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,,george ,,borr[      ,a ,,s]mon        
,,prea*$ ,,9  ,,norwi* ,,ca!dral ,,on   
33  33  ,,july #f1 #aiac  33  33    ,,by
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,,dean ,,( ,,norwi*    ,,london         
,,j>rold  ,,sons  ,,publi%]s       ,z = 
me1 ,i w\ld seek unto ,god1 :i* doe?    
great ?+s &     unse>*able2 m>vell\s ?+s
 )\t numb]4--,job v4 #h4    ,y may      
desire "s explanation ( :y we 9 ?is     
,ca!dral1 h ?\ght  x "r to take "p ) !  
city 9 ! public commemoration ( ,george 
,borr[4  ,x is n1 ( c\rse1 m]ely because
 he 0 a devot$ lov] (  our anci5t h\se1 
?\gh = t we are n ungrateful4  ,nor aga9
 is  x m]ely because he 0 = ! mo/ active
 ye>s ( 8 life a zeal\s  s]vant ( !     
,bible ,society2 & our ,*ur* has tak5 a 
special int]e/  9 t society s9ce ! day  

:5 ,bi%op ,ba?ur/1 fir/ ( 8  episcopal  
bre?r51 appe>$ ^u its plat=ms side by   
side ) ,joseph  ,john ,gurney4  ,nor    
aga9 is x m]ely because he 0 an         
accompli%$ man  ( lett]s4  ,religion &  
lit]ature inde$ h mu* t is common 9  _! 
purpose4  ,! ,*ur* exi/s to propagate a 
c]ta9 int]pretation  ( ! _w & human     
life4  ,lit]ature also exi/s to int]pret
 life1  & ! great lit]atures ( ! _w h   
nev] 9 _!  int]pretations %[n !mselves  
antagoni/ic to religion2 on !  contr>y1 
!y h always t5d$ to discov] m & m       
elem5ts (  p]man5t value 9 human life1  
confirm+ ! ,*ur*'s message ( its  ,div9e
 orig9 & de/9y4  ,b1 unhappily1 !re h   
always be51 &  are /ill1 m5 ( lett]s :om
 ! ,*ur* _c hon\r1 because _!  books1   
al?\gh te*nically m]itori\s1 take a view
 ( life :i* is 9  our judgm5t aga9/ good
 morals1 or 9 "s o!r way mis*iev\s4     
,if1  !n1 we 9 ?is ,"m ,*ur* claim our  
%>e 9 ! commemoration (  ,george ,borr[1
 x is because he 01 z we ?9k1 a true se]
 &  int]pret]2 because he op5$ to u fre%

 spr+s ( delight 9 !  natural _w2       
because he ar\s$ new & liv+ int]e/ 9 !  
lives (  m5 ( _m k9dr$s & tongues2 &    
because he held up to our own  nation an
 ideal ( conduct :i* c\ld n b b5efit ^? 
:om x  attract$4    ,let me1 z %ortly z 
,i c1 rem9d y ( "s *>act]i/ics ( t      
ideal4    ,e read] ( ! ,old ,te/am5t is 
famili> ) ! two great types  :i* ! e>ly 
,israeliti% civilisation sets be=e u    
aga9 & aga9  9 ,ca9 & ,abel1 ,isaac &   
,i%mael1 ,esau & ,jacob--! contra/ ( !  
wild & vagabond hunt] & ! pla9 man1     
dwell+ 9 t5ts4  ,^!  types z !y appe> 9 
! ,bible h 9 !m a *>act]i/ically        
,semitic elem5t1 b !y h /ill m ( our    
common humanity4  ,we  obs]ve ! two     
types among our own *ildr51 & x is a    
contra/ t  int]e/s u all4  ,our         
affections p]haps g out to ! romantic   
,esau  r ?an to 8 bus9ess-l bro!r2 :ile 
at ! same "t we  recognise t ! future ( 
civilisation mu/ lie n ) ! *ild (       
impulse1 b ) him :o c =eca/ ! future &  
rank some?+  high] ?an 8 mom5t>y :im4   

,x 0 ?is fundam5tal contra/ t  0 s      
int]e/+ to ,borr[4  ,he /udi$ x 9 !     
cities & 9 !  wild]nesses ( ?is & _m o!r
 l&s2 & because he /udi$ x he  0 n      
cont5t to accept ! easy v]dict (        
civilisation t f9ds  no?+ b pr(anity 9  
,esau1 or ! equally easy p>adox ( a     
return-to-  nature philosophy1 :i* f9ds 
all virtue 9 ! noble savage4  ,borr[    
/udi$ ,esau 9 8 w&]+ life ) int]e/$     
eyes1 & won 8  confid5ce & a glimpse ( 8
 secret2 & he /udi$ ,jacob 9 8  c\nt+   
h\se & work%op ) no less und]/&+1 if ) a
 less  degree ( sympa?y2 & !n he        
exhibit$ to 8 c\ntrym5 an ideal  :i* at 
! "t vex$ & disquiet$ !m1 because !re 7 
elem5ts  9 x drawn f bo?4    ,look fir/ 
at ^? :i* he drew f 8 int]c\rse ) !     
gipsies4  ,he 0 puzzl$ by ! problem ( _!
 wond]ful p]si/5ce4  ,:at c\ld  be its  
cause8  ,_! faults 7 prov]bs4  ,!y liv$ 
by draw+ fools  into a circle & *eat+   
!m4  ,/eal+ & ly+ 7 fir/  pr9ciples 9 _!
 code ( life4  ,& yet because ,borr[    
held t  ,nature did n =give faults1 mu* 

less all[ m5 to pr(it by !m1 he  c\ld n 
b ask :e!r ^? gipsies 7 s ?or\ghly      
vici\s z 0  suppos$4  ,"o day1 9 a      
conv]sation ) a gipsy girl "u a h$ge--"o
  ( ! /range/ talks 9 ! *ronicle (      
lit]ature--he elicit$ !  fact t dome/ic 
hon\r 0 held among !m to be a prim>y    
law1 &  female un*a/ity an unp>donable  
(f5ce4  ,& he left t conv]sation  on    
record = our admonition4  ,t1 y w say1  
is no new ideal to  ,engli% wom54  ,z an
 ideal1 no4  ,b our ,engli% practice is 
some?+  v diff]5t4  ,& we h liv$ to see 
lit]ature *all5ge ev5 !  ideal4    ,& !n
 !re 0 ! secret1 an op5 "o inde$1 b     
hidd5 f _m  ,engli%m5 ( ,borr['s        
g5]ation1 ?\gh x _h be5 rec5tly         
proclaim$  by ! g5tle & ?\ghtful poet :o
 lay buri$ 9 ,borr['s native t[n  (     
,d]eham1 t ?\gh civilisation arose f    
life 9 cities1 yet !  joy ( life 0 apt  
to escape ! city liv]4  ,! vagabond     
gipsy _h  some?+ :i* man 0 ! bett] =    
hav+1 a delight 9 ! sun &  air & w9d &  
ra94  ,we 9 ,norwi* are n likely to =get

 ^?  magical words put into ! m\? ( !   
gipsy on ,m\sehold ,hea?1  ,!re's night 
& day1 bro!r1 bo? sweet ?+s2 sun1 moon1 
& />s1  bro!r1 all sweet ?+s2 !re's     
likewise a w9d on ! hea?4  ,life is  v  
sweet1 bro!r4  ,alli$ ) ?is love (      
nature 0 a ke5  satisfaction 9 manly    
ex]cises1 walk+1 rid+1 box+1 swimm+1 :i*
  ,borr[ contra/$ some:at scornfully ) !
 bas] sports ( dog  fight+ & cock       
fight+1 !n 9 vogue among g5tlem54  ,& z 
a  consequ5ce ( ?is love ( ! op5 air & !
 op5 c\ntry ,borr[  f\nd 9 ! gipsies a  
s5se ( fre$om & indep5d5ce1 & s a self- 
respect1 :i* he comp>$ unfav\rably ) !  
m+l$ arrogance &  s]vility ( _m city-br$
 p4    ,"h !n we h "s ( ! elem5ts ( !   
ideal1 l>gely drawn f  ! despis$        
gipsies1 :i* ,borr[ held up be=e 8      
g5]ation4  ,he  does n inde$ promulgate 
x z ! :ole duty ( man1 ?\gh we :o  h    
le>n$ ! lesson may ?9k he is apt to     
ov]-emphasise x4  ,he  does n ignore o!r
 qualities ( manl9ess4  ,he holds t f ! 
root ( a self-respect+ fre$om1 if !     

environm5t be b fav\rable1  z ) !       
gipsies x 0 n1 o!r manly qualities w    
spr+4  ,f  ! /r5g? ( self-respect %\ld  
spr+ ! c\rage ( tru?fulness1  & ju/ice1 
& t5d]ness1 & p]sev]ance4  ,on ! love ( 
tru? &  ju/ice ,i ne$ n dwell2 !y are   
conspicu\s 9 e page t ,borr[  wrote4    
,p]sev]ance is /ill m emphasis$1 because
 x 0 ! ma9  contribution ( ,jacob to !  
human ideal1 ! quality mo/ lack+ 9      
,esau4  ,t5d]ness may seem to be less   
evid5t2 & ,i "k x is a common  op9ion t 
,borr['s ideal ( life 0 too self-absorb$
 to all[ (  mu* sympa?y ) o!rs4  ,i ?9k 
?is view is mi/ak54  ,!re 0  und\bt$ly a
 /rong /ress laid on ! duty ( protect+  
"o's own life  & p]sonality f outside   
influ5ce1 & a correspond+ /ress on !    
duty ( respect = ! indep5d5ce ( o!rs2 b 
:]e !re 0 a  claim1 :e!r ( blood1 or    
fri5d%ip1 or ne$1 ,borr['s ideal admitt$
  x to ! full4  ,i h wi%$ to conf9e     
myself ?is morn+ to !  ideal ( conduct  
:i* ,borr[ (f]s u 9 8 books1 because x 0
 a  consci\s & reason$ ideal1 & he wrote

 to propagate x4  ,! "q  h[ f> he       
himself atta9$ to 8 own /&>d we are "r 9
 pass+  by unless !re 0 any conspicu\s  
contra/ betwe5 8 !ory & 8  practice4  ,b
 !re 0 no su* contra/4  ,s f> z our     
in=mation  goes1 ,borr[ liv$ by 8 ideal 
resolutely4  ,8 tru?fulness &           
p]sev]ance & love ( ju/ice _c be        
que/ion$2 & on ! po9t  ( t5d]ness x is n
 ^? :o knew him be/--8 "m1 or 8 wife1   
or 8 fri5ds--:o h f\nd him want+4       
,let me pass on to indicate h[ ?is ideal
 connect$ itself ) religion4  ,!        
fundam5tal dogma ( ,borr['s religion 0 !
 provid5ce ( ,god4  ,s  f> z ,i "k1 he  
did n =mulate 8 notion ( ! purpose ( !  
_w2 he accept$ ! view ( ,/4 ,paul1 t !  
creation is mov+ to  "s div9e ev5t2 & t 
)9 ! great s*eme !re are  numb]less     
subs]vi5t ends :i* man is be+ urg$ by   
,div9e admonition  to fulfil4  ,su*     
admonitions come to m5 9 _m ways2 we    
speak ( !m  z modes ( inspiration2 & ev5
 ^? :o "q ! inspiration (  prophets d n 
refuse ! ^w 9 speak+ ( poets &          

musicians4  ,borr[ did n "q prophetic   
inspiration 9 ! pa/1 because he  believ$
 9 x z a pres5t fact4  ,he believ$ t to 
! man :o by  pray] kept himself 9 t\* ) 
! ,div9e ,_s intimations 7  v\*saf$ ( ! 
,div9e w1 :i* br\ght cle> light into !  
d>k  places ( life4  ,he some:at %ock$ !
 good b precise secret>y (  ! ,bible    
,society by decl>+ 9 a lett] f ,spa9 t  
he _h be5  v passionate 9 pray] dur+ !  
la/ two or ?ree days1 & 9  consequ5ce1 z
 he ?\ght1 saw 8 way ) consid]able      
cle>ness3 on  ano!r occasion1 by say+ t 
he 0 :at ! _w calls exce$+ly  sup]/iti\s
 because he _h *ang$ "s plan 9          
consequ5ce ( a  dream2 & aga9 by say+1  
,my usual wond]ful good =tune accompani$
  me4  ,= ! la/ expression he apologis$2
 b1 :atev] ! p>ticul>  expression us$1  
!re c be no d\bt t ,borr[ 0 a firm      
believ] 9  :at our fa!rs call$ p>ticul> 
provid5ces1 lead+s ( ! ,div9e  ,_s4  ,he
 believ$1 = example1 t he 0 do+ ! w (   
,god 9  circulat+ ! ,bible1 & he also   
believ$ t ,god made 8 way pla9  = s do+4

  ,we h kn[n s9ce ,borr[ ano!r great    
,engli%man :o  held a simil> fai?1      
,*>les ,gordon2 & ! lives ( bo? supply s
  _m in/ances ( :at look l acts (       
special protection1 t !  "q w pres5t    
itself to ! /ud5t ( _! lives :e!r !re   
may n be "s su* connexion betwe5 fai? & 
miracle1 z our ,savi\r  ass]t$4  ,at any
 rate1 we %all nev] und]/& ,borr[ if we 
exclude  f our notion ( religion ! idea 
( ! miracul\s1 mean+ by t  ^w n !       
contrav5tion ( natural law1 b !         
provid5tial guidance  ( ev5ts4    ,!re  
is "o special side ( ?is doctr9e (      
,provid5ce :i* mu/ be  ref]r$ to        
specially1 because ,borr[ himself calls 
att5tion to x 9  ! curi\s comm5t>y :i*  
he annex$ to ,! ,romany ,rye2 ! doctr9e 
s famili> to ! la/ g5]ation 9 ! poems ( 
,br[n+1 t  tr\ble1 to :i* man is born1 z
 ! sp>ks fly upw>d1 is orda9$ by  !     
,creator z a /imulus to endeav\r1       
because :]e lea/ man suff]s1  longe/ he 
rema9s4  ,"s ( y may rememb] t he argues
 9 t  app5dix t ! old man :o _h le>nt   

,*9ese to di/ract 8 m9d  w\ld h play$ b 
a slugg>d's "p 9 life if no affliction  
_h  befall5 him1 s9ce he _h nev] tak5 ! 
pa9s to le>n h[ to tell !  "t f a clock4
  ,no?+ b extreme agony1 says ,borr[1   
c\ld h  induc$ su* a man to d any?+     
useful4  ,& e "o w recall !  passage 9  
,lav5gro :]e he speaks ( ! fit ( horrors
 t attack$  8 h]o1 may we n say himself1
 :5 recov]+ f an illness4  ,9  !        
recollection & prospect ( su* woe1 he   
asks1 ,is x n lawful to  exclaim1       
',bett] t ,i _h nev] be5 born'8  ,& he  
replies1 ,fool1  = ?yself ?\ wa/ n born1
 b to fulfil ! inscrutable decrees (  ?y
 ,creator2 & h[ do/ ?\ "k t ?is d>k     
pr9ciple is n1  aft] all1 ?y be/ fri5d2 
t x is n t :i* temp]s ! :ole  mass ( ?y 
corruption8  ,x may be1 = :at ?\ kn[e/1 
! "m (  wisdom & ( great works1 x is !  
dread ( ! horror ( ! night  t makes !   
pilgrim ha/5 on 8 way4  ,:5 ?\ feele/ x 
nigh1 let  ?y safety ^w be ',onw>d6'    
,if ?\ t>ry1 ?\ art ov]:elm$4  ,c\rage6 
,build great works2 'tis urg+ !e4    ,9 

! passage j quot$ ,borr[ speaks ( ,god's
 inscrutable decrees4  ,aft] sitt+ z a  
"y man at ! feet ( ,william ,taylor &   
le>n+  f him "s philosophy & mu*        
scepticism1 he _h come back to ! old    
,hebrew idea t 9 religion rev]5ce 0 !   
beg9n+ ( wisdom4  ,?is  did n mean t he 
_h disc>d$ ,we/]n sci5ce1 or put a      
bridle ^u  8 own insatiable curiosity4  
,no man 0 m ready to le>n :at c\ld      
anyh[ or any:]e be le>n$4  ,x meant t :5
 all _h be5 le>n$  t sci5ce c\ld tea*1 !
 really vital que/ions rema9$ /ill  )\t 
an answ]1 because natural sci5ce c ?r[  
no light on :at  nature itself really   
is4  ,! only clue )9 our rea* to t fir/ 
& la/ problem lay1 9 8 judgm5t1 ) !     
simple-he>t$ & l[ly-  m9d$1 ^? 9 :om ?is
 wond]ful _w /ill ar\s$ wond]4  ,9 ?us  
call+ to ! s\l ( man n to lose its p[] (
 wond]1 ,borr[ is 9  sympa?y ) ! deepe/ 
?\ght ( our "t4             ,= ah6 h[   
surely1     ,h[ soon & surely w         
dis5*antm5t come1     ,:5 fir/ to h]self
 %e boa/s to walk securely1     ,&      

drives ! ma/] _s away f 8 home2         
,see+ ! m>vell\s ?+s t make ! morn+     
,are m>vels ( e day1 famili>1 & "s      
,h lo/ ) use1 l e>?ly robes1 _! adorn+1 
,z e>?ly joys ! *>m ( a fir/ delight1   
,& "s are fall5 f awe to neglect &      
scorn+4 #ab    ,let u say !n ) ! anci5t 
se]3 ,z = me1 ,i w\ld seek unto ,god2   
:i* doe? great ?+s & unse>*able1        
m>vell\s ?+s )\t  numb]4                
,footnotes3      #ab  ,rob]t ,bridges1  
,prome!us ! ,firegiv]1 #hbd4