(7t7 o9:(t:,in+ mi:e (t t,e e5+e o9 ( ,o6e3 We :o;65

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not 7o %e66 9o' T,o'e(; to t'(8e7t* it into W,en

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