,,prejudices ,,second ,,s]ies ,by ,h4 ,l4 ,,m5ck5 ,,jona?an ,,cape #aa ,,g[] ,,/reet ,,london #aiba ,,cont5ts ,i ,,! ,,national ,,lett]s1 #i #a4 ,prophets & ,_! ,visions1 #i #b4 ,! ,answ]+ ,fact1 #ad #c4 ,! ,a%es ( ,new ,engl&1 #ah #d4 ,! ,f]m5t ,und]gr\nd1 #be #e4 ,9 ! ,lit]>y ,abattoir1 #cb #f4 ,und]ly+ ,causes1 #ci #g4 ,! ,lonesome ,arti/1 #ed #h4 ,! ,cultural ,backgr\nd1 #fe #i4 ,"u ! ,campus ,pump1 #gh #aj4 ,! ,intol]able ,burd51 #hg #aa4 ,epilogue1 #ih ,,ii ,,roosevelt3 ,,an ,,autopsy1 #ajb ,,iii ,,! ,,sah>a ,,( ,,! ,,boz>t1 #acf ,,iv ,,! ,,div9e ,,afflatus1 #aee ,v ,,sci5tific ,,exam9ation ,,( ,a ,,popul> ,,virtue1 #agb ,,vi ,,exeunt ,,omnes1 #ahj ,,vii ,,! ,,alli$ ,,arts1 #aid #a4 ,on ,music-,lov]s1 #aid #b4 ,op]a1 #aig #c4 ,! ,music ( ,to-morr[1 #bja #d4 ,tempo di ,valse1 #bjd #e4 ,! ,puritan z ,arti/1 #bjf #f4 ,! ,human ,face1 #bjf #g4 ,! ,c]ebral ,mime1 #bjh ,,viii ,,! ,,cult ,,( ,,hope1 #baa ,,ix ,,! ,,dry ,,mill5nium1 #bai #a4 ,! ,holy ,w>1 #bai #b4 ,! ,lure ( ,babylon1 #bbb #c4 ,cupid & ,well-,wat]1 #bbe #d4 ,! ,triumph ( ,idealism1 #bbf ,x ,,app5dix ,,on ,a ,,t5d] ,,!me1 #bbi #a4 ,! ,nature ( ,love1 #bbi #b4 ,! ,incomp>able ,buzzsaw1 #bcf #c4 ,wom5 z ,spectacles1 #bch #d4 ,woman & ! ,arti/1 #bdj #e4 ,m>tyrs1 #bdc #f4 ,! ,burnt ,*ild1 #bdd #g4 ,! ,supreme ,com$y1 #bdd #h4 ,a ,hidd5 ,cause1 #bde #i4 ,bad ,workman%ip1 #bde ,,prejudices3 ,,second ,,s]ies ,i4 ,,! ,,national ,,lett]s #a ,prophets & ,_! ,visions ,x is conv5i5t to beg91 l ! g5tlem5 ( ,god1 ) a glance at a text or two4 ,! fir/1 a %ort "o1 is f ,ralph ,waldo ,em]son's celebrat$ oration1 ,! ,am]ican ,s*ol>1 deliv]$ be=e ! ,phi ,beta ,kappa ,society at ,cambridge on ,augu/ #ca/1 #ahcg4 ,em]son 0 !n ?irty-f\r ye>s old & almo/ unkn[n 9 8 own c\ntry31 ?\gh he _h already publi%$ ,nature & e/abli%$ 8 fir/ contacts ) ,l&or & ,c>lyle4 ,b ,! ,am]ican ,s*ol> br\ght him into in/ant notice at home1 p>tly z man ( lett]s b m importantly z se] & prophet1 & ! fame ?us f\nd$ has endur$ )\t mu* dim9ution1 at all ev5ts 9 ,new ,engl&1 to ?is day4 ,oliv] ,w5dell ,holmes1 giv+ words to :at 0 und\bt$ly ! common feel+1 hail$ ! address z ! intellectual decl>ation ( indep5d5ce ( ! ,am]ican p1 & t judgm5t1 amiably pass$ on by ?ree g5]ations ( p$agogues1 /ill survives 9 ! lit]ature books4 ,i quote f ! fir/ p>agraph3 ,our day ( dep5d5ce1 our long appr5tice%ip to ! le>n+ ( o!r l&s1 draws to a close4444 ,ev5ts1 actions arise1 t mu/ be sung1 t w s+ !mselves4 ,:o c d\bt t poetry w revive & lead 9 a new age1 z ! /> 9 ! con/ellation ,h>p1 :i* n[ flames 9 our z5i?1 a/ronom]s ann\nce1 %all "o day be ! pole-/> = a ?\s& ye>s8 ,?is1 z ,i say1 0 9 #ahcg4 ,?irty-?ree ye>s lat]1 9 #ahgj1 ,walt ,:itman e*o$ ! prophecy 9 8 ev5 m fam\s ,democratic ,vi/as4 ,:at he saw 9 8 vision & put into 8 gn>l$ & gasp+ prose 0 a class ( native au?ors1 lit]atuses1 f> diff]5t1 f> high] 9 grade1 ?an any yet kn[n1 sac]dotal1 mod]n1 fit to cope ) our occasions1 l&s1 p]meat+ ! :ole mass ( ,am]ican morality1 ta/e1 belief1 brea?+ into x a new brea? ( life1 giv+ x decision1 affect+ politics f> m ?an ! popul> sup]ficial suffrage1 ) results inside & und]nea? ! elections ( ,presid5ts or ,congress--radiat+1 begett+ appropriate tea*]s1 s*ools1 mann]s1 &1 z its gr&e/ result1 accompli%+1 7:at nei!r ! s*ools nor ! *ur*es & _! cl]gy h hi!rto accompli%$1 & )\t :i* ?is nation w no m /&1 p]man5tly1 s\ndly1 ?an a h\se w /& )\t a sub/ratum17 a religi\s & moral "* b5ea? ! political & productive & intellectual bases ( ! ,/ates4 ,& out ( ! vision /raightway came ! progno/ication3 ,! promulgation & belief 9 su* a class or ord]--a new & great] lit]atus ord]--its possibility1 7nay1 c]ta9ty17 und]lies ^! entire speculations4444 ,above all previ\s l&s1 a great orig9al lit]ature is sure to become ! ju/ification & reliance1 79 "s respects ! sole reliance17 ( ,am]ican democracy4 ,?us ,:itman 9 #ahgj1 ! "t ( ! fir/ draft ( ,democratic ,vi/as4 ,he 0 ( ! same m9d1 & said s1 9 #ahhh1 f\r ye>s be=e 8 dea?4 ,i c\ld br+ up texts ( l t5or 9 great numb]1 f ! ye>s be=e #ahcg1 f ^? aft] #ahhh1 & f e decade betwe54 ,! dream ( ,em]son1 ?\gh ! eloqu5ce ( its /atem5t 0 new & arre/+1 embodi$ no novel projection ( ! fancy2 x m]ely gave a sonor\s ,wald-horn tone to :at _h be5 dream$ & said be=e4 ,y w f9d almo/ ! same high hope1 ! same exub]ant confid5ce 9 ! essays ( ! eld] ,*ann+ & 9 ! ,lectures on ,am]ican ,lit]ature ( ,samuel ,lor5zo ,knapp1 ,,ll4,d41 ! fir/ native critic ( beautiful lett]s--! primordial tadpole ( all our lat] ,mores1 ,br[nells1 ,phelpses1 ,mabies1 ,br&] ,mat!wses & o!r su* grave & glitt]+ fi%4 ,knapp believ$1 l ,:itman long aft] him1 t ! %e] physical gr&eur ( ! ,new ,_w w\ld inflame a race ( b>ds to unprec$5t$ utt]ance4 ,:at are ! ,tib]s & ,scam&]s1 he dem&$1 measur$ by ! ,miss\ri & ! ,amazon8 ,or :at ! lovel9ess ( ,illysus or ,avon by ! ,connecticut or ! ,potomack8 ,:5ev] a nation wills x1 prodigies are born4 ,t is to say1 prodigies lit]>y & ineffable z well z purely mat]ial--prodigies aim$1 9 8 own words1 at ! olympick cr[n z well z at m]e railroads1 %ips1 :eatfields1 droves ( hogs1 factories & money4 ,nor 7 ,*ann+ & ,knapp ! fir/ ( ! h>uspices4 ,noah ,web/]1 ! lexicograph]1 :o taught millions to spell b n "o to s91 _h se5 ! e>ly />light ( ! same ,gold5 ,age s e>ly z #aghi1 z ! curi\s w f9d by exam9+ 8 ,diss]tations on ! ,engli% ,language1 a "w fall5 long s9ce into undes]v$ oblivion4 ,nor 0 ,:itman1 tak+ sob] second ?\ght exactly a c5tury lat]1 ! la/ ( !m4 ,out ( _m bre?r5 ( our own day1 extravagantly articulate 9 pr9t & among ! *autauquas1 ,i *oose "o--n because 8 hope is ( pure/ wat]1 b precisely because1 l ,em]son1 he dilutes x ) v>i\s discreet :]e-ases4 ,he is ,van ,wyck ,brooks1 a "y man f> m intellig5t1 p5etrat+ & hospitable to fact ?an any ( ! reign+ pr(essors--a critic :o is %>ply diff]5tiat$ f !m1 inde$1 by ! simple circum/ance t he has in=mation & s5se4 ,yet ?is extraord9>y ,mr4 ,brooks1 9 8 ,lett]s & ,lead]%ip1 publi%$ 9 #aiah1 rewrites ,! ,am]ican ,s*ol> 9 t]ms borr[$ almo/ bodily f ,democratic ,vi/as--t is to say1 he prophesies ) ,em]son & exults ) ,:itman4 ,fir/ !re is ! ,em]sonian doctr9e ( ! so>+ individual made articulate by fre$om & realiz+ ! responsibility t lies ^u u1 ea* 9 ! measure ( 8 own gift4 ,& !n !re is ,:itman's vision ( a self-int]pretative democracy1 =c$ into high lit]>y adv5tures by ,joseph ,conrad's obscure inn] necessity1 & s a*iev+ a new syn!sis adaptable to ! unique conditions ( our life4 ,& f9ally !re is ! specific pr$iction1 ! gr&iose1 ,adam ,=epaugh mirage3 ,we %all become a lum9\s p1 dwell+ 9 ! light & %>+ our light4 444 ,z ,i say1 ! roll ( su* soo?say]s might be almo/ endlessly l5g!n$4 ,!re is1 9 tru?1 sc>cely a =mal disc\rse ^u ! national lett]s 7=gett+1 p]haps1 ,b>rett ,w5dell's s\r ?r5ody ^u ! ,new ,engl& ,aufklrung7 t is )\t "s t\* ( ?is previsional exultation1 ?is confid5t hymn+ ( glories to come1 ?is f9e assurance t ,am]ican lit]ature1 9 "s future always ready to dawn1 w bur/ into s gr& a fl[]+ t hi/ory w *]i% its lovelie/ blooms ev5 above su* sali5t ,am]ican gifts to culture z ! mov+-picture1 ! phonograph1 ! ,new ,?\ght & ! bi-*loride tablet4 ,if !re 0 ev] a diss5t] f ! national optimism1 9 ?is z 9 o!r dep>tm5ts1 x 0 surely ,edg> ,allan ,poe--)\t "q ! brave/ & mo/ orig9al1 if p]haps also ! lea/ ord]ly & judici\s1 ( all ! critics t we h produc$4 ,& yet ev5 ,poe1 despite 8 g5]al habit ( disgu/ & dismay1 caught a fla% or two ( t engag+ picture--ev5 ,poe1 = an in/ant1 9 #ahdf1 ?\ght t he saw ! beg9n+s ( a solid & autonom\s native lit]ature1 its roots deep 9 ! soil ( ! republic--z y w discov] by turn+ to 8 =gott5 essay on ,j4 ,g4 ,c4 ,bra9>d1 a ?rice-=gott5 dogg]ele] ( ,jackson's "t4 ,poe1 ( c\rse1 0 too cauti\s to let 8 imag9ation proce$ to details2 "o feels t a c]ta9 d\bt1 a sav+ p]adv5ture or two1 play$ ab\t ! unaccu/om$ vision z he beheld x4 ,b1 nev]!less1 he unque/ionably beheld x4444 #b ,! ,answ]+ ,fact ,n[ = ! answ]+ fact4 ,h[ has ! issue repli$ to ^! vision>ies8 ,x has repli$ 9 a way t is manife/ly to ! discomfiture ( ,em]son z a prophet1 to ! dismay ( ,poe z a pessimi/ dis>m$ by transi5t optimism1 & to ! utt] collapse ( ,:itman4 ,we h1 z e "o kn[s1 produc$ no su* new & great] lit]atus ord] z t ann\nc$ by old ,walt4 ,we h giv5 a gap+ _w no books t radiate1 & surely none intelligibly comp>able to />s & con/ellations4 ,we h a*iev$ no prodigies ( ! fir/ class1 & v few ( ! second class1 & n _m ( ! ?ird & f\r? classes4 ,our lit]ature1 despite sev]al false />ts t promis$ mu*1 is *iefly rem>kable1 n[ z always1 = its respectable m$iocrity4 ,its typical great man1 9 our own "t1 has be5 ,h[ells1 z its typical great man a g5]ation ago 0 ,l[ell1 & two g5]ations ago1 ,irv+4 ,view$ l>gely1 its sali5t "* appe>s z a sort ( timor\s flaccidity1 an amiable holl[ness4 ,9 bulk x gr[s m & m =midable1 9 ease & decorum x makes und\bt$ progress1 & on ! side ( m]e te*nic1 ( ! bald capacity to write1 x %[s an ev]-wid5+ compet5ce4 ,b :5 "o proce$s f su* ag5cies & ext]nals to ! intr9sic sub/ance1 to ! creative passion )91 t sub/ance quickly reveals itself z ?9 & wat]y1 & t passion fades to some?+ almo/ pu]ile4 ,9 all t mass ( suave & (t5 highly div]t+ writ+ !re is no visible movem5t t[>d a di/+ui%$ & s+ul> excell5ce1 a signal national quality1 a ripe & /imulat+ flavor1 or1 inde$1 t[>d any o!r describable goal4 ,:at "o sees is simply a g5]al irresolution1 a p]vasive sup]ficiality4 ,!re is no sob] grappl+ ) fundam5tals1 b only a %y sport+ on ! surface2 !re is n ev5 any s]i\s approa*1 su* z ,:itman dream$ (1 to ! special exp]i5ces & em]g5cies ( ! ,am]ican p4 ,:5 "o turns to any o!r national lit]ature--to ,russian lit]ature1 say1 or ,fr5*1 or ,g]man or ,sc&9avian--"o is consci\s imm$iately ( a def9ite attitude t[>d ! prim>y my/]ies ( exi/5ce1 ! unsolv$ & ev]-fasc9at+ problems at ! bottom ( human life1 & ( a def9ite preoccupation ) "s ( !m1 & a def9ite way ( translat+ _! *all5ge into drama4 ,^! attitudes & preoccupations raise a lit]ature above m]e poetiz+ & tale-tell+2 !y give x dignity & importance2 above all1 !y give x national "*4 ,b x is precisely "h t ! lit]ature ( ,am]ica1 & especially ! lat] lit]ature1 is mo/ colorless & inconsequ5tial4 ,z if p>alyz$ by ! national fe> ( ideas1 ! democratic di/ru/ ( :atev] /rikes b5ea? ! prevail+ platitudes1 x evades all resolute & hone/ deal+ ) :at1 aft] all1 mu/ be e heal?y lit]ature's elem5t>y mat]ials4 ,"o is consci\s ( no brave & noble e>ne/ness 9 x1 ( no g5]aliz$ passion = intellectual & spiritual adv5ture1 ( no organiz$ det]m9ation to ?9k ?+s out4 ,:at is !re is a highly self-consci\s & insipid correctness1 a bloodless respectability1 a subm]g5ce ( matt] 9 mann]--9 brief1 :at is !re is ! feeble1 un9spir+ quality ( ,g]man pa9t+ & ,engli% music4 ,x 0 s 9 ! great days & x is s to-day4 ,!re has always be5 hope & !re has always be5 failure4 ,ev5 ! mo/ optimi/ic prophets ( future glories h be5 unit$1 at all times1 9 _! discont5t ) ! "h & n[4 ,! m9d ( ?is c\ntry1 said ,em]son1 speak+ ( :at 0 curr5tly visible 9 #ahcg1 is taught to aim at l[ objects4444 ,!re is no "w = any b ! decor\s & ! complaisant4444 ,books are writt5 444 by m5 ( tal5t 444 :o />t wrong1 :o set out f accept$ dogmas1 n f _! own sight ( pr9ciples4 ,& !n1 turn+ to ! way out3 ,! (fice ( ! s*ol> 7i4e41 ( ,:itman's 'lit]atus'7 is to *e]1 to raise & to guide m5 by %[+ !m facts amid appe>ances4 ,:itman himself1 a full g5]ation lat]1 f\nd t (fice /ill unfill$4 ,our fundam5tal want to-day 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 he said1 ) close/1 ample/ ref]5ce to pres5t conditions1 & to ! future1 is ( a class1 & ! cle> idea ( a class1 ( native au?ors1 lit]atuses1 f> diff]5t1 f> high] 9 grade1 ?an any yet kn[n--& s on1 z ,i h already quot$ him4 ,& f9ally1 to make an end ( ! prophets1 !re is ,brooks1 ) n9e-t5?s ( 8 book giv5 ov]1 n to 8 prophecy--x is cr[d$1 inde$1 into ! la/ few pages--b to a some:at heavy m\rn+ ov] ! actual sc5e be=e him4 ,on ! side ( lett]s1 ! /hetic side1 ! side ( ideas1 we pres5t to ! _w at l>ge1 he says1 ! spectacle ( a va/1 undiff]5tiat$ h]d ( good-humor$ animals--,knights ( ,py?ias1 ,presbyt]ians1 /&>d model ,ph4,d4's1 read]s ( ! ,saturday ,ev5+ ,po/1 admir]s ( ,ri*>d ,h>d+ ,davis & ,o4 ,h5ry1 devotees ( ,hamilton ,wright ,mabie's :ite li/ ( books1 memb]s ( ! ,y4 ,m4 ,c4 ,a4 or ! ,drama ,league1 weep]s at *autauquas1 we>]s ( badges1 #ajj p] c5t4 patriots1 *ildr5 ( ,god4 ,poe ,i pass ov]2 ,i %all turn to him aga9 lat] on4 ,nor %all ,i repeat ! p>rot+s ( ,em]son & ,:itman 9 ! j]emiads ( _! innum]able heirs & assigns4 ,:at !y all e/abli% is :at is already obvi\s3 t ,am]ican ?9k+1 :5 x conc]ns itself ) beautiful lett]s z :5 x conc]ns itself ) religi\s dogma or political !ory1 is extraord9>ily timid & sup]ficial--t x evades ! g5u9ely s]i\s problems ( life & art z if !y 7 /r+5tly taboo--t ! outw>d virtues x und\bt$ly %[s are always ! virtues1 n ( pr(undity1 n ( c\rage1 n ( orig9ality1 b m]ely ^? ( an emasculat$ & (t5 v tra%y dilettantism4 #c ,! ,a%es ( ,new ,engl& ,! curr5t sc5e is surely depress+ en\gh4 ,:at "o obs]ves is a lit]ature 9 ?ree lay]s1 & ea* inord9ately d\ghy & un9spir+--ea* almo/ )\t flavor or savor4 ,x is h>d to say1 ) mu* critical plausibility1 :i* lay] des]ves to be call$ ! upp]1 b = decorum's sake ! *oice may be fix$ ^u t :i* meets ) ! approval ( ! reign+ ,less+s4 ,?is is ! lay] ( ! novels ( ! late ,h[ells1 ,judge ,grant1 ,alice ,br[n & ! re/ ( ! dw9dl+ survivors ( ,new ,engl& ,kultur1 ( ! brittle1 academic poetry ( ,woodb]ry & ! eld] ,johnson1 ( ! tea-p>ty essays ( ,cro!rs1 ,miss ,reppli] & company1 & ( ! solemn1 highly judicial1 coron]'s inque/ criticism ( ,m1 ,br[nell1 ,babbitt & _! imitators4 ,"h we h mann]1 und\bt$ly4 ,! ?+ is correctly done2 x is nev] crude or gross2 !re is 9 x a fa9t p]fume ( college-t[n society4 ,b :5 ?is highly ref9$ & att5uat$ mann] is all[$ = :at rema9s is next to no?+4 ,"o nev] rememb]s a "* 9 ! novels ( ^! alo( & de-,am]icaniz$ ,am]icans2 "o nev] enc\nt]s an idea 9 _! essays2 "o nev] c>ries away a l9e out ( _! poetry4 ,x is lit]ature z an academic ex]cise = tal5t$ gramm>ians1 almo/ z a g5teel recreation = ladies & g5tlem5 ( fa%ion--! exact equival5t1 9 ! field ( lett]s1 ( eighte5? c5tury pa9t+ & ,g]man ,aug5musik4 ,:at ails x1 intr9sically1 is a de>? ( intellectual audacity & ( /hetic passion4 ,runn+ ?r\gh x1 & *>act]iz+ ! "w ( almo/ e man & woman produc+ x1 !re is an unescapable sugge/ion ( ! old ,puritan suspicion ( ! f9e arts z su*--( ! doctr9e t !y (f] fit asylum = good citiz5s only :5 "s ult]ior & sup]ior purpose is c>ri$ into !m4 ,?is purpose1 naturally en\gh1 mo/ commonly %[s a moral t+e4 ,! aim ( poetry1 x appe>s1 is to fill ! m9d ) l(ty ?\ghts--n to give x joy1 b to give x a gr& & some:at gaudy s5se ( virtue4 ,! essay is a weapon aga9/ ! deg5]ate t5d5cies ( ! age4 ,! novel1 prop]ly conceiv$1 is a means ( uplift+ ! _s2 its aim is to inspire1 n m]ely to satisfy ! l[ curiosity ( man 9 man4 ,! ,puritan1 ( c\rse1 is n entirely devoid ( /hetic feel+4 ,he has a ta/e = good =m2 he responds to /yle2 he is ev5 capable ( some?+ approa*+ a purely /hetic emotion4 ,b he fe>s ?is /hetic emotion z an ins9uat+ di/raction f 8 *ief bus9ess 9 life3 ! sob] consid]ation ( ! all-important problem ( conduct4 ,art is a temptation1 a s$uction1 a ,lorelei1 & ! ,good ,man may safely h traffic ) x only :5 x is brok5 to moral uses--9 o!r words1 :5 its innoc5ce is pump$ out ( x1 & x is purg$ ( gu/o4 ,x is precisely ?is gu/o t "o misses 9 all ! "w ( ! ,new ,engl& s*ool1 & 9 all ! "w ( ! =mal s*ools t d]ive f x4 ,"o obs]ves 9 su* a fell[ z ,dr4 ,h5ry ,van ,dyke an excell5t specim5 ( ! :ole clan4 ,he is1 9 8 way1 a g5u9e arti/4 ,he has a h& = pretty v]ses4 ,he wields a facile rhetoric4 ,he %[s1 9 indiscreet mom5ts1 a t\* ( imag9ation4 ,b all ! :ile he rema9s a s\nd ,presbyt]ian1 ) "o eye on ! devil4 ,he is a ,presbyt]ian fir/ & an arti/ second1 :i* is j z com=table z try+ to be a ,presbyt]ian fir/ & a *orus girl second4 ,to su* a man x mu/ inevitably appe> t a ,molire1 a ,wagn]1 a ,goe! or a ,%akespe>e 0 m ?an a little bawdy4 ,! criticism t supports ?is decay+ ca/e ( lit]>y ,brahm9s is gr\nd$ almo/ entirely ^u e?ical crit]ia4 ,y w sp5d a long :ile go+ ?r\gh ! works ( su* typical pr(essors z ,m1 ,phelps1 ,boynton1 ,burton1 ,p]ry1 ,br[nell & ,babbitt be=e ev] y enc\nt] a purely /hetic judgm5t ^u an /hetic "q4 ,x is almo/ z if a man e/imat+ daffodils %\ld d x 9 t]ms ( arti*okes4 ,phelps' :ole body ( we *ur*-go]s criticism--! mo/ ca?olic & tol]ant1 x may be said 9 pass+1 t ! faculty c %[--consi/s *iefly ( a plea = correctness1 & p>ticul>ly = moral correctness2 he nev] gets v f> f ! axiom ( ! moral law4 ,br[nell argues eloqu5tly = /&>ds t w\ld b9d an imag9ative au?or z tightly z a ,sunday-s*ool sup]-int5d5t is b\nd by ! ,t5 ,comm&m5ts & ! ,mann ,act4 ,%]man tries to save ,%akespe>e = ! "r-?9k+ by prov+ t he 0 an ,i[a ,me?odi/--a memb] ( 8 local ,*amb] ( ,comm]ce1 a contemn] ( ,r$s1 an advocate ( democracy & ! ,league ( ,nations1 a patriotic doll>-a-ye>-man dur+ ! ,armada sc>e4 ,elm] ,m devotes himself1 ye> 9 & ye> out1 to d5\nc+ ! ,romantic movem5t1 i4 e41 ! ef=t to emancipate ! arti/ f =mul & categories1 & s make him free to dance ) arms & legs4 ,& ,babbitt1 to make an end1 gives ov] 8 days & 8 nights to deplor+ ,r\sseau's an>*i/ic abrogation ( ! veto p[] ov] ! imag9ation1 lead+ to su* wrongness 9 bo? art & life t x ?reat5s to wreck civilization4 ,9 brief1 ! al>ms ( s*oolma/]s4 ,n _m ( !m deal specifically ) ! lit]ature t is 9 be+4 ,x is too ne> to be q nice4 ,to ,m or ,babbitt only dea? c atone = ! prim>y (f5se ( ! arti/4 ,b :at !y prea* nev]!less has its e*oes contemporane\sly1 & ^? e*oes1 9 ! ma91 are woefully falsetto4 ,i (t5 wond] :at sort ( picture ( ,^! ,/ates is conjur$ up by =eign]s :o read1 say1 ,cro!rs1 ,van ,dyke1 ,babbitt1 ! lat] ,w9/on ,*ur*ill1 & ! old maids ( ! ,freudian suppression s*ool4 ,h[ c su* a =eign]1 mov+ 9 ^? damp1 a/hmatic mi/s1 imag9e su* ph5om5a z ,roosevelt1 ,billy ,sunday1 ,bryan1 ! ,beck] case1 ! ,i4 ,w4 ,w41 ,newport1 ,palm ,bea*1 ! ,univ]sity ( ,*icago1 ,*icago itself--! :ole1 gross1 glitt]+1 excessively dynamic1 inf9itely grotesque1 incr$ibly /up5d\s drama ( ,am]ican life8 ,z ,i h said1 x is n (t5 t ! ord5tli*5 ,pr(essor5 deign to notice contempor>y writ]s1 ev5 ( _! own au/]e kidney4 ,9 all ! ,%elburne ,essays !re is none on ,h[ells1 or on ,*ur*ill1 or on ,mrs4 ,:>ton2 ,m seems to ?9k ( ,am]ican lit]ature z expir+ ) ,longfell[ & ,donald ,g4 ,mit*ell4 ,he has himself h9t$ t 9 ! dep>tm5t ( criticism ( criticism !re ent]s into ! matt] some?+ beyond m]e alo( ignorance4 ,i soon le>n$ 7z editor ( ! pre-,bol%evik ,nation71 he says1 t x 0 virtually impossible to get fair consid]ation = a book writt5 by a s*ol> n connect$ ) a univ]sity f a review] s connect$4 ,?is class consci\sness1 h[ev]1 %\ld n apply to arti/s1 :o are admitt$ly inf]ior to pr(essors1 & x surely does n %[ itself 9 su* m5 z ,phelps & ,sp+>n1 :o seem to be v eag] to prove t !y are n pr(essorial4 ,yet ,phelps1 9 ! c\rse ( a long "w on ! novel1 po9t$ly omits all m5tion ( su* m5 z ,dreis]1 & ,sp+>n1 z ! a=esaid ,brooks has said1 appe>s to be less incl9$ ev5 ?an ! critics ) :om he is !oretically at w> to play an active1 public "p 9 ! secul> conflict ( d>kness & light4 ,:5 "o comes to ! ,privat-,doz5t5 !re is less remot5ess1 b :at takes ! place ( x is almo/ z sadd5+4 ,to ,%]man & ,p]cy ,boynton ! "o aim ( criticism seems to be ! en=cem5t ( correctness--9 ,em]son's phrase1 ! uphold+ ( "s great decorum1 "s feti% ( a gov]nm5t1 "s ephem]al trade1 or w>1 or man--e4 g41 ,puritanism1 democracy1 monogamy1 ! ,league ( ,nations1 ! ,wilsonian piffle4 ,ev5 among ! critics :o escape ! wor/ ( ?is s*oolma/]+ fr5zy !re is "s t\* ( ! heavy culture ( ! prov9cial s*oolma'm4 ,= example1 consid] ,clayton ,hamilton1 ,m4,a41 vice-presid5t ( ! ,national ,in/itute ( ,arts & ,lett]s4 ,"h are ! te/s he proposes = dramatic critics1 i4 e41 = g5tlem5 *iefly employ$ 9 review+ su* *>act]i/ic ,am]ican compositions z ! ,ziegfeld ,follies1 ,up 9 ,mabel's ,room1 ,b5-,hur & ,! ,wit*+ ,h\r3 #a4 ,h y ev] /ood b>ehead$ 9 ! nave ( ,ami5s8 #b4 ,h y ev] climb$ to ! ,acropolis by moonlight8 #c4 ,h y ev] walk$ ) :isp]s into ! hu%$ pres5ce ( ! ,fr>i ,madonna ( ,bell9i8 ,:at c\ld m brilliantly evoke an image ( ! et]nal ,miss ,bir*1 blue veil fly+ & ,ba$ek] 9 h&1 plodd+ along fai?fully ?r\gh ! int]m9able corridors & catacombs ( ! ,l\vre1 ! :ile b&s are play+ across ! riv]1 & "y bucks 9 ?ree-gallon hats are sp>k+ ! gals1 & ! ,jews & h>lots uphold ! traditions ( ,fr5* hig leef at ,long*amps1 & ,am]ican deacons are frisk$ & debau*$ up on m>tyrs' hill8 ,! banality ( x is really too exquisite to be borne2 ! lack ( humor is almo/ t ( a ,fif? av5ue div9e4 ,"o seldom f9ds 9 ! pronunciam5toes ( ^! dogg$ pr(essors1 inde$1 any trace ( ei!r ,attic or ,gallic salt4 ,:5 !y essay to be jocose1 ! result is usually simply an elephant9e :imsicality1 by ! *autauqua out ( ! ,atlantic ,mon?ly4 ,_! satire is m]e ill-nature4 ,"o f9ds x difficult to believe t !y h ev] read ,lewes1 or ,hazlitt1 or1 above all1 ,sa9tsbury4 ,i (t5 wond]1 9 fact1 h[ ,sa9tsbury w\ld f>e1 an unkn[n man1 at ! h&s (1 say1 ,br[nell or ,m4 ,:at ( 8 iconocla/ic gayety1 8 boyi% weakness = tweak+ noses & pull+ :isk]s1 8 obsc5e delight 9 slang8444 #d ,! ,f]m5t ,und]gr\nd ,s mu* = ! top lay]4 ,! bottom lay] is giv5 ov] to ! lit]ature ( ,gre5wi* ,village1 & by ,gre5wi* ,village1 ( c\rse1 ,i mean ! :ole ( ! advanc$ w+ 9 lett]s1 :atev] ! sc5e ( its solemn decl>ations ( indep5d5ce & =lorn hopes4 ,miss ,amy ,l[ell is h]self a fully-equipp$ & automobile ,gre5wi* ,village1 domicil$ 9 ,bo/on amid ! crumbl+ grave/ones ( ! ,new ,engl& intellig5tsia1 b (t5 9 waspi% joy-ride ?r\gh ! h9t]l&4 ,va*el ,l9dsay1 ) 8 pilgrim's /aff1 is ano!r4 ,!re is a ?ird 9 ,*icago1 ) ,poetry3 ,a ,magaz9e ( ,v]se z its ,exhibit ,a2 x is1 9 fact1 ! s5ior ( ! ,village =n5/ ,wa%+ton ,squ>e4 ,o!rs y w f9d 9 f>-flung factory t[ns1 :]ev] !re is a ,little ,!at]1 & a c\ple ( local ,synges & ,*ekovs to supply its /age4 ,/4 ,l\is1 be=e ,zo ,ak9s took flight1 _h ! busie/ ( all ^! ,gre5wi*es1 & ! mo/ int]e/+4 ,:at lies "u ! :ole movem5t is ! natural revolt ( y\? aga9/ ! p$agogical ,prussianism ( ! pr(essors4 ,! oppression is extreme1 & s ! rebellion is extreme4 ,imag9e a s5tim5tal "y man ( ! prov9ces1 awak+ "o morn+ to ! some:at />tl+ discov]y t he is full ( ! div9e afflatus1 & nom9at$ by ! hi]>*y ( hell to enri* ! lit]ature ( 8 fa!rl&4 ,he seeks c\nsel & aid4 ,he f9ds1 on consult+ ! (ficial treatises on t lit]ature1 t its greate/ poet 0 ,longfell[4 ,he is w>n$1 read+ ,m & ,babbitt1 t ! lit]atus :o lets feel+ get into 8 compositions is a psy*ic =nicator1 & "u ,g]man influ5ces4 ,he has =mal notice f ,%]man t ,puritanism is ! lawful philosophy ( ! c\ntry1 & t any diss5t f x is treason4 ,he gets ! news1 pl[+ ?r\gh ! ,new ,york ,times ,book ,review1 ! ,nation 7s f> to ! left 9 its politics1 b hugg+ ! "r s desp]ately 9 lett]s67 ! ,bookman1 ! ,atlantic & ! re/1 t ! sali5t arti/s ( ! liv+ g5]ation are su* ma/]s z ,rob]t ,und]wood ,johnson1 ,ow5 ,wi/]1 ,james ,lane ,all51 ,george ,e4 ,woodb]ry1 ,haml9 ,g>l&1 ,william ,roscoe ,?ay] & ,augu/us ,?omas1 ) polite b[s to ,m>g>et ,del&1 ,m>y ,john/on & ,ell5 ,glasg[4 ,x sl[ly dawns ^u him t ,rob]t ,w4 ,*amb]s is an academician & ,!odore ,dreis] isn't1 t ,brian ,hook] is & ,george ,/]l+ isn't1 t ,h5ry ,sydnor ,h>rison is & ,james ,bran* ,cabell isn't1 t ,*immie ,fadd5 ,t[ns5d is & ,%]wood ,&]son isn't4 ,is x any wond] t su* a "y fell[1 aft] "o or two sniffs ( t prep-s*ool fog1 sw+s s va/ly backw>d t "o f9ds him pres5tly 9 corduroy tr\s]s & a velvet jacket1 hamm]+ furi\sly ^u a p9e table 9 a ,macd\gal /reet cell>1 8 m9d full ( malici\s animal magnetism aga9/ ev5 s amiable an old maid z ,h[ells1 & 8 disc\rse full ( insane hair-splitt+s ab\t v]s libre1 futurism1 spectrism1 vorticism1 ,expressionismus1 hliogabalisme8 ,! ?+1 9 tru?1 is 9 ! c\rse ( nature4 ,! ,spani>ds :o 7 outrag$ by ! ,palm]ism ( ,torquemada did n become memb]s ( ! ,*ur* ( ,engl&2 !y became a!i/s4 ,! ,am]ican coloni/s1 9 revolt aga9/ a bad k+1 did n set up a good k+2 !y set up a democracy1 & s gave e hone/ man a *ance to become a rogue on 8 own acc\nt4 ,?us ! "y lit]atus1 em]g+ f ! vacuum ( ,ohio or ,arkansas4 ,an e>ly success1 z we %all see1 t5ds to halt & mod]ate him4 ,he f9ds t1 aft] all1 !re is /ill a place = him1 a sort ( asylum = su* z he1 n ov]-populat$ or v w>mly-heat$1 b nev]!less q real4 ,b if 8 sl$d+ at ! />t is h>d1 if ! corrective bir* f9ds him :ile he is /ill t5d]1 !n he goes1 z ,&rew ,jackson w\ld say1 ! :ole hog1 & ano!r voice is add$ to ! rauc\s bell[+ ( ! lit]>y ,r$s4 ,i confess t ! spectacle gives me "s joy1 despite ! fact t ! actual output ( ! ,village is seldom wor? notic+4 ,:at commonly engulfs & spoils ! ,villag]s is _! conc]n ) m]e te*nique4 ,among !m1 x goes )\t say+1 are a great _m frauds--poets ^: ye>n+ to write is unaccompani$ by any?+ prop]ly describable z capacity1 dramati/s ^: dramas are simply ,s*nitzl] & well-wat]1 work]s 9 prose fiction :o gravitate swiftly & inevitably to ! ma*9e-made m]*&ise ( ! *eap magaz9es--9 brief1 ,am]ican equival5ts ( ! bogus pa9t]s ( ! ,b\l' ,mi*'4 ,^! pret5d]s1 hav+ no ideas1 naturally try to make ! mo/ ( =ms4 ,half ! w>s 9 ! ,village are ov] =m2 cont5t is tak5 = grant$1 or =gott5 altoge!r4 ,! extreme lefti/s1 9 fact1 desc5d to a mean+less gibb]i%1 bo? 9 prose & 9 v]se2 x is _! la/ defiance to intellectualism4 ,?is *ildi% conc5tration ^u ext]nals un=tunately t5ds to debau* ! small m9ority t is ( m or less g5u9e p>ts2 ! good are pull$ 9 by ! bad4 ,z a result1 ! ,village produces no?+ t ju/ifies all ! noise x makes4 ,i h yet to he> ( a fir/-rate book com+ out ( x1 or a %ort /ory ( arre/+ quality1 or ev5 a poem ( any solid di/9ction4 ,z "o ( ! editors ( a magaz9e :i* specializes 9 ! "w ( new au?ors ,i am 9 an exceptional position to report4 ,probably n9e-t5?s ( ! /uff writt5 9 ! d>k d5s & alleys s\? ( ! ar* comes to my desk soon or late1 & ,i g ?r\gh all ( x fai?fully4 ,x is1 9 ! ov]:elm+ ma91 jejune & imitative4 ,! prose is q )\t di/9ction1 ei!r 9 matt] or 9 mann]4 ,! v]se seldom gets beyond a holl[ audaci\sness1 n unlike t ( cubi/ pa9t+4 ,x is n (t51 inde$1 t ev5 p]sonality is 9 x2 all ( ! ,villag]s seem to write alike4 ,unless "o is an exp]t 9 "s detective me?od1 said a rec5t writ] 9 ,poetry1 "o is at a loss to assign correctly ! own]%ip ( mu* free v]se--t is1 if "o plays fairly & refuses to look at ! signature until "o has v5tur$ a guess4 ,x is difficult1 = in/ance1 to "k :e!r ,miss ,l[ell is writ+ ,mr4 ,bynn]'s v]se1 or :e!r he is writ+ h]s4 ,moreov]1 ?is monotony keeps to a v l[ level4 ,!re is no poet 9 ! movem5t :o has produc$ any?+ ev5 remotely approa*+ ! f9e lyrics ( ,miss ,reese1 ,miss ,teasdale & ,john ,mc,clure1 & = all its w> ^u ! cli* x c %[ no?+ to equal ! cli*-free beauty ( ,rob]t ,loveman's ,ra9 ,song4 ,9 ! drama ! ,village has gone fur!r4 ,9 ,eug5e ,o',neill1 ,rita ,wellman & ,zo ,ak9s x (f]s dramati/s :o are obvi\sly _m cuts above ! well-pr(essor$ me*anicians :o p\r out ( ,pr(4 ,dr4 ,bak]'s ,ibs5fabrik at ,cambridge4 ,b "h we mu/ probably give ! cr$it1 n to any influ5ce resid+ )9 ! movem5t itself1 b to m]e acts ( ,god4 ,su* pieces z ,o',neill's "o-act]s1 ,miss ,wellman's ,! ,g5tile ,wife & ,miss ,ak9s' extraord9>y ,papa lie q outside ! ,village s*eme ( ?+s4 ,!re is no sign ( =mal revolt 9 !m4 ,!y are simply fir/-rate "w1 done miracul\sly 9 a ?ird-rate l&4 ,b if ! rebellion is ?us /]ile ( direct results1 &1 9 m ?an "o aspect1 fraudul5t & ridicul\s1 x is at all ev5ts an evid5ce ( some?+ n to be disreg>d$1 & t some?+ is ! gradual =mulation ( a *all5ge to ! accept$ canons 9 lett]s & to ! accept$ canon lawy]s4 ,! fir/ hoots come f a tatt]demalion horde ( rogues & vagabonds )\t ! gates1 b soon or late1 let u hope1 !y w be e*o$ 9 m decor\s qu>t]s1 & ) mu* great] effect4 ,! ,village1 9 brief1 is an e>ne/ t some:]e or o!r new se$s are g]m9at+4 ,betwe5 ! "y tutor :o laun*es into lett]s ) imitations ( 8 sem9>y *ief's imitations ( ,agnes ,reppli]'s imitations ( ,*>les ,lamb1 & ! "y peasant :o tries to get 8 hone/ exultations into free v]se !re c be no hesitant *oice3 ! peasant is1 by long odds1 ! s\nd] arti/1 &1 :at is m1 ! s\nd] ,am]ican arti/4 ,ev5 ! %y & some:at /agey c>nality t *>act]izes ! ,village has its high symbolism & its pr(\nd uses4 ,x proves t1 despite repressions unmat*$ 9 civilization 9 mod]n times1 !re is /ill a /urdy animality 9 ,am]ican y\?1 & h5ce good heal?4 ,! poet hugg+ 8 ,sonia 9 a ,wa%+ton squ>e bean]y1 & s giv+ notice to all 8 _w t he is a devil ( a fell[1 is at lea/ a bett] man ?an ! emasculat$ /ripl+ 9 a ,y4 ,m4 ,c4 ,a4 gospel-mill1 pump$ dry ( all 8 natural appetites & ! vacuum fill$ ) d\ble-entry book-keep+1 bus9ess economics & auto-erotism4 ,9 s f\l a ne/ ( imprison$ & f]m5t+ sex z ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 pla9 =nication becomes a m>k ( relative dec5cy4 #e ,9 ! ,lit]>y ,abattoir ,b ! !me is lett]s1 n wick$ness4 ,! upp] & l[] lay]s h be5 survey$4 ,!re rema9s ! middle lay]1 ! ?icke/ & p]haps ! mo/ significant ( ! ?ree4 ,by ! middle lay] ,i mean ! lit]ature t fills ! magaz9es & burd5s ! book-c\nt]s 9 ! dep>tm5t-/ores--! lit]ature adorn$ by su* arti/s z ,ri*>d ,h>d+ ,davis1 ,rex ,bea*1 ,em]son ,h\gh1 ,o4 ,h5ry1 ,james ,:itcomb ,riley1 ,augu/us ,?omas1 ,rob]t ,w4 ,*amb]s1 ,h5ry ,sydnor ,h>rison1 ,ow5 ,johnson1 ,cyrus ,t[ns5d ,brady1 ,irv9 ,cobb & ,m>y ,rob]ts ,r9eh>t--9 brief1 ! lit]ature t pays l a bucket-%op or a soap-factory1 & is ?us ?or\ghly ,am]ican4 ,at ! bottom ?is lit]ature t\*es su* dep?s ( banality t x w\ld be difficult to mat* x 9 any o!r c\ntry4 ,! inspirational & patriotic essays ( ,dr4 ,frank ,crane1 ,orison ,sweet ,m>d51 ,port] ,em]son ,br[ne1 ,g]ald ,/anley ,lee1 ,e4 ,s4 ,m>t91 ,ella ,:eel] ,wilcox & ! ,rev4 ,dr4 ,newell ,dwight ,hillis1 ! novels ( ,h>old ,bell ,wright1 ,eleanor ,h4 ,port] & ,g5e ,/ratton-,port]1 & ! me*anical s5tim5talities 9 prose & v]se t fill ! *eap fiction magaz9es--?is /uff has a native quality t is z unmi/akable z t ( ,"m's ,day1 ,billy-,sundayism or ! ,junior ,ord] ( ,unit$ ,am]ican ,me*anics4 ,x is ! natural outp\r+ ( a nave & yet half b>b>\s p1 full ( delight 9 a few *ildi% & inaccurate ideas4 ,b x w\ld be a grave error to assume t ! :ole ( ! lit]ature ( ! middle lay] is ( ! same infantile quality4 ,on ! contr>y1 a great deal ( x--= example1 ! "w ( ,mrs4 ,r9eh>t1 & t ( ,corra ,h>ris1 ,g\v]neur ,morris1 ,h>old ,mac,grath & ! late ,o4 ,h5ry--%[s an unmi/akably te*nical excell5ce1 & ev5 a c]ta9 civiliz$ sophi/ication 9 po9t ( view4 ,moreov]1 ?is lit]ature is con/antly graduat+ adept pr(essors into some?+ f9]1 z witness ,boo? ,t>k+ton1 ,zona ,gale1 ,r+ ,w4 ,l>dn] & ,montague ,glass4 ,s4 ,l4 ,clem5s came out ( =ty ye>s ago4 ,nev]!less1 its g5]al t5d5cy is di/9ctly 9 ! o!r direction4 ,x s$uces by ! p[] ( money1 & by ! p[] ( great acclaim no less4 ,"o con/antly obs]ves ! collapse & surr5d] ( writ]s :o />t$ out ) aims f> above t ( ! magaz9e nabob4 ,i c\ld draw up a long1 long li/ ( su* victims3 ,h5ry ,miln] ,ride\t1 ,jack ,london1 ,ow5 ,johnson1 ,*e/] ,bailey ,f]nald1 ,haml9 ,g>l&1 ,w ,lev+ton ,com=t1 ,/eph5 ,fr5* ,:itman1 ,james ,hopp]1 ,h>ry ,leon ,wilson1 & s on4 ,!y _h _! =e-runn]1 9 ! la/ g5]ation1 9 ,bret ,h>te4 ,x is1 inde$1 a *>act]i/ic ,am]ican ph5om5on = a "y writ] to score a success ) novel & m]itori\s "w1 & !n to yield himself to ! be/-sell] fev]1 & s disappe> d[n ! sew]s4 ,ev5 ! man :o /ruggles to em]ge aga9 is commonly haul$ back4 ,= example1 ,l\is ,joseph ,vance1 ,rup]t ,hughes1 ,george ,bronson-,h[>d1 &1 to g back a few ye>s1 ,david ,graham ,phillips & ,elb]t ,hubb>d--all m5 flu/]$ by high aspiration1 & yet all pull$ d[n by ! temptations bel[4 ,ev5 ,frank ,norris %[$ signs ( yield+4 ,! pull is g5u9ely p[]ful4 ,above lies n only isolation1 b also a dogg$ & malignant sort ( opposition4 ,bel[1 z ,morris has frankly admitt$1 !re is ! place at ,aik51 ! motor-c>1 babies1 money 9 ! bank1 & ! dignity ( an important man4 ,x is a commonplace ( ! envi\s to put all ! blame ^u ! ,saturday ,ev5+ ,po/1 = 9 its pages _m ( ! ,magdal5s ( lett]s are to be f\nd1 & out ( its bulg+ c(f]s comes mu* ( ! lure4 ,b ?is is simply blam+ ! bull = ! s9s ( all ! c[s4 ,! ,po/1 z a matt] ( fact1 is a good deal less guilty ?an su* magaz9es z ! ,cosmopolitan1 ,he>/'s1 ,mc,clure's & ! ,metropolitan1 n to m5tion ! l>g] wom5's magaz9es4 ,9 ! ,po/ "o (t5 disc]ns an ef=t to rise above ! level ( %oe-drumm] fiction4 ,x is edit$ by a man :o1 almo/ alone among editors ( ! great p]iodicals ( ! c\ntry1 is himself a writ] ( respectable skill4 ,x has br\ght out 7aft] less] publications une>!d !m7 a memb] ( au?ors ( v solid tal5ts1 notably ,glass1 ,l>dn] & ,e4 ,w4 ,h[e4 ,x has be5 extremely hospitable to m5 n imm$iately compreh5sible to ! mob1 = example1 ,dreis] & ,h]ge%eim]4 ,mo/ ( all1 x has avoid$ ! ,b>num-l exploitation ( su* native bo%-mong]s z ,crane1 ,hillis & ,ella ,:eel] ,wilcox1 & ( su* exotic m\ntebanks z ,d',annunzio1 ,hall ,ca9e & ,maet]l9ck4 ,9 brief1 ! ,po/ is a great deal bett] ?an ev] ,gre5wi* ,village & ! ,cambridge campus are dispos$ to admit4 ,x is ! l>ge/ ( all ! lit]>y ,hog ,isl&s1 b x is by no means ! wor/4 ,appeal+ prim>ily to ! great masses ( "r-?9k+ & un9tellig5t ,am]icans1 x mu/ necess>ily pr9t a great deal ( prepo/]\s to%1 b x flavors ! mess ) n a few ?+s ( a f> high] quality1 & at its wor/ x is seldom d[nright idiotic4 ,9 _m ( ! o!r great magaz9es "o f9ds /uff t x w\ld be difficult to describe 9 any o!r words4 ,x is gaudily romantic1 furtively sexual1 & full ( rubb]-/amp situations & p]sonages--a sort ( amalgam ( ! wor/ drivel ( ,m>ie ,corelli1 ,el9or ,glyn1 ,e4 ,phillips ,opp5heim1 ,william ,le ,quex & ,hall ,ca9e4 ,?is is ! lit]ature ( ! middle lay]--! product ( ! national ,rockefell]s & ,duponts ( lett]s4 ,?is is ! sort ( ?+ t ! "y au?or ( facile p5 is enc\rag$ to manufacture4 ,?is is ! mat]ial ( ! be/ sell]s & ! movies4 ,( late x is ! movies t h *iefly provok$ its composition3 ! rew>ds !y (f] are ev5 great] ?an ^? held out by ! comm]cial book-publi%]s & ! tra9-boy magaz9es4 ,! po9t ( view ( an au?or responsive to su* rew>ds 0 rec5tly set =? v naively 9 ! ,au?ors' ,league ,bullet94 ,?is au?or und]took1 9 a %ort article1 to refute ! fallacies ( an unkn[n :o v5tur$ to prote/ aga9/ ! movies on ! gr\nd t !y call$ only = bald plots1 elem5t>y & g5]ally absurd1 & t all ! re/ ( a s\nd writ]'s equipm5t--! arti/ry ( 8 /yle1 ! felicity ( 8 apt expression1 8 subtlety & ?or\ghness ( obs]vation & compreh5sion & sympa?y1 ! illum9at+ quality ( 8 analysis ( motive & "*1 ev5 ! fundam5tal skillful developm5t ( ! b>e plot--0 disda9$ by ! ,selznicks1 ,goldfi%es1 ,zukors & o!r su* entrepr5eurs1 & by ! ov]:elm+ majority ( _! cu/om]s4 ,i quote f ! reply3 ,!re are "s conspicu\s ^w m]*ants :o deal 9 ! ,engli% language1 b ! g5]al public doesn't clamor = _! w>es4 ,!y write = ! ?9k+ class4 ,! lite1 ! discrim9at+4 ,z a rule1 !y scorn ! crass comm]cialism ( ! magaz9es & movies & su* cat*-p5ny devices4 ,h[ev]1 lit]>y ma/]pieces live because !y h be5 & w be read1 n by ! few1 b by ! _m4 ,t 0 true 9 ! "t ( ,hom]1 & ev5 to-day ! fir/ move made by an editor :5 he receives a manuscript1 or a g5tle read] :5 he buys a book1 or a ,t4 ,b4 ,m4 :5 he s9ks into an or*e/ra *air is to look ar\nd = ,john ,h5ry ,plot4 ,if ,mr4 ,plot is too long delay$ 9 arriv+ or doesn't come at all1 ! editor usually s5ds regrets1 ! read] yawns & ! tir$ bus9ess man falls asleep4 ,x's a sad /ate ( affairs & awful t\gh on art1 b x c't be help$4 ,obs]ve ! l(ty scorn ( m]e lit]ature--! sup]ior irony at ! exp5se ( ev]y?+ beyond ! bump+ ( boobs4 ,note ! s\nd judgm5t z to ! function & fate ( lit]>y ma/]pieces1 e4 g41 ,endymion1 ,! ,cant]bury ,tales1 ,fau/1 ,typhoon4 ,give y\r eye to ! *a/e diction--,john ,h5ry ,plot1 ,t4 ,b4 ,m41 awful t\gh1 & s on4 ,no d\bt y w at once assume t ?is curi\s c\nt]bla/ to lit]ature 0 writt5 by "s =m] b>t5d] n[ engag$ 9 compos+ sc5>ios = ,pe>l ,:ite & ,!da ,b>a4 ,b x 0 n4 ,x 0 writt5 & sign$ by ! presid5t ( ! ,au?ors' ,league ( ,am]ica4 ,"h we h1 unconsci\sly reveal$1 ! secret ( ! depress+ badness ( :at may be call$ ! /aple fiction ( ! c\ntry--! sort ( /uff t is done by ! ,ri*>d ,h>d+ ,davises1 ,rex ,bea*es1 ,h\ghs1 ,mc,cutcheons1 & _! l1 male & female4 ,! worse ( x is n t x is address$ prim>ily to %oe-drumm]s & %op-girls2 ! wor/ ( x is t x is writt5 by au?ors :o are1 to all intellectual int5ts & purposes1 %oe-drumm]s & %op-girls4 ,am]ican lit]ature1 ev5 on its high] levels1 seldom comes out ( ! small & lonesome upp] classes ( ! p4 ,an ,am]ican au?or ) traditions beh9d him & an environm5t ab\t him comp>able to ^?1 say1 ( ,george ,moore1 or ,hugh ,walpole1 or ,e4 ,f4 ,b5son is & always has be5 relatively r>e4 ,on ?is side ( ! wat] ! arts1 l politics & religion1 are *iefly 9 ! keep+ ( p]sons ( obscure orig91 defective education & elem5tal ta/es4 ,ev5 "s ( ! mo/ viol5t uphold]s ( ! ,new ,engl& sup]/ition are ali5s to ! actual ,new ,engl& h]itage2 "o discov]s1 se>*+ ,:o's ,:o 9 ,am]ica1 t !y are rec5t fugitives f ! six-day sock & sal]atus ,kultur ( ! c[ & hog ,/ates4 ,! arti/ic m]*&ise produc$ by lib]at$ yokels ( t sort is b\nd to %[ its intellectual newness1 :i* is to say1 its defici5cy 9 civiliz$ culture & sophi/ication4 ,x is1 on ! plane ( lett]s1 precisely :at evangelical ,*ri/ianity is on ! plane ( religion1 to wit1 ! product ( ill-in=m$1 emotional & m or less pu%+ & oafi% folk4 ,life1 to su* ,h>v>diz$ peasants1 is n a my/]y2 x is some?+ absurdly simple1 to be describ$ ) surety & 9 a few words4 ,if !y set up z critics _! criticism is all a matt] ( facile label+1 *iefly e?ical2 f9d ! pigeon-hole1 & ! re/ is easy4 ,if !y presume to discuss ! great problems ( human society1 !y are equally ready ) _! answ]s3 draw up & pass a h>% en\gh /atute1 & ! corruptible w /raightway put on incorruption4 ,& if1 fann$ by ! s(t brea? ( beauty1 !y g into practice z creative arti/s1 z poets1 z dramati/s1 z noveli/s1 !n "o le>ns f !m t we inhabit a c\ntry t is ! model & despair ( o!r /ates1 t its culture is coext5sive ) human culture & enlight5m5t1 & t e failure to f9d happ9ess "u t culture1 is ! result ( s94 #f ,und]ly+ ,causes ,"h is "o ( ! fundam5tal defects ( ,am]ican fiction--p]haps ! "o "* t sets x (f %>ply f all o!r kn[n k9ds ( contempor>y fiction4 ,x habitually exhibits1 n a man ( delicate organization 9 revolt aga9/ ! inexplicable trag$y ( exi/5ce1 b a man ( l[ s5sibilities & elem5tal desires yield+ himself gladly to 8 environm5t1 & s a*iev+ :at1 "u a ?ird-rate civilization1 passes = success4 ,to get on3 ?is is ! aim4 ,to weigh & reflect1 to d\bt & rebel3 ?is is ! ?+ to be avoid$4 ,i describe ! optimi/ic1 ! inspirational1 ! ,au?ors' ,league1 ! popul> magaz9e1 ! peculi>ly ,am]ican s*ool4 ,9 "* creation its ma/]piece is ! adv]tis+ ag5t :o1 by devis+ "s new & sup]-imbecile boob-trap1 puts 8 hook-&-eye factory on ! map1 ru9s all o!r factories1 m>ries ! daught] ( 8 boss1 & s ends z an em95t man4 ,obvi\sly1 ! drama und]ly+ su* fiction--:at ,mr4 ,bea* w\ld call its ,john ,h5ry ,plot--is false drama1 ,sunday-s*ool drama1 pu]ile & disgu/+ drama4 ,x is ! sort ( ?+ t awak5s a response only 9 m5 :o are ess5tially unimag9ative1 timor\s & degrad$--9 brief1 9 democrats1 bagm51 yahoos4 ,! man ( reflective habit _c conceivably take any passionate int]e/ 9 ! conflicts x deals )4 ,he doesn't want to m>ry ! daught] ( ! own] ( ! hook-&-eye factory2 he w\ld probably burn d[n ! factory itself if x ev] came into 8 h&s4 ,:at int]e/s ?is man is ! f> m poignant & significant conflict betwe5 a sali5t individual & ! h>% & mean+less fiats ( de/9y1 ! un9telligible m&ates & vag>ies ( ,god4 ,8 h]o is n "o :o yields & w9s1 b "o :o resi/s & fails4 ,mo/ ( ^! conflicts1 ( c\rse1 are int]nal1 & h5ce d n make !mselves visible 9 ! ov]t melodrama ( ! ,bea*es1 ,davises & ,*amb]ses4 ,a sup]ior man's /ruggle 9 ! _w is n ) ext]ior lions1 tru/s1 m>graves1 policem51 rivals 9 love1 ,g]man spies1 radicals & tornadoes1 b ) ! obscure1 atavi/ic impulses )9 him--! impulses1 weaknesses & limitations t w> ) 8 notion ( :at life %\ld be4 ,n9e times out ( t5 he succumbs4 ,n9e times out ( t5 he mu/ yield to ! dead h&4 ,n9e times out ( t5 8 aspiration is almo/ inf9itely above 8 a*ievem5t4 ,! result is t we see him slid+ d[nhill--8 ideals break+ up1 8 hope pet]+ out1 8 "* 9 decay4 ,"* 9 decay is ?us ! !me ( ! great bulk ( sup]ior fiction4 ,"o has x 9 ,do/oievsky1 9 ,balzac1 9 ,h>dy1 9 ,conrad1 9 ,flaub]t1 9 ,zola1 9 ,turg5ieff1 9 ,goe!1 9 ,sud]mann1 9 ,b5nett1 &1 to come home1 9 ,dreis]4 ,9 ne>ly all fir/-rate novels ! h]o is defeat$4 ,9 p]haps a majority he is completely de/roy$4 ,! h]o ( ! inf]ior--i4 e41 ! typically ,am]ican--novel engages 9 no su* doom$ & fateful combat4 ,8 conflict is n ) ! inexplicable ukases ( de/9y1 ! limitations ( 8 own /r5g?1 ! dead h& ^u him1 b simply ) ! sup]ficial desires ( 8 elem5tal fell[ m54 ,he ?us has a fair *ance ( w9n+--& 9 bad fiction t *ance is always conv]t$ into a c]ta9ty4 ,s he m>ries ! daught] ( ! own] ( ! factory & ev5tually gobbles ! factory itself4 ,8 success gives ?rills to p]sons :o c imag9e no high] aspiration4 ,he embodies _! optimism1 z ! o!r h]o embodies ! pessimism ( m introspective & ideali/ic m54 ,he is ! protagoni/ ( t great majority :i* is s inf]ior t x is q unconsci\s ( its inf]iority4 ,x is ?is sup]ficiality ( ! inf]ior man1 x seems to me1 t is ! *ief hallm>k ( ! ,am]ican novel4 ,:5ev] "o enc\nt]s a novel t rises sup]ior to x ! ?+ takes on a subtle b unmi/akable air ( =eignness--= example1 ,frank ,norris' ,v&ov] & ! ,brute1 ,h]ge%eim]'s ,! ,lay ,an?ony & ,miss ,ca!r's ,my ,antonia1 or1 to drop to %ort /ories1 ,/eph5 ,crane's ,! ,blue ,hotel & ,mrs4 ,:>ton's ,e?an ,frome4 ,! %ort /ory is commonly reg>d$1 at lea/ by ,am]ican critics1 z a prem95tly ,am]ican =m2 !re are ev5 patriots :o argue t ,bret ,h>te inv5t$ x4 ,x meets v accurately1 9 fact1 c]ta9 *>act]i/ic dem&s ( ! ,am]ican temp]am5t3 x is simple1 economical & brilliantly effective4 ,yet ! same holl[ness t m>ks ! ,am]ican novel also m>ks ! ,am]ican %ort /ory4 ,its great ma/]s1 9 late ye>s1 h be5 su* *eese-mong]s z ,davis1 ) 8 s]vant-girl romanticism1 & ,o4 ,h5ry1 ) 8 smoke-room & v>iety %[ sm>tness4 ,9 ! :ole canon ( ,o4 ,h5ry's "w y w n f9d a s+le recognizable human "*2 8 p are unanim\sly m>ionettes2 he makes ,mexican brig&s1 ,texas c[m5 & ,new ,york cracksm5 talk ! same highly ornate ,broadwayese4 ,! successive volumes ( ,edw>d ,j4 ,o',bri5's ,be/ ,%ort-,/ory s]ies ?r[ a vivid light ^u ! feeble e/ate ( ! art 9 ! l&4 ,o',bri51 ?\gh 8 /hetic judgm5ts are ludicr\s1 at lea/ selects /ories t are ?or\ghly repres5tative2 8 books are trade successes because ! cr[d is und\bt$ly ) him4 ,he has yet to discov] a s+le /ory t ev5 ! mo/ nave pr(essor w\ld v5ture to m5tion 9 ! same brea? ) ,joseph ,conrad's ,he>t ( ,d>kness1 or ,&rieff's ,sil5ce1 or ,sud]mann's ,das ,/]beli$1 or ! lea/ consid]able tale by ,anatole ,france4 ,9 _m ( ! curr5t ,am]ican mak]s ( magaz9e %ort /ories--= example1 ,g\v]neur ,morris--"o obs]ves1 z ,i h said1 a truly admirable te*nical skill4 ,!y h ma/]$ ! ext]nals ( ! =m4 ,!y "k h[ to get _! effects4 ,b 9 cont5t _! "w is z holl[ z a jug4 ,su* /uff has no imag9able relation to life z m5 live x 9 ! _w4 ,x is z artificial z ! h]oic /rut & romantic eyes ( a mov+-picture actor4 ,i h spok5 ( ! air ( =eignness t cl+s to c]ta9 exceptional ,am]ican compositions4 ,9 "p x is bas$ ^u a psy*ological trick--^u ! surprise :i* mu/ inevitably seize ^u any "o :o enc\nt]s a dec5t piece ( writ+ 9 s va/ a des]t ( m]e lit]acy4 ,b 9 "p x is gr\nd$ s\ndly en\gh on ! facts4 ,! native au?or ( any g5u9e =ce & orig9ality is almo/ inv>iably f\nd to be "u /rong =eign influ5ces1 ei!r ,engli% or ,cont95tal4 ,x 0 s 9 ! e>lie/ days4 ,fr5eau1 ! poet ( ! ,revolution1 0 ?or\ghly ,fr5* 9 blood & traditions4 ,irv+1 z ,h4 ,r4 ,haweis has said1 took to ,engl& z a duck takes to wat]1 & 0 9 exile sev5te5 ye>s4 ,coop]1 ) ! great success ( ,! ,la/ ( ! ,mohicans beh9d him1 left ! c\ntry 9 disgu/ & 0 gone = sev5 ye>s4 ,em]son1 ,bryant1 ,l[ell1 ,haw?orne & ev5 ,longfell[ kept _! eyes turn$ across ! wat]2 ,em]son1 9 fact1 0 little m ?an an import] & popul>iz] ( ,g]man & ,fr5* ideas4 ,bancr(t /udi$ 9 ,g]many2 ,prescott1 l ,irv+1 0 en*ant$ by ,spa94 ,poe1 unable to foll[ ! fa%ion1 inv5t$ my?ical travels to save 8 face--to ,france1 to ,g]many1 to ! ,greek isles4 ,! ,civil ,w> reviv$ ! national consci\sness enorm\sly1 b x did n halt ! movem5t ( migrs4 ,h5ry ,james1 9 ! sev5ties1 w5t to ,engl&1 ,bi]ce & ,bret ,h>te foll[$ him1 & ev5 ,m>k ,twa91 absolutely ,am]ican ?\gh he 01 0 =ev] pull+ up /akes & sett+ out = ,vi5na1 ,flor5ce or ,london4 ,only pov]ty ti$ ,:itman to ! soil2 8 audi5ce1 = _m ye>s1 0 *iefly beyond ! wat]1 & !re1 too1 he (t5 long$ to be4 ,?is di/a/e = ! national sc5e is (t5 bas$ ^u a g5u9e ali5ness4 ,! m1 inde$1 "o inve/igates ! ance/ry ( ,am]icans :o h won di/9ction 9 ! f9e arts1 ! m "o discov]s tempt+ game = ! critical ,"k ,no?+s4 ,:itman 0 half ,dut*1 ,h>te 0 half ,jew1 ,poe 0 p>tly ,g]man1 ,james _h an ,iri% gr&-fa!r1 ,h[ells 0 l>gely ,iri% & ,g]man1 ,dreis] is ,g]man & ,h]ge%eim] is ,p5nsylvania ,dut*4 ,fully a half ( ! pa9t]s discuss$ 9 ,john ,g4 van ,dyke's ,am]ican ,pa9t+ & ,its ,tradition 7 ( mix$ blood1 ) ! ,anglo-,saxon pla9ly recessive4 ,& ( ! five poets s+l$ out = encomium by ,miss ,l[ell 9 ,t5d5cies 9 ,mod]n ,am]ican ,poetry "o is a ,sw$e1 two are p>tly ,g]man1 "o 0 educat$ 9 ! ,g]man language1 & ?ree ( ! five exil$ !mselves to ,engl& z soon z !y got out ( _! nonage4 ,! exiles are ( all sorts3 ,frank ,h>ris1 ,v9c5t ,o',sullivan1 ,ezra ,p\nd1 ,h]man ,s*effau]1 ,t4 ,s4 ,eliot1 ,h5ry ,b4 ,full]1 ,/u>t ,m]rill1 ,edi? ,:>ton4 ,!y g to ,engl&1 ,france1 ,g]many1 ,italy--any:]e to escape4 ,ev5 at home ! lit]atus is p]ceptibly =eign 9 8 mi54 ,if he lies "u ! ,new ,engl& tradition he is furi\sly colonial--m ,engli% ?an ! ,engli%4 ,if he turns to revolt1 he is apt to put on a ,fr5* hat & a ,russion r$ bl\se4 ,! ,little ,review1 ! organ ( ! extreme w+ ( rvolts1 is s viol5tly exotic t sev]al ye>s ago1 dur+ ! plupatriotic days ( ! w>1 "s ( its read]s prote/$4 ,) *>act]i/ic lack ( humor x repli$ ) an ,am]ican numb]--& two ( ! />s ( t numb] bore ! f9e old ,anglo-,saxon names ( ,b5 ,he*t & ,eisa von ,freytag-,lor+hov54 ,?is t5d5cy ( ,am]ican lit]ature1 ! mom5t x beg9s to %[ ent]prise1 novelty & significance1 to radiate an ali5 smell is n an isolat$ ph5om5on4 ,! same smell accompanies practically all o!r sorts ( intellectual activity 9 ! republic4 ,:5ev] "o he>s t a new political !ory is 9 circulation1 or a sci5tific h]esy1 or a movem5t t[>d rationalism 9 religion1 x is always safe to guess t "s discont5t$ /rang] or o!r has a h& 9 x4 ,9 ! newspap]s & on ! floor ( ,congress a new het]odoxy is always d5\nc$ =?) z a product ( =eign plott+1 & "h public op9ion und\bt$ly supports bo? ! press & ! politicians1 & ) good reason4 ,! native culture ( ! c\ntry--t is1 ! culture ( ! l[ ca/e ,anglo-,saxons :o pres]ve ! national tradition--is almo/ completely incapable ( produc+ ideas4 ,x is a culture t r\ghly corresponds to :at ! culture ( ,engl& w\ld be if !re 7 no univ]sities ov] !re1 & no ca/e ( intellectual individuali/s & no l&$ ari/ocracy--9 o!r words1 if ! tone ( ! national ?9k+ 7 set by ! non-con=mi/ indu/rials1 ! camorra ( ,wel% & ,scot* political sc\ndrels1 & ! t[n & c\ntry mobs4 ,z we %all see1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates has n yet produc$ any?+ prop]ly describable z an ari/ocracy1 & s !re is no imp$im5t to ! dom9ation ( ! inf]ior ord]s4 ,worse1 ! ,anglo-,saxon /ra91 second-rate at ! />t1 has t5d$ to deg5]ate /eadily to l[] levels--9 ,new ,engl&1 v m>k$ly4 ,! result is t !re is n only a great de>? ( ideas 9 ! l&1 b also an active & rel5tless ho/ility to ideas4 ,! *ronic suspici\sness ( ! inf]ior man "h has full play2 nev] 9 mod]n hi/ory has !re be5 ano!r civilization %[+ s va/ a body ( prohibitions & repressions1 9 bo? conduct & ?\ght4 ,! second result is t intellectual exp]im5tation is *iefly left to ! immigrants ( ! lat] migrations1 & to ! small sections ( ! native population t h be5 enri*$ ) _! blood4 ,= su* a pure ,anglo-,saxon z ,cabell to disport himself 9 ! field ( ideas is a r>ity 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates--& no exception to ! rule t ,i h j m5tion$1 = ,cabell belongs to an ari/ocracy t is n[ almo/ ext9ct1 & has no m 9 common ) ! g5]al population ?an a ,baltic b>on has ) ! indig5\s h]d ( ,letts & ,e/honians4 ,all ! arts 9 ,am]ica are ?or\ghly exotic4 ,music is almo/ :olly ,g]man or ,italian1 pa9t+ is ,fr5*1 lit]ature may be any?+ f ,engli% to ,russian1 ar*itecture 7save :5 x becomes a m]e bran* ( eng9e]+7 is a madd5+ phantasmagoria ( borr[+s4 ,ev5 s elem5tal an art z t ( cook]y %[s no native developm5t1 & is greatly dise/eem$ by ,am]icans ( ! ,anglo-,saxon majority2 any dec5t re/aurant t "o blund]s ^u 9 ! l& is likely to be ,fr5*1 & if n ,fr5*1 !n ,italian or ,g]man or ,*9ese4 ,s ) ! sci5ces3 !y h sc>cely any native developm5t4 ,organiz$ sci5tific rese>* began 9 ! c\ntry ) ! f\nd+ ( ! ,johns ,hopk9s ,univ]sity1 a bald imitation ( ! ,g]man univ]sities1 & long held suspect by native op9ion4 ,ev5 aft] its great success1 inde$1 !re 0 rancor\s ho/ility to its s*eme ( ?+s on *auv9i/ic gr\nds1 & "s ye>s ago ef=ts 7 begun to ,am]icanize x1 ) ! result t x is n[ sunk to ! level ( ,pr9ceton1 ,amh]/ & o!r su* glorifi$ high-s*ools1 & is dom9at$ by native savants :o w\ld be laugh$ at 9 any ,cont95tal univ]sity4 ,sci5ce1 oppress$ by su* assaults f bel[1 moves out ( ! academic grove into ! fre] air ( ! great f\ndations1 :]e ! pursuit ( ! %y fact is uncontam9at$ by football & social pu%+4 ,! greate/ ( ^! f\ndations is ! ,rockefell] ,in/itute4 ,its sali5t m5 are su* inve/igators z ,flexn]1 ,loeb & ,c>rel--all ( !m ,cont95tal ,jews4 ,?us ! battle ( ideas 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates is l>gely c>ri$ on "u /range flags1 & ev5 ! /ray natives on ! side ( free inquiry h to sacrifice "s ( _! nationality :5 !y enli/4 ,! effects ( ?is curi\s condition ( affairs are bo? good & evil4 ,! good ones are easily app>5t4 ,! racial division gives ! /ruggle a c]ta9 desp]ate e>ne/ness1 & ev5 bitt]ness1 & s makes x ! m invit+ to lively m9ds4 ,x 0 a b5efit to ! late ,d4 ,c4 ,gilman r ?an a disadvantage t national op9ion oppos$ 8 traffic ) ,huxley & ! ,g]man pr(essors 9 ! e>ly days ( ! ,johns ,hopk9s2 ! /upidity ( ! opposition /imulat$ him1 & made him resolute1 & 8 resolution1 9 ! long run1 0 ( ine/imable cultural value4 ,sci5tific rese>* 9 ,am]ica1 inde$1 0 ?us set securely ^u its legs precisely because ! great majority ( "r-?9k+ ,am]icans 7 viol5tly oppos$ to x4 ,9 ! same way x mu/ be obvi\s t ,dreis] got some?+ valuable out ( ! grotesque w> t 0 c>ri$ on aga9/ him dur+ ! great] w> ov]seas because ( 8 ,g]man "n--a jehad fundam5tally responsible = ! suppression ( ,! ',g5ius4' ,! *ief dang] t he ran six or sev5 ye>s ago 0 ! dang] t he might be accept$1 expla9$ away1 & s s$uc$ d[nw>d to ! common level4 ,! attack ( pr(essional patriots sav$ him f t calamity4 ,m1 x fill$ him ) a ke5 s5se ( 8 isolation1 & /irr$ up ! vanity t 0 9 him z x is 9 all ( u1 & s made him cl+ ) new t5acity to ! v peculi>ities t diff]5tiate him f 8 inf]iors4 ,f9ally1 x is n to be =gott5 t1 )\t ?is rebellion ( immigrant iconocla/s1 ! :ole body ( ! national lit]ature w\ld t5d to s9k to ! #ajj ,am]ican level ( su* patriotic lit]>y bus9ess m5 z ! presid5t ( ! ,au?ors' ,league4 ,9 o!r words1 we mu/ put up ) ! /hetic ,bol%evism ( ! ,europeans & ,asiatics :o rage 9 ! l&1 = )\t !m we might n h any lit]ature at all4 ,b ! evils ( ! situation are n to be ga9said4 ,"o ( !m ,i h already allud$ to3 ! t5d5cy ( ! beg9n+ lit]atus1 once he becomes fully consci\s ( 8 =eign affiliations1 to des]t ! republic =?)1 & !reaft] view x f af>1 & z an actual =eign]4 ,m solid & v>i\s cultures lure him2 he f9ds himself uncom=table at home4 ,sometimes1 z 9 ! case ( ,h5ry ,james1 he becomes a d[nright expatriate1 & a m or less active ag5t ( anti-,am]ican feel+2 m (t51 he goes ov] to ! outl&]s )\t yield+ up 8 !oretical citiz5%ip1 z 9 ! cases ( ,irv+1 ,h>ris1 ,p\nd & ,o',sullivan4 ,b all ?is1 ( c\rse1 works relatively light damage1 = n _m native au?ors are footloose en\gh to indulge 9 any su* physical des]tion ( ! soil4 ,( mu* m evil importance is ! t5d5cy ( ! cultural ali5ism t ,i h describ$ to =tify ! uncontam9at$ native 9 8 bili\s suspicion ( all ! arts1 & p>ticul>ly ( all arti/s4 ,! news t ! late/ poet to flutt] ! dovecotes is a ,jew1 or t ! la/ noveli/ maul$ by com/ock]y has a ,g]man or ,sc&9avian or ,russian "n1 or t ! critic newly tak5 9 sacrilege is a p>tisan ( ,vi5nese f>ce or ( ! ,fr5* moral code or ( ,engli% lit]>y !ory--?is news1 among a p s ill-in=m$1 s horribly well-tra9$ 9 flight f bugaboos1 & s savagely suspici\s ( ! unfamili> 9 ideas1 has ! inevitable effect ( /irr+ up opposition t quickly ceases to be purely /hetic objection1 & s becomes increas+ly difficult to combat4 ,if ,dreis]'s "n 7 ,tompk9s or ,simpson1 !re is no d\bt :atev] t he w\ld affright ! pr(essors a good deal less1 & appe> less ( a hobgobl9 to ! intellig5tsia ( ! wom5's clubs4 ,if ,opp5heim 7 less palpably levant9e1 he w\ld come mu* ne>] to ! popul>ity ( ,edw9 ,m>kham & ,walt ,mason4 ,& if ,cabell kept to ! patriotic bus9ess ( a ,s\!rn g5tleman1 to wit1 ! praise ( ,g5]al ,rob]t ,e4 ,lee1 in/ead ( pr[l+ ! /range & t]rible fields ( m$ival ,prov5ce1 x is a safe wag] t he w\ld be sold op5ly ov] ! c\nt] in/ead ( /eal?ily beh9d ! door4 ,9 a previ\s "w ,i h discuss$ ?is t5d5cy 9 ,am]ica to e/imate ! arti/ 9 t]ms ( 8 secul> "*4 ,dur+ ! w>1 :5 all ( ! national defects 9 intellig5ce 7 enorm\sly acc5tuat$1 x w5t to ludicr\s l5g?s4 ,!re 7 !n only au?ors :o 7 vocif]\s patriots & ?us g5iuses1 & au?ors :o kept _! dignity & 7 ?us suspect & )\t virtue4 ,by ?is gauge ,*amb]s became ! sup]ior ( ,dreis] & ,cabell1 & ,joyce ,kilm] & ,amy ,l[ell 7 set above ,s&burg & ,opp5heim4 ,! te/ 0 ev5 ext5d$ to =eign]s3 by x ,h4 ,g4 ,wells took prec$5ce ( ,%aw1 & ,blasco ,ibez became a great] arti/ ?an ,roma9 ,roll&4 ,b ! ?+ is n peculi> to w> times2 :5 peace is d5se/ x is to be obs]v$4 ,! man ( lett]s1 pure & simple1 is a r>ity 9 ,am]ica4 ,almo/ always he is some?+ else--& t some?+ else commonly det]m9es 8 public em95ce4 ,m>k ,twa91 ) only 8 books to recomm5d him1 w\ld probably h pass$ into obscurity 9 middle age2 x 0 9 ! "* ( a public ent]ta9]1 n unrelat$ to ,coxey1 ,dr4 ,m>y ,walk] & ,citiz5 ,george ,francis ,tra91 t he woo$ & won 8 c\ntry4 ,! (ficial criticism ( ! l& d5i$ him any solid lit]>y virtue to ! day ( 8 dea?1 & ev5 to-day ! campus critics & _! j\rnali/ic valets /& agha/ be=e ,! ,my/]i\s ,/rang] & ,:at is ,man8 ,em]son pass$ ?r\gh almo/ ! same exp]i5ce4 ,x 0 n z a man ( lett]s t he 0 *iefly ?\ght ( 9 8 "t1 b z ! prophet ( a new cult1 half religi\s1 half philosophical1 & :olly un9telligible to n9e-t5?s ( ^? :o discuss$ x4 ,! fir/ au?or ( a h&book ( ,am]ican lit]ature to sweep away ! codfi% ,moses & expose ! lit]>y arti/ 0 ! ,poli% ,jew1 ,leon ,kelln]1 ( ,cz]n[itz4 ,s ) ,:itman & ,poe--bo? hobgobl9s f> m ?an arti/s4 ,s1 ev51 ) ,h[ells3 x 0 z ! expon5t ( a dy+ culture t he 0 v5]at$1 n z ! practition] ( an art4 ,few actually read 8 books4 ,8 celebrity1 ( c\rse1 0 real en\gh1 b x someh[ diff]$ mat]ially f t ( a pure man ( lett]s--say ,%elley1 ,conrad1 ,hauptmann1 ,h>dy or ,synge4 ,t he 0 himself ke5ly aw>e ( ! national t5d5cy to judge an arti/ 9 t]ms ( ! citiz5 0 made pla9 at ! "t ( ! ,gorky sc&al1 :5 he jo9$ ,clem5s 9 an ignom9i\s des]tion ( ,gorky1 sc>$ out ( 8 wits by ! dang] ( be+ manh&l$ = a violation ( ! national pecksniff]y4 ,h[ells also refus$ to sign ! ,dreis] ,prote/4 ,! case ( ,frank ,h>ris is "o eloqu5tly 9 po9t4 ,h>ris has writt51 among o!r books1 p]haps ! be/ biography ev] done by an ,am]ican4 ,yet 8 politics keep him 9 a sort ( ,cov5try & ! av]age ,am]ican critic w\ld no m ?9k ( prais+ him ?an ( grant+ ,treits*ke any m]it z an hi/orian4 #g ,! ,lonesome ,arti/ ,?us falsely judg$ by /&>ds t h no intelligible apposit5ess :5 appli$ to an arti/1 h[ev] accurately !y may weigh a /ock-brok] or a ,presbyt]ian eld]1 & =c$ to meet n only ! hunk]\s indiff]5ce ( ! dom9ant mob b also ! bitt] & dis+5u\s opposition ( ! classes to :i* he might look reasonably = und]/&+ & support1 ! ,am]ican au?or is =c$ into a sort ( social & intellectual vacuum1 & lives out 8 days1 z ,h5ry ,james said ( ,haw?orne1 an ali5 ev]y:]e1 an /hetic solit>y4 ,! wond] is t1 9 ! face ( s metallic & unyield+ a front1 any g5u9e arti/s 9 lett]s come to ! front at all4 ,b !y con/antly em]ge2 ! fir/ ge/ures are always on %[2 ! prodigal & gorge\s life ( ! c\ntry simply =ces a s5sitive m9ority to make "s attempt at repres5tation & int]pretation1 & out ( _m try+ !re (t5 appe>s "o :o c4 ,! ph5om5on ( ,dreis] is n unique4 ,he _h 8 =]unn]s 9 ,full] & ,frank ,norris & he has 8 compagnons du voyage 9 ,&]son1 ,*>les ,g4 ,norris & m ?an "o o!r4 ,b ! fact only ?r[s up 8 curi\s isolation 9 a /rong] light4 ,x w\ld be difficult to imag9e an arti/ ( 8 sob] purpose & high accompli%m5t1 9 any civiliz$ c\ntry1 /&+ s neglect$4 ,! prevail+ criticism1 :5 x _c dispose ( him by d5y+ t he exi/s--9 ! two *ief h&books ( latt]-day lit]ature by pr(essors he is n ev5 m5tion$6--seeks to dispose ( him by array+ ! %oddy fury ( ! mob aga9/ him4 ,:5 he 0 "u attack by ! ,com/ocks1 m ?an "o ,am]ican critic gave cov]t aid to ! common enemy1 & x 0 ) difficulty t ! weight ( ! ,au?ors' ,league 0 held ^u 8 side4 ,m help = him1 9 fact1 came f ,engl&1 & q volunt>ily1 ?an c\ld be drumm$ up = him at home4 ,no public s5se ( ! m5ace t ! attack (f]$ to free spee* & free art 0 visible2 x w\ld h made a n9e-days' s5sation = any layman ( public influ5ce to h gone to 8 rescue1 z w\ld h c]ta9ly happ5$ 9 ,france1 ,engl& or ,g]many4 ,z = ! newspap]-read+ mob1 x probably w5t unaw>e ( ! bus9ess altoge!r4 ,:5 ,arnold ,b5nett1 l&+ 9 ,new ,york "s "t previ\sly1 told ! report]s t ,dreis] 0 ! ,am]ican he mo/ desir$ to meet1 ! news 0 q un9telligible to p]haps n9e read]s out ( t53 !y _h no m he>d ( ,dreis] ?an _! fa!rs _h he>d ( ,:itman 9 #ahge4 ,s ) all ! re/4 ,i h m5tion$ ,h>ris4 ,x w\ld be difficult to imag9e ,roll& meet+ su* a fate 9 ,france or ,%aw 9 ,engl& z he has met 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 ,o',sullivan1 dur+ ! w>1 came home ) ,a ,good ,girl 9 8 pocket4 ,! book 0 republi%$ "h--& got va/ly less notice ?an ! late/ piece ( trade-goods by ,ka?le5 ,norris4 ,full]1 e>ly 9 8 c>e]1 gave x up z hopeless4 ,norris di$ va9ly battl+ = ! "y ,dreis]4 ,an ,abraham ,cahan goes unnotic$4 ,miss ,ca!r1 ) f\r s\nd books beh9d h]1 l+]s 9 ! twilight ( an esot]ic reputation4 ,cabell1 com/ock$1 is appreh5d$ by 8 c\ntry only z a noveli/ to be b\ght by /eal? & read 9 private4 ,:5 ,hugh ,walpole came to ,am]ica a ye> or two ago he favor$ ! newspap]s1 l ,b5nett be=e him1 ) a piece ( critical news t mu/ h puzzl$ all read]s save a v small m9ority4 ,discuss+ ! liv+ ,am]ican noveli/s wor? he$+1 he nom9at$ ?ree--& ( !m only "o 0 famili> to ! g5]al run ( novel-buy]s1 or _h ev] be5 m5tion$ by a native critic ( ! apo/olic succession4 ,only ! poets ( ! l& seem to attract ! notice ( ! pr(essors1 & no d\bt ?is is l>gely because mo/ ( ! m sali5t ( !m--notably ,miss ,l[ell & ,l9dsay--are prim>ily press-ag5ts4 ,ev5 s1 ! att5tion t !y get is seldom s]i\s4 ,! only pr(essor t ,i "k ( :o has discuss$ ! matt] 9 precise t]ms holds t ,alfr$ ,noyes is ! sup]ior ( all ( !m4 ,moreov]1 ! pres5t extraord9>y int]e/ 9 poetry /ops %ort ) a few poets1 & "o ( its conspicu\s ph5om5a is its lack ( conc]n ) ! poets outside ! movem5t1 "s ( !m unque/ionably sup]ior to any )94 ,nor is ?is isolation ( ! arti/ 9 ,am]ica new4 ,! contempor>y view ( ,poe & ,:itman 0 almo/ precisely l ! curr5t view ( ,dreis] & ,cabell4 ,bo? 7 neglect$ by ! ,brahm9s ( _! "t1 & bo? 7 reg>d$ ho/ilely by ! great body ( "r-?9k+ citiz5s4 ,poe1 inde$1 0 ! victim ( a furi\s attack by ,rufus ,w4 ,griswold1 ! ,hamilton ,wright ,mabie ( ! "t1 & x set ! tone ( native criticism = ye>s4 ,:itman1 liv+1 n>r[ly escap$ go+ to jail z a public nuisance4 ,"o ?9ks ( ,haw?orne & ,em]son z writ]s dec5tly appreciat$ by _! contempor>ies1 b x is n to be =gott5 t ! (ficial criticism ( ! era saw no ess5tial diff]5ce betwe5 ,haw?orne & ,coop]1 & t ,em]son's reputation1 to ! end ( 8 life1 0 f> m t ( a !ological prophet & e?ical platitud9>ian1 comp>able to ,lyman ,abbott or ,frank ,crane1 ?an t ( a lit]>y arti/1 comp>able to ,t5nyson or ,mat!w ,arnold4 ,p]haps ,c>lyle und]/ood him1 b :o 9 ,am]ica und]/ood him8 ,to ?is day he is ! victim ( gross misrepres5tation by en?usia/s :o read into him all sorts ( flatul5t bomba/1 z ,puritanism is read into ! ,new ,te/am5t by ,me?odi/s4 ,z = ,haw?orne1 8 extraord9>y physical isolation dur+ 8 lifetime 0 b ! symbol ( a complete isolation ( ! _s1 /ill surviv+4 ,if 8 pref]5ce = ! int]nal conflict z oppos$ to ! ext]nal act 7 n suffici5t to set him (f f ! ma9 /ream ( ,am]ican speculation1 !re w\ld always be 8 pr(\nd e?ical skepticism--a /ate ( m9d q impossible to ! normal ,am]ican1 at lea/ ( ,anglo-,saxon blood4 ,haw?orne1 s f> z ,i "k1 has nev] _h a s+le pr(ess$ foll[] 9 8 own c\ntry4 ,ev5 8 son1 attempt+ to c>ry on 8 craft1 yield$ nei!r to 8 meticul\s me?od nor to 8 deta*$ po9t ( view4 ,9 ! ?ird g5]ation1 ) inf9ite irony1 !re is a gr&-daught] :o is a review] ( books = ! ,new ,york ,times1 :i* is almo/ z if ,wagn] %\ld h a gr&-daught] s++ 9 ! op]as ( ,mass5et4 ,( ! f\r indubitable ma/]s ?us nam$1 ,haw?orne1 ,em]son1 ,:itman & ,poe1 only ! la/ two h be5 suffici5tly tak5 into ! consci\sness ( ! c\ntry to h any effect ^u its lit]ature1 & ev5 "h t influ5ce has be5 ex]t$ only at second-h&1 & aga9/ v def9ite adv]se pressure4 ,x w\ld c]ta9ly seem reasonable = a man ( s =ceful a habit ( m9d z ,poe1 & ( su* prodigal & arre/+ orig9ality1 to h f\nd$ a s*ool1 b a glance at ! record %[s t he did no?+ ( ! sort4 ,imm$iately he 0 dead1 ! %ad[s ( ! ,irv+ tradition clos$ ar\nd 8 tomb1 & = ne>ly ?irty ye>s !reaft] all ( 8 *ief ideas w5t disreg>d$ 9 8 own c\ntry4 ,if1 z ! lit]ature books argue1 ,poe 0 ! fa!r ( ! ,am]ican %ort /ory1 !n x 0 a po/hum\s *ild1 & _h /ep-fa!rs :o did _! be/ to conceal its true p>5tage4 ,:5 x actually ent]$ ^u ! vigor\s life t we "k to-day ,poe _h be5 dead = a g5]ation4 ,its fa!r1 at ! "t ( its belat$ adolesc5ce1 seem$ to be ,bret ,h>te--& ,h>te's debt to ,dick5s 0 va/ly m app>5t1 fir/ & la/1 ?an 8 debt to ,poe4 ,:at he got f ,poe 0 ess5tial2 x 0 ! inn] /ructure ( ! mod]n %ort /ory1 ! fundam5tal devices :]eby a m]e glimpse at ev5ts c\ld be made to yield brilliant & seem+ly complete images4 ,b he himself 0 probably l>gely unaw>e ( ?is indebt$ness4 ,a man little giv5 to critical analysis1 & incompet5t = x :5 8 own "w 0 "u exam9ation1 he saw its ext]nals mu* m cle>ly ?an he saw its intr9sic organization1 & ^! ext]nals bore ! pla9 m>ks ( ,dick5s4 ,x rema9$ = "o ( 8 successors1 ,ambrose ,bi]ce1 to bridge belat$ly ! space sep>at+ him f ,poe1 & s %[ ! r\te t he _h come4 ,& x rema9$ = =eign criticism1 & p>ticul>ly = ,fr5* criticism1 to lift ,poe himself to ! secure place t he n[ holds4 ,x is true en\gh t he enjoy$1 dur+ 8 lifetime1 a c]ta9 popul> reputation1 & t he 0 prais$ by su* m5 z ,n4 ,p4 ,willis & ,james ,russell ,l[ell1 b t reputation 0 consid]ably less ?an ! fame ( m5 :o 7 mu* 8 inf]iors1 & t praise1 especially 9 ,l[ell's case1 0 mu* corrupt$ by res]vations4 ,n _m native critics ( respectable position1 dur+ ! #ej's & #fj's1 w\ld h rank$ him cle>ly above1 say1 ,irv+ or ,coop]1 or ev5 above ,longfell[1 8 old enemy4 ,a few p>tisans argu$ = him1 b 9 ! ma91 z ,sa9tsbury has said1 he 0 ! victim ( extreme & almo/ incompreh5sible inju/ice at ! h&s ( 8 c\ntrym54 ,x is surely n )\t significance t x took t5 ye>s to raise money en\gh to put a *eap & hide\s tomb/one ^u 8 neglect$ grave1 t x 0 n actually set up until he _h be5 dead tw5ty-six ye>s1 t no contempor>y ,am]ican writ] took any "p 9 fur!r+ ! project1 & t ! only "o :o att5d$ ! f9al c]emony 0 ,:itman4 ,x 0 ,baudelaire's ,fr5* translation ( ! prose tales & ,mall>m's translation ( ! poems t br\ght ,poe to ,valhalla4 ,! =m]1 fir/ pr9t$ 9 #ahef1 f\nd$ ! ,poe cult 9 ,france1 & dur+ ! two decades foll[+ x fl\ri%$ amaz+ly1 & gradually ext5d$ to ,engl& & ,g]many4 ,x 0 "o ( ! well-spr+s1 9 fact1 ( ! :ole s-call$ decad5t movem5t4 ,if ,baudelaire1 ! fa!r ( t movem5t1 cultivat$ hy/]ia ) delight & t]ror1 he 0 simply do+ :at ,poe _h done be=e him4 ,bo?1 react+ aga9/ ! false concept ( beauty z a m]e h&maid5 ( logical ideas1 s\ght its spr+s 9 ^? deep feel+s & inn] exp]i5ces :i* lie beyond ! range ( ideas & are to be int]pret$ only z intuitions4 ,em]son />t$ ^u ! same que/1 b 0 turn$ (f into mazes ( contradiction & un9telligibility by 8 e?ical obsession--! unescapable burd5 ( 8 ,puritan h]itage4 ,b ,poe nev] w&]$ f ! pa?4 ,y w f9d 9 ,! ,poetic ,pr9ciple :at is p]haps ! cle>e/ /atem5t ( ?is new & s\nd] concept ( beauty t has ev] be5 made--c]ta9ly x is cle>] ?an any ev] made by a ,fr5*man4 ,b x 0 n until ,fr5*m5 _h wat]$ ! se$ out ( grotesque & v>i-color$ pots t x began to spr\t4 ,! tide ( ,poe's ideas1 set 9 motion 9 ,france e>ly 9 ! second half ( ! c5tury1 did n wa% ,engl& until ! la/ decade1 & 9 ,am]ica1 save = a few da%es ( spray1 x has yet to %[ itself4 ,!re is no ,am]ican writ] :o displays ! influ5ce ( ?is mo/ pot5t & orig9al ( ,am]icans s cle>ly z :ole gr\ps ( ,fr5*m5 display x1 & :ole gr\ps ( ,g]mans1 & ev5 a good _m ,engli%m54 ,:at we h f ,poe at fir/ h& is simply a body ( obvi\s yokel-%ock+ 9 ! ,black ,cat mann]1 ) ! tales ( ,ambrose ,bi]ce z its f9e/ fl[]--9 brief1 an imitation ( ,poe's ext]nals )\t any compreh5sion :atev] ( 8 und]ly+ aims & notions4 ,:at we h f him at second-h& is a some:at *ildi% ,maet]l9ckism1 a fur!r dilution ( ,poe-&-wat]4 ,?is ,maet]l9ckism1 "s "t ago1 got itself int]m+l$ ) ! ,:itmanic /ream fl[+ back to ,am]ica ?r\gh ! *annel ( ,fr5* ,imagism1 ) results de/ructive to ! sanity ( e>ne/ critics & fatal to ! gravity ( ^? less au/]e4 ,x is significant t ! critical writ+ ( ,poe1 9 :i* !re lies mo/ t 0 be/ 9 him1 has n come back2 no normal ,am]ican ev] ?9ks ( him z a critic1 b only z a poet1 z a rais] ( goose-fle%1 or z an immoral fell[4 ,! cause !re( is pla9 en\gh4 ,! ,fr5*1 in/ead ( borr[+ 8 critical !ory directly1 d$uc$ x afre% f 8 applications ( x2 x became criticism ( him r ?an by him4 ,?us 8 own speculations h lack$ ! au?ority ( =eign approval1 & h consequ5tly made no impression4 ,! weight ( native op9ion is naturally aga9/ !m1 = !y are at odds1 n only ) its fundam5tal !ories1 b also ) its practical doctr9e t no criticism c be pr(\nd & respectable :i* is n also dull4 ,poe1 says ,ar?ur ,ransome1 9 8 capital /udy ( ! man & ! arti/1 0 l a wolf *a9$ by ! leg among a lot ( dome/ic dogs4 ,! simile "h is some:at />tl+1 & ,ransome1 9 a footnote1 tries to ameliorate x3 ! dome/ic dogs x ref]s to 7 magnificoes ( no less bulk ?an ,longfell[1 ,:itti]1 ,holmes & ,em]son4 ,9 ! case ( ,:itman1 ! wolf 0 n only *a9$1 b also muzzl$4 ,no?+1 inde$1 c\ld be m amaz+ ?an ! ho/ility t surr\nd$ him at home until ! v end ( 8 long life4 ,true en\gh1 x 0 brok5 by c]ta9 feeble mitigations4 ,em]son1 9 #ahee1 prais$ him--?\gh lat] v eag] to =get x & des]t him1 z ,clem5s & ,h[ells1 ye>s aft]w>d1 des]t$ ,gorky4 ,alcott1 ,?oreau1 ,l[ell & ev5 ,bryant1 dur+ 8 brief ,bohemian days1 7 polite to him4 ,a gr\p ( miscellane\s en?usia/s gradually ga!r$ ab\t him1 & out ( ?is gr\p em]g$ at lea/ "o man ( "s di/9ction1 ,john ,burr\ghs4 ,"y adv5tur]s ( lett]s--= example1 ,hunek]--w5t to see him & he> him1 half drawn by g5u9e admiration & half by m]e deviltry4 ,b ! g5]al tone ( ! op9ion t beat ^u him1 ! attitude ( dome/ic criticism1 0 unbrok5ly inimical2 he 0 oppos$ by misrepres5tation & neglect4 ,! prevail+ range ( criticism on my book1 he wrote 9 ,a ,backw>d ,glance on ,my ,own ,road 9 #ahhd1 has be5 ei!r mock]y or d5unciation--& 444 ,i h be5 ! m>k$ object ( two or ?ree 7to me pretty s]i\s7 (ficial buff]+s4 ,aft] ?irty ye>s ( trial1 he wrote 9 ,my ,book & ,i1 ?ree ye>s lat]1 public criticism on ! book & myself z au?or ( x %[s m>k$ ang] & contempt m ?an any?+ else4 ,t is1 at home4 ,abroad he 0 mak+ headway all ! :ile1 & long ye>s aft]w>d1 by way ( ,france & ,engl&1 he began to =ce 8 way into ! consci\sness ( 8 c\ntrym54 ,:at c\ld h be5 m ironical ?an ! solemn celebrations ( ,:itman's c5t5>y t 7 c>ri$ (f 9 v>i\s ,am]ican univ]sities 9 #aiai8 ,"o c picture ! old boy roll+ ) hom]ic mir? 9 hell4 ,imag9e ! fate ( a univ]sity don ( #ahfj1 or #ahgj1 or #ahhj1 or ev5 #ahij :o _h v5tur$ to comm5d ,leaves ( ,grass to ! "y g5tlem5 ( 8 sem9>y6 ,he w\ld h come to grief z swiftly z t ,detroit p$agogue ( day be=e ye/]day :o br\ght d[n ! ,mo!rs' ,legion ^u him by comm5d+ ,jurg54 #h ,! ,cultural ,backgr\nd ,s f>1 ! disease4 ,z to ! cause1 ,i h deliv]$ a few h9ts4 ,i n[ describe x p>ticul>ly4 ,x is1 9 brief1 a defect 9 ! g5]al culture ( ! c\ntry--"o reflect$1 n only 9 ! national lit]ature1 b also 9 ! national political !ory1 ! national attitude t[>d religion & morals1 ! national habit 9 all dep>tm5ts ( ?9k+4 ,x is ! lack ( a civiliz$ ari/ocracy1 secure 9 its position1 animat$ by an intellig5t curiosity1 skeptical ( all facile g5]alizations1 sup]ior to ! s5tim5tality ( ! mob1 & delight+ 9 ! battle ( ideas = its own sake4 ,! ^w ,i use1 despite ! qualify+ adjective1 has got itself mean+s1 ( c\rse1 t ,i by no means int5d to convey4 ,any m5tion ( an ari/ocracy1 to a public f$ ^u democratic fu/ian1 is b\nd to br+ up images ( /ock-brok]s' wives loll+ obsc5ely 9 op]a boxes1 or ( haughty ,engli%m5 slaught]+ :ole g5]ations ( gr\se 9 an inord9ate & incompreh5sible mann]1 or ( ,junk]s ) tight wai/s elb[+ ,am]ican s*oolm>ms (f ! sidewalks ( ,g]man be] t[ns1 or ( p]fum$ ,italians com+ ov] to "w _! abom9able magic ^u ! daught]s ( breakfa/-food & ba?tub k+s4 ,"p ( ?is misconception1 ,i suppose1 has its roots 9 ! gaudy imbecilities ( ! yell[ press1 b !re is also a "p t belongs to ! g5]al ,am]ican tradition1 along ) ! oppression ( m9orities & ! belief 9 political panaceas4 ,its dep? & ext5t are con/antly reveal$ by ! nave assumption t ! s-call$ fa%ionable folk ( ! l>ge cities--*iefly weal?y indu/rials 9 ! int]ior-decorator & c\ntry-club /age ( culture--con/itute an ari/ocracy1 & by ! sc>cely less rem>kable assumption t ! pe]age ( ,engl& is id5tical ) ! g5try--t is1 t su* m5 z ,"l ,nor?cliffe1 ,"l ,iveagh & ev5 ,"l ,read+ are ,engli% g5tlem51 & ( ! anci5t l9e ( ! ,p]cys4 ,"h1 z always1 ! wor%ip] is ! fa!r ( ! gods1 & no less :5 !y are evil ?an :5 !y are b5ign4 ,! inf]ior man mu/ f9d himself sup]iors1 t he may m>vel at 8 political equality ) !m1 & 9 ! abs5ce ( recognizable sup]iors de facto he creates sup]iors de jure4 ,! sublime pr9ciple ( "o man1 "o vote mu/ be translat$ into t]ms ( doll>s1 diamonds1 fa%ionable intellig5ce2 ! equality ( all m5 be=e ! law mu/ h cle> & dramatic pro(s4 ,sometimes1 p]haps1 ! ?+ goes fur!r & is m subtle4 ,! inf]ior man ne$s an ari/ocracy to demon/rate1 n only 8 m]e equality1 b also 8 actual sup]iority4 ,! society columns 9 ! newspap]s may h "s su* orig93 !y may visualize once m ! accompli%$ j\rnali/'s und]/&+ ( ! mob m9d t he plays ^u s skillfully1 z ^u "s imm5se & cacophon\s organ1 always go+ =tissimo4 ,:at ! inf]ior man & 8 wife see 9 ! s9i/] revels ( ^? amaz+ fir/ families1 ,i suspect1 is (t5 a massive witness to _! own high] rectitude--to _! relative innoc5ce ( cig>ette-smok+1 poodle-coddl+1 *ild-f>m+ & ! m ab/ruse bran*es ( adult]y--9 brief1 to _! firm] grasp ^u ! immutable axioms ( ,*ri/ian virtue1 ! "o s\nd boa/ ( ! ne!r n9e-t5?s ( humanity 9 e l& "u ! cross4 ,b ?is bugaboo ari/ocracy1 z ,i h9t1 is actually bogus1 & ! evid5ce ( its bogusness lies 9 ! fact t x is insecure4 ,"o gets into x only on]\sly1 b out ( x v easily4 ,entrance is effect$ by d9t ( a long & bitt] /raggle1 & ! *ief incid5ts ( t /ruggle are almo/ intol]able humiliations4 ,! aspirant mu/ s*ool & /eel himself to sniffs & sne]s2 he mu/ see ! door slamm$ ^u him a hundr$ times be=e ev] x is ?r[n op5 to him4 ,to get 9 at all he mu/ %[ a tal5t = abasem5t--& abasem5t makes him timor\s4 ,worse1 t timor\sness is n cur$ :5 he succe$s at la/4 ,on ! contr>y1 x is made ev5 m tremul\s1 = :at he faces )9 ! gates is a s*eme ( ?+s made up almo/ :olly ( h>% & (t5 un9telligible taboos1 & ! p5alty = violat+ ev5 ! lea/ ( !m is swift & disa/r\s4 ,he mu/ exhibit exactly ! "r social habits1 appetites & prejudices1 public & private4 ,he mu/ h>bor exactly ! "r political en?usiasms & indignations4 ,he mu/ h a he>ty ta/e = exactly ! "r sports4 ,8 attitude t[>d ! f9e arts mu/ be prop]ly tol]ant & yet n a %ade too eag]4 ,he mu/ read & l exactly ! "r books1 pamphlets & public j\rnals4 ,he mu/ put up at ! "r hotels :5 he travels4 ,8 wife mu/ patronize ! "r mill9]s4 ,he himself mu/ /ick to ! "r hab]da%]y4 ,he mu/ live 9 ! "r neighborhood4 ,he mu/ ev5 embrace ! "r doctr9es ( religion4 ,x w\ld ru9 him1 = all op]a box & society column purposes1 to set up a plea = ju/ice to ! ,bol%eviki1 or ev5 = ord9>y dec5cy4 ,x w\ld ru9 him equally to we> celluloid coll>s1 or to move to ,union ,hill1 ,n4 ,j41 or to s]ve ham & cabbage at 8 table4 ,& x w\ld ru9 him1 too1 to dr9k c(fee f 8 sauc]1 or to m>ry a *amb]maid ) a gold too?1 or to jo9 ! ,sev5? ,day ,adv5ti/s4 ,)9 ! b\nd>ies ( 8 curi\s ord] he is worse fett]$ ?an a monk 9 a cell4 ,its obscure conception ( propriety1 its nebul\s notion t ?is or t is honorable1 hamp]s him 9 e direction1 & v n>r[ly4 ,:at he resigns :5 he ent]s1 ev5 :5 he makes 8 fir/ deprecat+ knock at ! door1 is e "r to attack ! ideas t happ5 to prevail )94 ,su* z !y are1 he mu/ accept !m )\t "q4 ,& z !y %ift & *ange 9 response to great in/9ctive movem5ts 7or p]haps1 n[ & !n1 to ! puni%$ b n to be =gott5 revolts ( extraord9>y rebels7 he mu/ %ift & *ange ) !m1 sil5tly & quickly4 ,to hang back1 to *all5ge & dispute1 to prea* re=ms & revolutions--^! are crimes aga9/ ! brummag5 ,holy ,gho/ ( ! ord]4 ,obvi\sly1 t ord] _c con/itute a g5u9e ari/ocracy1 9 any rational s5se4 ,a g5u9e ari/ocracy is gr\nd$ ^u v mu* diff]5t pr9ciples4 ,its fir/ & mo/ sali5t "* is its int]ior security1 & ! *ief visible evid5ce ( t security is ! fre$om t goes ) x--n only fre$om 9 act1 ! div9e "r ( ! ari/ocrat to d :at he jolly well pleases1 s long z he does n violate ! prim>y gu>antees & obligations ( 8 class1 b also & m importantly fre$om 9 ?\ght1 ! lib]ty to try & err1 ! "r to be 8 own man4 ,x is ! in/9ct ( a true ari/ocracy1 n to puni% ecc5tricity by expulsion1 b to ?r[ a mantle ( protection ab\t x--to safegu>d x f ! suspicions & res5tm5ts ( ! l[] ord]s4 ,^? l[] ord]s are in]t1 timid1 inhospitable to ideas1 ho/ile to *anges1 fai?ful to a few maudl9 sup]/itions4 ,all progress goes on on ! high] levels4 ,x is !re t sali5t p]sonalities1 made secure by artificial immunities1 may oscillate mo/ widely f ! normal track4 ,x is )9 t entr5*$ fold1 out ( rea* ( ! immemorial c]ta9ties ( ! mob1 t extraord9>y m5 ( ! l[] ord]s may f9d _! city ( refuge1 & brea! a cle> air4 ,?is1 inde$1 is at once ! hall-m>k & ! ju/ification ( an ari/ocracy--t x is beyond responsibility to ! g5]al masses ( m51 & h5ce sup]ior to bo? _! degrad$ long+s & _! no less degrad$ av]sions4 ,x is no?+ if x is n autonom\s1 curi\s1 v5turesome1 c\rage\s1 & ev]y?+ if x is4 ,x is ! cu/odian ( ! qualities t make = *ange & exp]im5t2 x is ! class t organizes dang] to ! s]vice ( ! race2 x pays = its high pr]ogatives by /&+ 9 ! =efront ( ! fray4 ,no su* ari/ocracy1 x mu/ be pla91 is n[ on view 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 ,! mak+s ( "o 7 visible 9 ! ,virg9ia ( ! lat] eighte5? c5tury1 b ) ,jeff]son & ,wa%+ton ! promise di$4 ,9 ,new ,engl&1 x seems to me1 !re 0 nev] any ari/ocracy1 ei!r 9 be+ or 9 nasc5cy3 !re 0 only a !ocracy t deg5]at$ v quickly into a plutocracy on ! "o h& & a ca/e ( /]ile ,gelehrt5 on ! o!r--! passion = ,god splitt+ into a lu/ = doll>s & a weakness = m]e words4 ,despite ! common notion to ! contr>y--a notion g5]at$ by confus+ lit]acy ) intellig5ce--,new ,engl& has nev] %[n ! slighte/ sign ( a g5u9e en?usiasm = ideas4 ,x began its hi/ory z a slaught]-h\se ( ideas1 & x is to-day n easily di/+ui%able f a cold-/orage plant4 ,its celebrat$ adv5tures 9 my/icism1 once app>5tly s bold & significant1 are n[ se5 to h be5 little m ?an an elaborate hocus-pocus--respectable ,unit>ians %ock+ ! peasantry & sc>+ ! horn$ cattle 9 ! fields by masqu]ad+ 9 ! robes ( ,rosicrucians4 ,! ideas t x embrac$ 9 ^? au/]e & f>-(f days 7 /ale1 & :5 x _h f9i%$ ) !m !y 7 dead3 to-day "o he>s ( ,jakob ,bhme almo/ z r>ely z "o he>s ( ,all5 ,g4 ,?urman4 ,s 9 politics4 ,its glory is ,abolition--an ,engli% inv5tion1 long "u ! int]dict ( ! native plutocracy4 ,s9ce ! ,civil ,w> its six /ates h produc$ few] political ideas1 z political ideas run 9 ! ,republic1 ?an any av]age c\nty 9 ,kansas or ,nebraska4 ,appomattox seem$ to be a victory = ,new ,engl& idealism4 ,x 0 actually a victory = ! ,new ,engl& plutocracy1 & t plutocracy has dom9at$ ?\ght above ! ,h\satonic ev] s9ce4 ,! sect ( pr(essional ideali/s has s f> dw9dl$ t x has ceas$ to be ( any importance1 ev5 z an opposition4 ,:5 ! plutocracy is *all5g$ n[1 x is *all5g$ by ! prolet>iat4 ,well1 :at is on view 9 ,new ,engl& is on view 9 all o!r p>ts ( ! nation1 sometimes ) ameliorations1 b usually ) ! colors m]ely exagg]at$4 ,:at "o beholds1 sweep+ ! eye ov] ! l&1 is a culture t1 l ! national lit]ature1 is 9 ?ree lay]s--! plutocracy on top1 a va/ mass ( undiff]5tiat$ human blanks at ! bottom1 & a =lorn intellig5tsia gasp+ out a prec>i\s life betwe54 ,i ne$ n set out at any l5g?1 ,i hope1 ! intellectual defici5cies ( ! plutocracy--its utt] failure to %[ any?+ ev5 remotely resembl+ ! mak+s ( an ari/ocracy4 ,x is badly educat$1 x is /upid1 x is full ( l[-ca/e sup]/itions & indignations1 x is )\t dec5t traditions or in=m+ vision2 above all1 x is extraord9>ily lack+ 9 ! mo/ elem5tal indep5d5ce & c\rage4 ,out ( ?is class comes ! grotesque fa%ionable society ( our big t[ns1 already describ$4 ,imag9e a horde ( peasants incr$ibly enri*$ & ) almo/ inf9ite p[] ?ru/ into _! h&s1 & y w h a fair picture ( its habitual /ate ( m9d4 ,x %[s all ! /igmata ( inf]iority--moral c]ta9ty1 cruelty1 suspicion ( ideas1 fe>4 ,nev] did x function m reveal+ly ?an 9 ! late pogrom aga9/ ! s-call$ ,r$s1 i4 e41 aga9/ humorless ideali/s :o1 l ,&rew ,jackson1 took ! platitudes ( democracy q s]i\sly4 ,! ma*9]y br\ght to be> ^u ^! feeble & scatt]$ fanatics w\ld h almo/ suffic$ to repel an invasion by ! unit$ p[]s ( ,europe4 ,!y 7 hunt$ out ( _! sweat-%ops & c(fee-h\ses z if !y 7 s _m ,c>ranzas or ,lud5dorffs1 dragg$ to jail to ! toot+ ( horns1 arraign$ be=e quak+ judges on un9telligible *>ges1 condemn$ to deportation )\t ! slighte/ *ance to def5d !mselves1 torn f _! dep5d5t families1 h]d$ into prison-%ips1 & !n f9ally dump$ 9 a sn[ wa/e1 to be rescu$ & f$ by ! ,bol%eviki4 ,& :at 0 ! !ory at ! bottom ( all ^! a/\nd+ proce$+s8 ,s f> z x c be r$uc$ to compreh5sible t]ms x 0 mu* less a !ory ?an a fe>--a %iv]+1 idiotic1 discr$itable fe> ( a m]e ban%ee--an ov]p[]+1 p>alyz+ dread t "s extra-eloqu5t ,r$1 p]mitt$ to emit 8 bald]da% un:ipp$1 might ev5tually conv]t a c\ple ( c\rage\s m51 & t ! c\rage\s m51 fill$ ) indignation aga9/ ! plutocracy1 might take to ! highroad1 burn d[n a nail-factory or two1 & slit ! ?roat ( "s virtu\s pr(ite]4 ,9 ord] to lay ?is fe>1 9 ord] to ease ! jangl$ n]ves ( ! ,am]ican successors to ! ,hapsburgs & ,hoh5zoll]ns1 all ! con/itutional gu>antees ( ! citiz5 7 susp5d$1 ! /atute-books 7 burd5$ ) laws t surpass any?+ he>d ( 9 ! ,au/ria ( ,m>ia ,!resa1 ! c\ntry 0 h&$ ov] to a fr5zi$ mob ( detectives1 in=m]s & ag5ts provocateurs--& ! ,r$s dep>t$ laugh+ l\dly1 & 7 hail$ by ! ,bol%eviki z innoc5ts escap$ f an asylum = ! crim9ally insane4 ,obvi\sly1 x is out ( reason to look = any hospitality to ideas 9 a class s extravagantly fe>ful ( ev5 ! mo/ palpably absurd ( !m4 ,its philosophy is firmly gr\nd$ ^u ! !sis t ! exi/+ ord] mu/ /& =ev] free f attack1 & n only f attack1 b also f m]e academic criticism1 & its e?ics are z firmly gr\nd$ ^u ! !sis t e attempt at any su* criticism is a pro( ( moral turpitude4 ,)9 its own ranks1 protect$ by :at may be reg>d$ z ! privilege ( ! ord]1 !re is no?+ to take ! place ( ?is criticism4 ,a few feeble platitudes by ,&rew ,c>negie & a book ( mod]ate m]it by ,john ,d4 ,rockefell]'s press-ag5t con/itute almo/ ! :ole ( ! int]ior lit]ature ( ideas4 ,9 o!r c\ntries ! plutocracy has (t5 produc$ m5 ( reflective & analytical habit1 eag] to rationalize its in/9cts & to br+ x into "s sort ( relation%ip to ! ma9 /reams ( human ?\ght4 ,! case ( ,david ,ric>do at once comes to m9d4 ,!re h be5 _m o!rs3 ,john ,bright1 ,ri*>d ,cobd51 ,george ,grote1 &1 9 our own "t1 ,wal!r von ,ra!nau4 ,b 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates no su* ph5om5on has be5 visible4 ,!re 0 a day1 n long ago1 :5 c]ta9 "y m5 ( weal? gave signs ( an unaccu/om$ int]e/ 9 ideas on ! political side1 b ! mo/ !y manag$ to a*ieve 0 a banal sort ( ,socialism1 & ev5 ?is 0 ab&on$ 9 sudd5 t]ror :5 ! w> came1 & ,socialism fell "u suspicion ( be+ g5u9ely int]national--9 brief1 ( be+ hone/ "u ! sk94 ,nor has ! plutocracy ( ! c\ntry ev] fo/]$ an inquir+ _s among its intellectual valets & footm51 :i* is to say1 among ! g5tlem5 :o compose headl9es & lead+ articles = its newspap]s4 ,:at *iefly di/+ui%es ! daily press ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates f ! press ( all o!r c\ntries pret5d+ to culture is n its lack ( tru?fulness or ev5 its lack ( dignity & honor1 = ^! defici5cies are common to ! newspap]s ev]y:]e1 b its incurable fe> ( ideas1 its con/ant ef=t to evade ! discussion ( fundam5tals by translat+ all issues into a few elem5tal fe>s1 its incessant r$uction ( all reflection to m]e emotion4 ,x is1 9 ! true s5se1 nev] well-in=m$4 ,x is seldom intellig5t1 save 9 ! arts ( ! mob-ma/]4 ,x is nev] c\rage\sly hone/4 ,held h>%ly to a rigid correctness ( op9ion by ! plutocracy t controls x ) less & less attempt at disguise1 & m5ac$ on all sides by c5sor%ips t x d>e n fl\t1 x s9ks rapidly into =malism & feebl5ess4 ,its yell[ section is p]haps its mo/ respectable section1 = !re ! only ve/ige ( ! old free j\rnali/ survives4 ,9 ! m cons]vative pap]s "o f9ds only a timid & petulant animosity to all que/ion+ ( ! exi/+ ord]1 h[ev] urbane & s9c]e--a p]vasive & ill-conceal$ dread t ! mob n[ heat$ up aga9/ ! or?odox hobgobl9s may sudd5ly beg9 to une>? hobgobl9s ( its own1 & s run amok4 ,= x is ^u ! emotions ( ! mob1 ( c\rse1 t ! :ole com$y is play$4 ,!oretically ! mob is ! repository ( all political wisdom & virtue2 actually x is ! ultimate s\rce ( all political p[]4 ,ev5 ! plutocracy _c make w> ^u x op5ly1 or =get ! lea/ ( its weaknesses4 ,! bus9ess ( keep+ x 9 ord] mu/ be done discreetly1 w>ily1 ) delicate te*nique4 ,9 ! ma9 t bus9ess consi/s ( keep+ alive its deep-seat$ fe>s--( /range faces1 ( unfamili> ideas1 ( unhackney$ ge/ures1 ( unte/$ lib]ties & responsibilities4 ,! "o p]man5t emotion ( ! inf]ior man1 z ( all ! simpl] mammals1 is fe>--fe> ( ! unkn[n1 ! complex1 ! inexplicable4 ,:at he wants beyond ev]y?+ else is safety4 ,8 in/9cts incl9e him t[>d a society s organiz$ t x w protect him at all haz>ds1 & n only aga9/ p]ils to 8 hide b also aga9/ assaults ^u 8 m9d--aga9/ ! ne$ to grapple ) unaccu/om$ problems1 to weigh ideas1 to ?9k ?+s out = himself1 to scrut9ize ! platitudes ^u :i* 8 ev]yday ?9k+ is bas$4 ,cont5t "u kais]ism s long z x functions effici5tly1 he turns1 :5 kais]ism falls1 to "s o!r & p]haps worse =m ( pat]nalism1 br++ to its b5ign tyranny only ! docile tribute ( 8 pa!tic allegiance4 ,9 ,am]ica x is ! newspap] t is 8 boss4 ,f x he gets support = 8 elem5tal illusions4 ,9 x he sees a visible embodim5t ( 8 own wisdom & consequ5ce4 ,out ( x he draws fuel = 8 simple moral passion1 8 cong5ital suspicion ( h]esy1 8 dread ( ! unkn[n4 ,& beh9d ! newspap] /&s ! plutocracy1 ignorant1 unimag9ative & timor\s4 ,?us at ! top & at ! bottom4 ,obvi\sly1 !re is no ari/ocracy "h4 ,"o f9ds only "o ( ! necess>y elem5ts1 & t only 9 ! plutocracy1 to wit1 a trucul5t egoism4 ,b :]e is intellig5ce8 ,:]e are ease & surety ( mann]8 ,:]e are ent]prise & curiosity8 ,:]e1 above all1 is c\rage1 & 9 p>ticul>1 moral c\rage--! capacity = indep5d5t ?9k+1 = difficult problems1 = :at ,nietzs*e call$ ! joys ( ! labyr9?8 ,z well look = ^! ?+s 9 a society ( half-wits4 ,democracy1 oblit]at+ ! old ari/ocracy1 has left only a vacuum 9 its place2 9 a c5tury & a half x has fail$ ei!r to lift up ! mob to intellectual autonomy & dignity or to purge ! plutocracy ( its inh]5t /upidity & sw9i%ness4 ,x is precisely "h1 ! fir/ & favorite sc5e ( ! ,great ,exp]im5t1 t ! culture ( ! individual has be5 r$uc$ to ! mo/ rigid & absurd regim5tation4 ,x is precisely "h1 ( all civiliz$ c\ntries1 t ecc5tricity 9 demeanor & op9ion has come to be> ! heavie/ p5alties4 ,! :ole drift ( our law is t[>d ! absolute prohibition ( all ideas t div]ge 9 ! slighte/ f ! accept$ platitudes1 & beh9d t drift ( law !re is a f> m pot5t =ce ( gr[+ cu/om1 & "u t cu/om !re is a national philosophy :i* erects con=mity into ! noble/ ( virtues & ! free function+ ( p]sonality into a capital crime aga9/ society4 #i ,"u ! ,campus ,pump ,b !re rema9 ! intellig5tsia1 ! free spirits 9 ! middle gr\nd1 nei!r z an/hetic to ideas z ! plutocracy on ! "o h& nor z mu* ! slaves ( emotion z ! prolet>iat on ! o!r4 ,h ,i =gott5 !m8 ,i h n4 ,b :at actually reveals itself :5 ?is small bro!rhood ( ! sup]ior is c>efully exam9$8 ,:at reveals itself1 x seems to me1 is a gigantic disappo9tm5t4 ,sup]ficially1 !re are all ! m>ks ( a ca/e ( le>n$ & sagaci\s m5--a great book-k1 a laudable dilig5ce1 a c]ta9 f9e res]ve & sniffi%ness1 a pla9 consci\sness ( intellectual sup]iority1 n a few ge/ures t sugge/ ! ari/ocratic4 ,b "u ! surface "o quickly discov]s t ! :ole ?+ is little m ?an play-act+1 & n always v skillful4 ,le>n+ is !re1 b n curiosity4 ,a heavy dignity is !re1 b n mu* g5u9e self-respect4 ,pret5ti\sness is !re1 b n a trace ( c\rage4 ,squeez$ betwe5 ! plutocracy on on side & ! mob on ! o!r1 ! intellig5tsia face ! et]nal national problem ( ma9ta9+ _! position1 ( gu>d+ !mselves aga9/ *all5ge & attack1 ( keep+ d[n suspicion4 ,!y h all ! attributes ( k save ! s5se ( p[]4 ,!y h all ! qualities ( an ari/ocracy save ! capital qualities t arise out ( a feel+ ( security1 ( complete indep5d5ce1 ( absolute immunity to onslaught f above & bel[4 ,9 brief1 ! old bogusness hangs ab\t !m1 z ab\t ! fa%ionable ari/ocrats ( ! society columns4 ,!y are safe s long z !y are good1 :i* is to say1 s long z !y nei!r aggrieve ! plutocracy nor />tle ! prolet>iat4 ,imm$iately !y fall into ei!r misdemeanor all _! app>5t dignity vani%es1 & ) x all ( _! influ5ce1 & !y become simply some:at ridicul\s rebels aga9/ a social ord] t has no g5u9e ne$ ( !m & is dispos$ to tol]ate !m only :5 !y are n obtrusive4 ,= v>i\s reasons ?is %ad[y ca/e is l>gely made up ( m5 :o h (ficial /amps ^u _! le>n+--t is1 ( pr(essors1 ( doctors ( philosophy2 outside ( academic circles x t5ds to %ade (f v rapidly into a half-_w ( isolat$ an>*i/s4 ,"o ( ^? reasons is pla9 en\gh3 ! old democratic v5]ation = m]e s*ool+1 inh]it$ f ! ,puritans ( ,new ,engl&1 is /ill 9 be+1 & ! mob1 always eag] = %ort cuts 9 ?9k+1 is dispos$ to accept a s*oolma/] )\t look+ beyond 8 degree4 ,ano!r reason lies 9 ! fact t ! high] education is /ill r a novelty 9 ! c\ntry1 & !re h yet to be develop$ any devices = utiliz+ le>n$ m5 9 any trade save tea*+4 ,yet o!r reasons w sugge/ !mselves4 ,:atev] ! ramification ( causes1 ! fact is pla9 t ! p$agogues h almo/ a monopoly ( :at passes = ! high] ?9k+ 9 ! l&4 ,n only d !y reign un*all5g$ 9 _! own *a/e grove2 !y also p5etrate to all o!r fields ( ratioc9ation1 to ! almo/ complete exclusion ( un%riv$ rivals4 ,!y dom9ate ! weeklies ( op9ion2 !y are to ! =e 9 e review2 !y write n9e-t5?s ( ! s]i\s books ( ! c\ntry2 !y beg9 to invade ! newspap]s2 !y in/ruct & exhort ! yokelry f ! /ump2 !y h ev5 begun to p5etrate into ! gov]nm5t4 ,"o _c turn 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates )\t enc\nt]+ a pr(essor4 ,!re is "o on e municipal commission4 ,!re is "o 9 e bureau ( ! f$]al gov]nm5t4 ,!re is "o at ! head ( e intellectual movem5t4 ,!re is "o to expla9 e new my/]y4 ,pr(essors appraise all works ( art1 :e!r graphic1 tonal or lit]>y4 ,pr(essors supply ! bra9 p[] = agriculture1 diplomacy1 ! control ( dep5d5cies & ! di/ribution ( commodities4 ,a pr(essor 0 until lately sov]eign ( ! c\ntry1 & pope ( ! /ate *ur*4 ,s mu* = _! opportunity4 ,:at1 n[1 ( _! a*ievem5t8 ,i answ] z "o :o has _h ?r[n ^u him1 by ! imp5etrable op]ations ( fate1 ! r ?ankless duties ( a speciali/ 9 ! ways ( p$agogues1 a sort ( pr(essor ( pr(essors4 ,! job has got me enemies4 ,i h be5 accus$ ( c>ry+ on a defamatory jehad aga9/ virtu\s & labori\s m52 ,i h ev5 be5 *>g$ ) do+ x 9 ! int]e/ ( ! ,wilhelm/rasse1 ! ,:ite ,slave ,tru/ & ! gho/ ( ,fri$ri* ,wilhelm ,nietzs*e4 ,no?+ c\ld be m absurd4 ,all my in/9cts are on ! side ( ! pr(essors4 ,i e/eem a man :o devotes himself to a subject ) h>d dilig5ce2 ,i e/eem ev5 m a man :o puts pov]ty & a %elf ( books above pr(ite]+ & ev5+s ( jazz2 ,i am naturally monki%4 ,moreov]1 !re are m ,ph4,d4's on my family tree ?an ev5 a ,bo/on blue/ock+ c boa/2 !re 0 a :ole c5tury :5 ev5 ! mo/ ignorant ( my h\se 0 at lea/ ,juris utriusque ,doctor4 ,b su* pr$ispositions %\ld n be p]mitt$ to color sob] rese>*es4 ,:at ,i h f\nd1 aft] long & ardu\s labors1 is a /ate ( ?+s t is surely n altoge!r flatt]+ to ! ,gelehrt5 "u exam9ation4 ,:at ,i h f\nd1 9 brief1 is t p$agogy turn$ to g5]al public uses is almo/ z timid & flatul5t z j\rnalism--t ! pr(essor1 m5ac$ by ! timid dogmatism ( ! plutocracy above him & ! incurable suspici\sness ( ! mob b5ea? him1 is almo/ inv>iably incl9$ to seek 8 own security 9 a melliflu\s inanity--t1 f> f be+ a c\rage\s spokesman ( ideas & an apo/le ( _! free dissem9ation1 9 politics1 9 ! f9e arts1 9 practical e?ics1 he comes close to be+ ! mo/ prud5t & skitti% ( all m5 conc]n$ ) !m--9 brief1 t he yields to ! prevail+ correctness ( ?\ght 9 all dep>tm5ts1 nor?1 ea/1 s\? & we/1 & is1 9 fact1 ! *ief expon5t among u ( ! democratic doctr9e t h]esy is n only a mi/ake1 b also a crime4 ,a philosophy is n put to mu* ( a te/ 9 ord9>y times1 = 9 ord9>y times philosophies are p]mitt$ to lie l sleep+ dogs4 ,:5 x %[s its inw>d metal is :5 ! b& beg9s to play4 ,! turmoils ( ! late lam5table w>1 x seems to me1 provid$ = su* a try+ out ( fundam5tal ideas & attitudes ^u a colossal scale4 ,! :ole ?9k+ ( ! _w 0 ?r[n into confusion2 all ! wor/ fe>s & prejudices ( ignorant & emotional m5 came to ! front2 x 0 a "t1 beyond all o!rs 9 mod]n hi/ory1 :5 intellectual integrity 0 subject$ to a cruel /ra94 ,h[ did ! intellig5tsia ( ,^! ,/ates be> up "u t /ra98 ,:at 0 ! reaction ( our le>n$ m5 to ! *all5ge ( organiz$ hy/]ia1 mob fe>1 incitem5t to excess1 d[nright insanity8 ,h[ did !y conduct !mselves 9 t univ]sal :irlw9d8 ,!y conduct$ !mselves1 ,i fe>1 9 a mann] t mu/ leave a brilliant "q m>k beh9d _! claim to indep5d5ce & c\rage1 to true k & dignity1 to ord9>y self-respect--9 brief1 to e quality t belongs to ! au!ntic ari/ocrat4 ,!y con/itut$ !mselves1 n a re/ra9+ influ5ce ^u ! mob run wild1 b ! l\de/ spokesm5 ( its wor/ imbecilities4 ,!y f$ x ) bogus hi/ory1 bogus philosophy1 bogus idealism1 bogus h]oics4 ,!y manufactur$ bla!r = its ent]ta9m5t4 ,!y %[$ !mselves to be z nave z s _m ,lib]ty ,loan orators1 z emotional1 almo/1 z ! spy hunt]s1 & z disda9ful ( ! ord9>y intellectual dec5cies z ! editorial writ]s4 ,i accumulat$1 9 ^? great days1 = ! in/ruction & horror ( po/]ity1 a v l>ge collection ( academic argum5ts1 expositions & pronunciam5tos2 x fills a trunk1 & got me heavily into debt to ?ree clipp+-bureaux4 ,its cont5ts range f solemn hymns ( hate 9 ! le>n$ 7& ev5 ! !ological7 reviews & su* (ficial donkeyisms z ! =mal ratification ( ! s-call$ ,sisson docum5ts d[n to *ildi% h>angues to /ud5t-bodies1 public dem&s t ! /udy ( ! enemy language & lit]ature be prohibit$ by law1 viol5t d5unciations ( all enemy sci5ce z negligible & fraudul5t1 vitriolic attacks ^u enemy magnificos1 & elaborate pro(s t ! ,am]ican ,revolution 0 ! result ( a f\l plot hat*$ 9 ! ,wilhelm/rasse ( ! "t1 to ! wanton injury ( two lov+ b&s ( bro!rs4 ,i d n exagg]ate 9 ! slighte/4 ,! proce$+s ( ,mr4 ,creel's amaz+ corps ( tw5ty-five hundr$ ,am]ican hi/orians w5t fur!r ?an any?+ ,i h describ$4 ,& 9 e f>-flung college t[n1 9 e "o-build+ univ]sity on ! prairie1 ev5 ! wor/ ef=ts ( ^? hi/orians 7 va/ly exce$$4 ,b ,i am =gett+ ! l ph5om5a on ! o!r side ( ! bloody *asm8 ,i am ov]look+ ! d>k] crimes ( ! celebrat$ ,g]man pr(essors8 ,n at all4 ,^? crimes aga9/ all reason & dignity1 _h !y be5 committ$ 9 fact1 w\ld n be evid5ce 9 favor ( ! ,am]icans 9 ! dock3 ! pr9ciple ( law is too well accept$ to ne$ argum5t4 ,b ,i v5ture to d5y !m1 & out ( a v special & s+ul> k1 = ,i seem to be "o ( ! few ,am]icans :o has ev] actually read ! proclamations ( ! ,g]man pr(essors3 all ! mo/ indignant critics ( !m appe> to h accept$ second-h& acc\nts ( _! cont5ts4 ,hav+ suff]$ ! on]\s labor ( read+ !m1 ,i n[ (f] sworn witness to _! relative mildness4 ,n[ & !n "o enc\nt]s 9 !m a disconc]t+ bray4 ,n[ & !n "o weeps ) sore he>t4 ,n[ & !n "o is bogg$ 9 ,g]man made :olly un9telligible by emotion4 ,b tak+ !m z !y /&1 & putt+ !m fairly beside ! correspond+ docum5ts ( ,am]ican v9tage1 "o is at once /ruck by _! comp>ative suavity & decorum1 _! fre$om f m]e rhetoric & fu/ian--above all1 by _! ef=t to appeal to reason1 su* z x is1 r ?an to emotion4 ,no ,g]man pr(essor1 f end to end ( ! w>1 put 8 h& to any?+ z transp>5tly silly z ! ,sisson docum5ts4 ,no ,g]man pr(essor essay$ to prove t ! ,sev5 ,ye>s' ,w> 0 caus$ by ,d[n+ ,/reet4 ,no ,g]man pr(essor argu$ t ! /udy ( ,engli% w\ld corrupt ! s\l4 ,no ,g]man pr(essor d5\nc$ ,d>w9 z an ignoramus & ,li/] z a sc\ndrel4 ,nor 0 any?+ ( ! sort done1 s f> z ,i "k1 by any ,fr5* pr(essor4 ,nor ev5 by any reputable ,engli% pr(essor4 ,all su* honorable ef=ts on behalf ( correct ?\ght 9 w>-"t 7 monopoliz$ by ,am]ican pr(essors4 ,& if ! fact is disput$1 !n ,i ?reat5 ^u "s future day1 :5 ! /eal?y ye>n+ to =get has aris51 to pr9t my pro(s 9 p>allel columns--! mo/ e/eem$ extravagances ( ! ,g]man pr(essors 9 "o column & ! correspond+ ma/]pieces ( ! ,am]ican pr(essors 9 ! o!r4 ,i d n ov]look1 ( c\rse1 ! self-respect+ m5 :o1 9 ! mid/ ( all ! upro>1 kept _! c\nsel & _! dignity4 ,a small m9ority1 h>d beset & te/$ by ! fire6 ,nor d ,i ov]look ! few s5tim5tal fanatics :o1 9 ! face ( deva/at+ evid5ce to ! contr>y1 proce$$ ^u ! assumption t academic fre$om 0 yet inviolable1 & s got !mselves ca%i]$1 & began po/ur+ 9 radical circles z m>tyrs1 ! mo/ absurd ( m54 ,b ,i ?9k ,i draw a fair picture ( ! g5]al4 ,i ?9k ,i depict ) reasonable accuracy ! typical response ( ! only recognizable intellig5tsia ( ! l& to ! fir/ great *all5ge to _! ari/ocratic alo(ness--! fir/ te/ 9 ! gr& mann] ( _! fre$om alike f ! bellicose imbecility ( ! plutocracy & ! intol]able fe>s & *ildi% moral c]ta9ties ( ! mob4 ,t te/ expos$ !m %amelessly4 ,x reveal$ _! fa/ allegiance to ! "o ?+ t is ! anti!sis ( all free inquiry1 ( all hone/ hospitality to ideas1 ( all intellectual indep5d5ce & integrity4 ,!y prov$ t !y 7 correct--& 9 prov+ x !y ?rew a brilliant light ^u _m my/]ies ( our national culture4 #aj ,! ,intol]able ,burd5 ,among o!rs1 ^u ! my/]y ( our lit]ature--its falt]+ feebl5ess1 its lack ( g5u9e gu/o1 its de>? ( sali5t p]sonalities1 its g5]al air ( pov]ty & imitation3 ,:at ails ! beautiful lett]s ( ! ,republic1 ,i repeat1 is :at ails ! g5]al culture ( ! ,republic--! lack ( a body ( sophi/icat$ & civiliz$ public op9ion1 indep5d5t ( plutocratic control & sup]ior to ! infantile philosophies ( ! mob--a body ( op9ion %[+ ! eag] curiosity1 ! educat$ skepticism & ! hospitality to ideas ( a true ari/ocracy4 ,?is lack is felt by ! ,am]ican au?or1 imag9+ him to h any?+ new to say1 e day ( 8 life4 ,he c hope = no support1 9 ord9>y cases1 f ! mob3 x is too suspici\s ( all ideas4 ,he c hope = no support f ! spokesm5 ( ! plutocracy3 !y are too dilig5tly devot$ to ma9ta9+ ! intellectual /atus quo4 ,he turns1 !n1 to ! intellig5tsia--& :at he f9ds is correctness6 ,9 8 two prime functions1 to repres5t ! life ab\t him accurately & to criticize x hone/ly1 he sees t correctness array$ aga9/ him4 ,8 repres5tation is indecor\s1 unlovely1 too h>% to be borne4 ,8 criticism is 9 contumacy to ! ideals ^u :i* ! :ole /ructure re/s4 ,s he is ei!r attack$ vigor\sly z an anti-patriot ^: babbl+s ought to be put d[n by law1 or en%r\d$ 9 a sil5ce :i* commonly disposes ( him ev5 m effectively4 ,soon or late1 ( c\rse1 a man ( g5u9e =ce & orig9ality is b\nd to prevail aga9/ t sort ( /upidity4 ,he w une>? an adh]5t "h & ano!r !re2 9 ! long run !y may become num]\s en\gh to =ce "s recognition ( him1 ev5 f ! mo/ immovable expon5ts ( correctness4 ,b ! bus9ess is sl[1 unc]ta91 he>t-break+4 ,x puts a burd5 ^u ! arti/ t ought n to be put ^u him4 ,x /ra9s beyond reason 8 dilig5ce & passion4 ,a man :o devotes 8 life to creat+ works ( ! imag9ation1 a man :o gives ov] all 8 /r5g? & en]gy to /ruggl+ ) problems t are ess5tially delicate & baffl+ & pregnant ) d\bt--su* a man does n ask = recognition z a m]e rew>d = 8 indu/ry2 he asks = x z a necess>y help to 8 indu/ry2 he ne$s x z he ne$s dec5t subsi/5ce & peace ( m9d4 ,x is a grave damage to ! arti/ & a grave loss to ! lit]ature :5 su* a man z ,poe has to seek consolation among 8 inf]iors1 & su* a man z ! ,m>k ,twa9 ( ,:at ,is ,man8 is =c$ to conceal 8 mo/ pr(\nd beliefs1 & su* m5 z ,dreis] & ,cabell are expos$ to incessant attacks by malignant /upidity4 ,! notion t arti/s fl\ri% ^u adv]sity & misund]/&+1 t !y are able to function to ! utmo/ 9 an atmosph]e ( indiff]5ce or ho/ility--?is notion is n9e-t5?s nons5se4 ,if x 7 true1 !n "o w\ld nev] he> ( pa9t]s go+ to ,france or ( musicians go+ to ,g]many4 ,:at ! arti/ actually ne$s is compreh5sion ( 8 aims & ideals by m5 he respects--n necess>ily approval ( 8 products1 b simply an intellig5t sympa?y = him 9 ! great agony ( creation4 ,& t sympa?y mu/ be m ?an ! m]e fell[-feel+ ( o!r craftsm52 x mu/ come1 9 l>ge "p1 out ( a connoisseur%ip t is beyond ! bald trade int]e/2 x mu/ h its roots 9 ! intellectual curiosity ( an ari/ocracy ( ta/e4 ,billro?1 ,i believe1 0 m valuable to ,brahms ?an ev5 ,s*umann4 ,8 eag] int]e/ gave music-mak+ a solid dignity4 ,8 *ampion%ip (f]$ ! musician a visible pro( t 8 labors _h got = him a secure place 9 a civiliz$ & /able society1 & t he w\ld be judg$ by 8 pe]s1 & safegu>d$ aga9/ ! obtuse ho/ility ( 8 inf]iors4 ,no su* security is ?r[n ab\t an arti/ 9 ,am]ica4 ,x is n t ! c\ntry lacks ! /&>ds t ,dr4 ,br[nell pleads =2 x is t its /&>ds are /ill ^? ( a primitive & timor\s society4 ,! excesses ( ,com/ock]y are pr(\ndly symbolical4 ,:at !y %[ is ! moral c]ta9ty ( ! mob 9 op]ation aga9/ some?+ t is z incompreh5sible to x z ! !ory ( lea/ squ>es1 & :at !y %[ ev5 m vividly is ! di/ress+ lack ( any automatic corrective ( t outrage--( any firm & secure body ( educat$ op9ion1 eag] to he> & te/ all intelligible ideas & s5sitively jeal\s ( ! "r to discuss !m freely4 ,:5 ,! ,g5ius 0 attack$ by ! ,com/ocks1 x fell to my lot to seek assi/ance = ,dreis] among ! intellig5tsia4 ,i f\nd !m almo/ unanim\sly dis9cl9$ to l5d a h&4 ,a small numb] p]mitt$ !mselves to be induc$1 b ! majority held back1 & n a few1 z ,i h said1 actually (f]$ m or less furtive aid to ! ,com/ocks4 ,i press$ ! matt] & began to une>? reasons4 ,x 01 x appe>$1 dang]\s = a memb] ( ! intellig5tsia1 & p>ticul>ly = a memb] ( ! academic intellig5tsia1 to array himself aga9/ ! mob inflam$--aga9/ ! moral indignation ( ! sort ( folk :o dev\r vice reports & are conv]t$ by ! ,rev4 ,billy ,sunday6 ,if he came =w>d1 he w\ld h to come =w>d alone4 ,!re 0 no organiz$ support beh9d him4 ,no in/9ctive urge ( class1 no prompt+ ( a great tradition1 mov$ him to speak out = arti/ic fre$om 444 ,engl& suppli$ ! lack4 ,ov] !re !y h a mob too1 & some?+ ak9 to ,com/ock]y1 & a cult ( holl[ correctness--b !y also h a ca/e t /&s above all t sort ( ?+1 & out ( t ca/e came aid = ,dreis]4 ,engl& is always supply+ ! lack--,engl&1 or ,france1 or ,g]many1 or "s o!r c\ntry1 b *iefly ,engl&4 ,my m>ket & my reputation1 said ,prescott 9 #ahch1 re/ pr9cipally ) ,engl&4 ,to ,poe1 a few ye>s lat]1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 0 a lit]>y colony ( ,great ,brita94 ,& !re has be5 little *ange to ?is day4 ,! ,engli% leisure class1 says ,pr(4 ,dr4 ,vebl51 is = purposes ( reputable usage ! upp] leisure class ( ?is c\ntry4 ,despite all ! curr5t highfalut9 ab\t melt+ pots & national de/9ies ! ,unit$ ,/ates rema9s almo/ z mu* an ,engli% colonial possession1 intellectually & spiritually1 z x 0 on ,july #c1 #aggf4 ,! ,am]ican social pu%] keeps 8 eye on ,mayfair2 ! ,am]ican lit]atus dreams ( recognition by ! ,london weeklies2 ! ,am]ican don is lift$ to bliss by ! imprimatur ( ,ox=d or ,cambridge2 ev5 ! ,am]ican /atesman kn[s h[ to cr+e to ,d[n+ ,/reet4 ,mo/ ( ! ess5tial policies ( ,dr4 ,wilson betwe5 #aiad & #aibj--:5 ! reali/ic ,engli%1 f9d+ him no long] useful1 incont95tly dismiss$ him--71 to all int5ts & purposes1 ^? ( a ,briti% colonial premi]4 ,he w5t into ! ,peace ,conf]5ce will+ to yield ev]y?+ to ,engli% int]e/s1 & he came home ) a treaty t 0 s extravagantly ,engli% t x fell an easy prey to ! anti-,engli% m9ority1 ev] al]t = ! mak+s ( a bugaboo to sc>e ! pla9 p4 ,:at lies "u all ?is subs]vi5ce is simple en\gh4 ,! ,am]ican1 = all 8 braggadocio1 is q consci\s ( 8 intr9sic inf]iority to ! ,engli%man1 on all cultural c\nts4 ,he may put himself fir/ z a man ( bus9ess1 z an adv5tur] 9 practical affairs or z a pione] 9 ! appli$ arts & sci5ces1 b 9 all ?+s remov$ f ! m]e pursuit ( money & physical ease he well und]/&s t he belongs at ! second table4 ,ev5 8 recurr5t attacks ( ,anglophobia are no m ?an ,freudian evid5ces ( 8 inf]iority complex4 ,he h[ls 9 ord] to /ill 8 inn] s5se ( inequality1 z he h[ls aga9/ imag9>y enemies 9 ord] to conv9ce himself t he is brave & aga9/ fabul\s despotisms 9 ord] to prove t he is free4 ,! ,engli%man is nev] deceiv$ by ?is hocus-pocus4 ,he kn[s t x is always possible to fet* ! rebel back into camp by play+ ^u 8 elem5tal fe>s & vanities4 ,a few d>k ?reats1 a few patroniz+ spee*es1 a few ,ox=d degrees1 & ! ?+ is done4 ,m1 ! ,engli% sc>cely reg>d x z hunt+ 9 ! gr& mann]2 x is a bus9ess ( subalt]ns4 ,:51 dur+ ! e>ly /ages ( ! w>1 !y _h occasion to woo ! ,am]ican intellig5tsia1 :at ag5ts did !y *oose8 ,did !y nom9ate ,?omas ,h>dy1 ,joseph ,conrad1 ,george ,moore & company8 ,nay1 !y nom9at$ ,conan ,doyle1 ,con+sby ,dawson1 ,alfr$ ,noyes1 ,ian ,hay1 ,*e/]ton1 ,kipl+1 ,zangwill & company4 ,9 ! *oice !re 0 high sagacity & no little oblique humor--z !re 0 a bit lat] 9 ! appo9tm5t ( ,"l ,read+ & ,sir ,auckl& ,g$des to ,wa%+ton4 ,! valuation !y set ^u ! alum9ados ( ! ,republic 0 exactly ! valuation !y 7 9 ! habit ( sett+1 at home1 ^u ,,mm4 ( ! ,free ,*ur* ,f$]ation4 ,!y saw ! et]nal gre5-groc] b5ea? ! ma/]'s g[n & mort>bo>d4 ,let u look closely & we %all see him1 too4 ,! ess5ce ( a self-reliant & autonom\s culture is an un%akable egoism4 ,x mu/ n only reg>d itself z ! pe] ( any o!r culture2 x mu/ reg>d itself z ! sup]ior ( any o!r4 ,y w f9d ?is indomitable pride 9 ! culture ( any truly fir/-rate nation3 ,france1 ,g]many or ,engl&4 ,b y w n f9d x 9 ! s-call$ culture ( ,am]ica4 ,"h ! decad5t ,anglo-,saxon majority /ill looks ob$i5tly & a bit wi/fully t[>d ! mo!rl&4 ,no good ,am]ican ev] s]i\sly que/ions an ,engli% judgm5t on an /hetic "q1 or ev5 on an e?ical1 philosophical or political "q4 ,!re is1 9 fact1 seldom any rational reason :y he %\ld3 x is almo/ always m mature1 m tol]ant1 m intellig5t ?an any judgm5t hat*$ at home4 ,beh9d x lies a settl$ s*eme ( ?+s1 a /able po9t ( view1 ! au?ority ( a free intellectual ari/ocracy1 ! pride ( tradition & ( p[]4 ,! ,engli% are sure-foot$1 well-in=m$1 p]suasive4 ,x is beyond _! imag9ation t any "o %\ld s]i\sly *all5ge !m4 ,9 ?is ov]-gr[n & oafi% colony !re is no su* sur5ess4 ,! ,am]ican always secretly envies ! ,engli%man1 ev5 :5 he pr(esses to fl\t him4 ,! ,engli%man nev] envies ! ,am]ican4 ,! extraord9>y coloni/1 mov$ to give utt]ance to ! ideas bubbl+ )9 him1 is ?us va/ly h&icapp$1 = he mu/ submit !m to ! te/ ( a culture t1 9 ! la/ analysis1 is nev] q 8 own culture1 despite its dom9ance4 ,look+ )9 himself1 he f9ds t he is diff]5t1 t he div]ges f ! ,engli% /&>d1 t he is au!ntically ,am]ican--& to be au!ntically ,am]ican is to be (ficially inf]ior4 ,he ?us faces dismay at ! v />t3 support is lack+ :5 he ne$s x mo/4 ,9 ! mo!rl&--9 any mo!rl&1 9 any :olly autonom\s nation--!re is a class ( m5 l himself1 devot$ to translat+ ! high] manife/ations ( ! national _s into ideas--m5 diff]+ enorm\sly among !mselves1 b /ill unit$ 9 common cause aga9/ ! le?>gy & cr$ulity ( ! mass4 ,b 9 a colony t class1 if x exi/s at all1 lacks coh]5ce & c]ta9ty2 its au?ority is n only disput$ by ! in]tia & suspici\sness ( ! l[] ord]s1 b also by ! sup]ior au?ority ov]seas2 x is timor\s & fe>ful ( *all5ge4 ,?us x af=ds no protection to an individual ( ass]tive orig9ality1 & he is =c$ to g z a suppliant to a qu>t] 9 :i* no?+ is 8 by "r1 b ev]y?+ mu/ g by favor--9 brief to a qu>t] :]e 8 v application mu/ ne$s be reg>d$ z an admission ( 8 inf]iority4 ,! burd5 ( pro( ^u him is ?us made d\ble4 ,obvi\sly1 he mu/ be a man ( v /rong p]sonality to surm\nt su* ob/acles triumphantly4 ,su* /rong m51 ( c\rse1 sometimes appe> 9 a colony1 b !y always /& alone2 _! wor/ opposition is at home4 ,= a colonial ( less vigor\s s\l ! battle is almo/ hopeless4 ,ei!r he submits to subord9ation & s we>s docilely ! inf]ior badge ( a praisewor?y & tol]at$ coloni/1 or he des]ts ! m9ority = ! f> m hospitable & confid5t majority1 & s becomes a m]e mob-arti/4 ,examples readily sugge/ !mselves4 ,i give y ,poe & ,:itman z m5 /rong en\gh to wea!r ! adv]se w9d4 ,! sali5t ?+ ab\t ea* ( ^! m5 0 ?is3 t 8 impulse to self-expression1 ! =ce ( 8 obscure1 inn] necessity1 0 s p[]ful t x c>ri$ him beyond all ord9>y ambitions & prud5ces--9 o!r words1 t ! ego function$ s h]oically t x q disreg>d$ ! temporal welf>e ( ! individual4 ,nei!r ,poe nor ,:itman made ! slighte/ concession to :at 0 ! pr$om9ant ,engli% ta/e1 ! prevail+ ,engli% au?ority1 ( 8 "t4 ,& nei!r yield$ 9 ! slighte/ to ! maudl9 e*oes ( ,engli% notions t pass$ = ideas 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 9 nei!r w y f9d any recognizable reflection ( ! ?+s t ,am]icans 7 say+ & do+ all ab\t !m4 ,ev5 ,:itman1 prea*+ democracy1 prea*$ a democracy t n "o actual democrat 9 a hundr$ ?\s& c\ld s mu* z imag9e4 ,:at happ5$8 ,imprimis1 ,engli% au?ority1 at ! />t1 dismiss$ !m l(tily2 !y 71 at be/1 simply r>e freaks f ! colonies4 ,secondly1 ,am]ican /upidity1 fall+ into /ep1 came ne> ov]look+ !m altoge!r4 ,! accid5t t ma9ta9$ !m 0 an accid5t ( p]sonality & environm5t4 ,!y happ5$ to be m5 accu/om$ to social isolation & ( ! mo/ meag] wants1 & x 0 ?us difficult to det] !m by neglect & puni%m5t4 ,s !y /uck to _! guns--& pres5tly !y 7 discov]$1 z ! phrase is1 by m5 ( a culture :olly =eign to !m & p]haps incompreh5sible to !m1 & !reaft]1 by sl[ /ages1 !y began to w9 a sl[ & reluctant recognition 9 ,engl& 7at fir/ only f rebels & iconocla/s71 & f9ally ev5 9 ,am]ica4 ,t ei!r1 )\t ,fr5* prompt+1 w\ld h come to 8 pres5t e/ate ,i d\bt v mu*4 ,& 9 support ( t d\bt ,i cite aga9 ! fact t ,poe's high tal5ts z a critic1 n hav+ int]e/$ ! ,fr5*1 h nev] got _! des]ts ei!r 9 ,engl& or at home4 ,x is less] m5 t we *iefly h to deal ) 9 ?is _w1 & x is among less] m5 t ! lack ( a confid5t intellectual viewpo9t 9 ,am]ica makes itself mo/ evid5t4 ,examples are num]\s & obvi\s4 ,on ! "o h&1 we h ,f5imore ,coop] fir/ mak+ a cr++ b[ = ,engli% favor1 & !n1 on be+ kick$ out1 jo9+ ! mob aga9/ s5se2 he wrote books s bad t ev5 ! ,am]icans ( #ahcj admir$ !m4 ,on ! o!r h&1 we nave ,h5ry ,james1 a des]t] made by despair2 "o s depress$ by ! tacky company at ! ,am]ican fir/ table t he pref]r$ to sit at ! second table ( ! ,engli%4 ,! impulse 01 & is common2 x 0 only ! =?right act t di/+ui%$ him4 ,& 9 ! middle gr\nd1 %[+ bo? s$uctions pla9ly1 !re is ,m>k ,twa9--at "o mom5t /riv+ 8 h>de/ = ! ,engli% imprimatur1 & *ildi%ly delight$ by e favorable ge/ure2 at ! next1 return+ to ! native mob z its premi] cl[n-monkey-%9+ at banquets1 cavort+ 9 ! newspap]s1 %r9k+ poltrooni%ly f 8 own ideas1 obsc5ely eag] to give no (f5se4 ,a mu* great] arti/ ?an ei!r ,poe or ,:itman1 s ,i dev\tly believe1 b a good deal l[] z a man4 ,! ultimate passion 0 n !re2 ! dec5t h\sehold] always pull$ ! e> ( ! dream]4 ,8 fate has irony 9 x4 ,9 ,engl& !y patronize him3 he is1 = an ,am]ican1 n s bad4 ,9 ,am]ica1 appall$ by 8 occasional asc5ts to hone/y1 8 /ray impulses to be :olly himself1 ! dund]heads return him to arm's l5g?1 8 old place1 & "o ( ! mo/ em95t ( !m1 writ+ 9 ! ,new ,york ,times1 argues pi\sly t x is impossible to imag9e him actually believ+ ! commonplace h]esies he put into ,:at ,is ,man8 #aa ,epilogue ,i h describ$ ! disease4 ,let me say at once t ,i h no rem$y to (f]4 ,i simply set d[n a few ideas1 ?r[ out a few h9ts1 attempt a few mode/ inquiries into causes4 ,p]haps my argum5t (t5 turns ^u itself3 ! field is we$-gr[n & pa?s are h>d to foll[4 ,x may be t insurm\ntable natural ob/acles /& 9 ! way ( ! developm5t ( a di/9ctively ,am]ican culture1 gr\nd$ ^u a truly egoi/ic nationalism & support$ by a native ari/ocracy4 ,aft] all1 !re is no categorical imp]ative t orda9s x4 ,9 su* matt]s1 :5 ! conditions are "r1 nature (t5 arranges a division ( labor4 ,a nation %ut 9 by racial & l+ui/ic isolation--a ,sw$51 a ,holl& or a ,france--is =c$ into autonomy by %e] necessity2 if x is to h any intellectual life at all x mu/ develop its own4 ,b t is n our case4 ,!re is ,engl& to hold up ! tor* = u1 z ,france holds x up = ,belgium1 & ,spa9 = ,lat9 ,am]ica1 & ,g]many = ,switz]l&4 ,x is our function1 z ! y\ng] & less confid5t p>tn]1 to d ! simpl]1 r\gh] p>ts ( ! jo9t labor--to develop ! virtues ( ! m elem5tal ord]s ( m53 indu/ry1 piety1 docility1 endurance1 assiduity & +5uity 9 practical affairs--! wood-hew+ & wat]-draw+ ( ! race4 ,x seems to me t we d all ?is v well2 9 ^! ?+s we are bett] ?an ! ,engli%4 ,b :5 x comes to ^? l>g] & m difficult activities :i* conc]n only ! sup]ior m9ority1 & are1 9 ess5ce1 no m ?an products ( its ef=ts to demon/rate its sup]iority--:5 x comes to ! high] v>ieties ( speculation & self-expression1 to ! f9e arts & ! game ( ideas--!n we fall into a bad second place4 ,:]e we /&1 intellectually1 is :]e ! ,engli% non-con=mi/s /&2 l !m1 we are m>k$ by a fe> ( ideas z di/urb+ & corrupt+4 ,our art is imitative & timor\s4 ,our political !ory is hopelessly sophomoric & sup]ficial2 ev5 ,engli% ,toryism & ,russian ,bol%evism are inf9itely m pr(\nd & p5etrat+4 ,& ( ! two philosophical sy/ems t we h produc$1 "o is s banal t x is n[ imb$d$ 9 ! ,new ,?\ght1 & ! o!r is s %all[ t !re is no?+ 9 x ei!r to puzzle or to outrage a s*ool-m>m4 ,nev]!less1 hope w n d[n1 & n[ & !n x is support$ by some?+ r m real ?an m]e desire4 ,"o obs]ves an "u-curr5t ( revolt1 small b vigor\s1 & sometimes x ex]ts its =ce1 n only aga9/ ! sup]ficial banality b also aga9/ ! fundam5tal flabb9ess1 ! intr9sic *ildi%ness ( ! ,puritan ,ans*auung4 ,! rem$y = t *ildi%ness is skepticism1 & already skepticism %[s itself3 9 ! iconocla/ic political realism ( ,h>old ,/e>ns1 ,waldo ,frank & company1 9 ! grop+ que/ions ( ,dreis]1 ,cabell & ,&]son1 9 ! op]atic rebellions ( ! ,village4 ,true imag9ation1 ,i (t5 ?9k1 is no m ?an a function ( ?is skepticism4 ,x is ! dull man :o is always sure1 & ! sure man :o is always dull4 ,! m a man dreams1 ! less he believes4 ,a great lit]ature is ?us *iefly ! product ( d\bt+ & inquir+ m9ds 9 revolt aga9/ ! immovable c]ta9ties ( ! nation4 ,%akespe>e1 at a "t ( ris+ democratic feel+ 9 ,engl&1 flung ! :ole =ce ( 8 g5ius aga9/ democracy4 ,c]vantes1 at a "t :5 all ,spa9 0 romantic1 made a headlong attack ^u romance4 ,goe!1 ) ,g]many grop+ t[>d nationalism1 ?rew 8 influ5ces on ! side ( int]nationalism4 ,! c5tral tr\ble ) ,am]ica is con=mity1 timor\sness1 lack ( ent]prise & audacity4 ,a nation ( ?ird-rate m51 a l& (f]+ hospitality only to f\r?-rate arti/s4 ,9 ,elizabe?an ,engl& !y w\ld h bawl$ = democracy1 9 ! ,spa9 ( ,c]vantes !y w\ld h yell$ = *ivalry1 & 9 ! ,g]many ( ,goe! !y w\ld h wept & beat _! brea/s = ! ,fa!rl&4 ,to-day1 z 9 ! day ( ,em]son1 !y set ! tune4444 ,b into ! s++ !re occasionally ent]s a discordant note4 ,on "s dim to-morr[1 p]haps1 p]*ance1 p]adv5ture1 !y may be *all5g$4 ,,ii4 ,,roosevelt3 ,,an ,,autopsy ,"o ?9ks ( ,dr4 ,woodr[ ,wilson's biography ( ,george ,wa%+ton z ( "o ( ! /range/ ( all ! _w's books4 ,wa%+ton3 ! fir/1 & p]haps also ! la/ ,am]ican g5tleman4 ,wilson3 ! self-bamboozl$ ,presbyt]ian1 ! "r-?9k]1 ! great moral /atesman1 ! p]fect model ( ! ,*ri/ian cad4 ,x is z if ! ,rev4 ,dr4 ,billy ,sunday %\ld d a biography ( ,*>les ,d>w9--almo/ z if ,dr4 ,wilson himself %\ld d$icate 8 s5ility to a life ( ! ,*evali] ,bay>d1 or ! ,cid1 or ,*ri/4444 ,b su* ph5om5a1 ( c\rse1 are n actually r>e 9 ! republic2 "h ev]y?+ happ5s t is =bidd5 by ! probabilities & ! dec5cies4 ,! *ief native critic ( beautiful lett]s1 = a :ole g5]ation1 0 a ,bapti/ cl]gyman2 he 0 succe$$ by a lit]>y ,wall ,/reet man1 :o gave way1 9 turn1 to a soviet ( n9?-rate p$agogues2 ?is v curi\s apo/olic succession ,i h already discuss$4 ,! dean ( ! music critics1 ev5 to-day1 is a translator ( gr& op]a libretti1 & probably "o ( ! wor/ t ev] liv$4 ,return1 n[1 to political biography4 ,:o c ?9k ( any?+ 9 ,am]ican lit]ature comp>able to ,morley's life ( ,glad/one1 or ,trevelyan's life ( ,macaulay1 or ,c>lyle's ,fr$]ick1 or ev5 ,w9/on ,*ur*ill's life ( 8 fa!r8 ,i dr$ge my memory hopelessly2 only ,william ,graham ,sumn]'s /udy ( ,&rew ,jackson em]ges--an extraord9>ily a/ute & c>eful piece ( "w by "o ( ! two mo/ und]e/imat$ ,am]icans ( 8 g5]ation1 ! o!r be+ ,daniel ,coit ,gilman4 ,b :]e is ! fir/-rate biography ( ,wa%+ton--s\nd1 fair1 p5etrat+1 hone/1 done by a man capable ( compreh5d+ ! ,engli% g5try ( ! eighte5? c5tury8 ,& h[ long mu/ we wait = adequate treatises ^u ,jeff]son1 ,hamilton1 ,sam ,adams1 ,a>on ,burr1 ,h5ry ,clay1 ,calh\n1 ,web/]1 ,sumn]1 ,grant1 ,%]man1 ,lee8 ,ev5 ,l9coln is yet to be got vividly betwe5 ! cov]s ( a book4 ,! ,nicolay-,hay "w is q impossible2 x is n a biography1 b simply a huge /oreh\se ( biographical raw mat]ials2 :oev] c read x c also read ! (ficial ,records ( ! ,rebellion4 ,all ! o!r /&>d lives ( old ,abe--= in/ance1 ^? ( ,lamon1 ,h]ndon & ,weil1 ,/odd>d1 ,morse & ,miss ,t>bell--fail /ill worse2 :5 !y are n grossly prea*y & dis+5u\s !y are trivial4 ,s f> z ,i c make out1 no g5u9ely sci5tific /udy ( ! man has ev] be5 attempt$4 ,! amaz+ conflict ( te/imony ab\t him rema9s a conflict2 ! mo/ elem5tal facts are yet to be e/abli%$2 he gr[s vagu] & m fabul\s z ye> foll[s ye>4 ,"o w\ld ?9k t1 by ?is "t1 ! "q ( 8 religi\s views 7to take "o example7 ought to be settl$1 b app>5tly x is n1 = no long] ?an a ye> ago !re came a rev]5d au?or1 ,dr4 ,william ,e4 ,b>ton1 ) a :ole volume ^u ! subject1 & ,i 0 z mu* 9 ! d>k aft] read+ x z ,i _h be5 be=e ,i op5$ x4 ,all previ\s biograph]s1 x appe>$ by ?is au?or's evid5ce1 _h ei!r dodg$ ! problem1 or li$4 ,! (ficial doctr9e1 9 ?is z 9 o!r dep>tm5ts1 is obvi\sly q uns\nd4 ,"o he>s 9 ! ,sunday-s*ools t ,abe 0 an au/]e & pi\s fell[1 con/antly tak+ ! "n ( ,god 9 :isp]s1 j z "o reads 9 ! s*ool hi/ory-books t he 0 a %9+ ideali/1 hold+ all 8 va/ p[]s by ! magic ( an inn] & ineffable virtue4 ,imag9e a man gett+ on 9 ,am]ican politics1 int]e/+ & en*ant+ ! boob]y1 saw+ (f ! horns ( o!r politicians1 elb[+ 8 way ?r\gh prim>ies & conv5tions1 by ! magic ( virtue6 ,z well talk ( fet*+ ! mob by hawk+ exact & arctic ju/ice6 ,abe1 9 fact1 mu/ h be5 a fell[ highly skill$ at ! great democratic art ( gum-%oe+4 ,i l to ?9k ( him z "o :o defeat$ su* politicians z ,/anton1 ,d\glas & ,sumn] ) _! own weapons--deftly lead+ !m into ambuscades1 boldly pull+ _! noses1 magnific5tly ham-/r++ & horn-swoggl+ !m--9 brief1 z a politician ( extraord9>y tal5ts1 :o lov$ ! game = its own sake1 & _h ! measure ( ! cr[d4 ,8 (ficial portraits1 bo? 9 prose & 9 dagu]reotype1 %[ him we>+ ! mi5 ( a man ab\t to be hang$2 "o nev] sees him smil+4 ,nev]!less1 "o he>s t1 until he em]g$ f ,ill9ois1 !y always put ! wom51 *ildr5 & cl]gy to b$ :5 he got a few g\rds ( corn abo>d1 & x is a matt] ( unescapable record t 8 c>e] 9 ! ,/ate ,legislature 0 indi/+ui%able f t ( a ,tammany ,nietzs*e4 ,b1 z ,i say1 x is hopeless to look = ! real man 9 ! biographies ( him3 !y are all full ( di/ortion1 *iefly pi\s & s5tim5tal4 ,! defect runs ?r\gh ! :ole ( ,am]ican political biography1 & ev5 ?r\gh ! :ole ( ,am]ican hi/ory4 ,ne>ly all our pr(essional hi/orians are poor m5 hold+ college po/s1 & !y are t5 times m cruelly beset by ! rul+ politico-plutocratic-social olig>*y ?an ev] ! ,prussian pr(essors 7 by ! ,hoh5zoll]ns4 ,let !m div]ge 9 ! slighte/ f :at is ! curr5t (ficial doctr9e1 & !y are turn$ out ( _! *airs ) a c]emony suitable = ! expulsion ( a drunk5 valet4 ,dur+ ! rec5t w> a h]d ( two ?\s& & five hundr$ su* mis]able slaves 0 organiz$ by ,dr4 ,creel to lie = _! c\ntry1 & !y at once fell ^u ! cong5ial task ( rewrit+ ,am]ican hi/ory to make x accord ) ! ideas ( ,h4 ,p4 ,davison1 ,admiral ,sims1 ,ni*olas ,murray ,butl]1 ! ,a/ors1 ,b>ney ,b>u* & ,"l ,nor?cliffe4 ,x 0 a committee ( ?is h]d t solemnly pl$g$ ! honor ( ,am]ican s*ol>%ip to ! au!nticity ( ! celebrat$ ,sisson docum5ts4444 ,9 ! face ( su* acute mili>y imbecility x is n surpris+ to discov] t all ( ! exi/+ biographies ( ! late ,colonel ,roosevelt--& !y h be5 roll+ (f ! presses at a dizzy rate s9ce 8 dea?--are feeble1 inaccurate1 ignorant & prepo/]\s4 ,i h read1 ,i suppose1 at lea/ t5 ( ^! tomes dur+ ! pa/ ye> or s1 & 9 all ( !m ,i h f\nd va/ly m gu% ?an s5se4 ,lawr5ce ,abbott's ,impressions ( ,!odore ,roosevelt & ,william ,roscoe ,?ay]'s ,!odore ,roosevelt may well s]ve z specim5s4 ,abbott's book is ! composition1 n ( an unbias$ /ud5t ( ! man1 b ( a sort ( groom ( ! h]o4 ,he is s extremely eag] to prove t ,roosevelt 0 ! p]fect "r-?9k]1 accord+ to ! transi5t def9itions ( "r-?9k+1 t he manages to get a flavor ( dubi\sness into 8 :ole *ronicle4 ,i f9d myself d\bt+ him ev5 :5 ,i "k t he is hone/ & suspect t he is "r4 ,z = ,?ay]1 all he (f]s is a ha/y & holl[ pot-boil]--su* a "w z might h be5 well )9 ! tal5ts (1 say1 ! late ,murat ,hal/ead or ! editor ( ! ,new ,york ,times4 ,?is ,?ay] has be5 heavily prais$ ( late z ! ,lead+ ,am]ican ,biograph]1 & "o con/antly he>s t "s new univ]sity has made him ,legum ,doctor1 or t he has be5 aw>d$ a m$al by ?is or t le>n$ society1 or t ! po/ has br\ght him a new ribbon f "s lit]>y pot5tate 9 =eign p>ts4 ,if1 9 fact1 he is actually ! cock ( ! walk 9 biography1 !n all ,i h said aga9/ ,am]ican biograph]s is too mild & mell[4 ,:at "o f9ds 9 8 book is simply ! ?ird-rate correctness ( a ,bo/on colonial4 ,consid]1 = example1 8 frequ5t discussions ( ! w>--a necessity 9 any "w on ,roosevelt4 ,9 ,engl& !re is ! mob's view ( ! w>1 & !re is ! view ( civiliz$ & intellig5t m51 e4 g41 ,lansd[ne1 ,loreburn1 ,au/9 ,h>rison1 ,morel1 ,keynes1 ,haldane1 ,hir/1 ,balf\r1 ,rob]t ,cecil4 ,9 ,new ,engl&1 x w\ld appe>1 ! two views coalesce1 ) ! fir/ outside4 ,!re is sc>cely a l9e on ! subject 9 ,?ay]'s book t might n h be5 writt5 by ,horatio ,bottomley4444 ,obvi\sly1 ,roosevelt's reaction to ! w> mu/ occupy a l>ge "p ( any adequate biography ( him1 = t reaction 0 probably m compreh5sively typical ( ! man ?an any o!r bus9ess ( 8 life4 ,x display$ n only 8 :ole /ock ( political pr9ciples1 b also 8 :ole /ock ( political tricks4 ,x plumb$1 on ! "o h&1 ! dep?s ( 8 sagacity1 & on ! o!r h& ! dep?s ( 8 ins9c]ity4 ,fundam5tally1 ,i am conv9c$1 he 0 q out ( sympa?y )1 & ev5 q unable to compreh5d ! body ( doctr9e ^u :i* ! ,allies1 & lat] ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 bas$ _! case4 ,to him x mu/ h seem$ insane :5 x 0 n hypocritical1 & hypocritical :5 x 0 n insane4 ,8 in/9cts 7 pr(\ndly aga9/ a new loos+ ( democratic fu/ian ^u ! _w2 he believ$ 9 /rongly c5traliz$ /ates1 f\nd$ ^u p[] & devot$ to ent]prises f> transc5d+ m]e int]nal gov]nm5t2 he 0 an imp]iali/ ( ! type ( ,cecil ,rhodes1 ,treits*ke & ,delcass4 ,b ! =tunes ( dome/ic politics jockey$ him into ! position ( /&+ z ! spokesman ( an almo/ exactly contr>y philosophy4 ,! visible enemy be=e him 0 ,wilson4 ,:at he want$ z a politician 0 some?+ t he c\ld get only by wre/+ x f ,wilson1 & ,wilson 0 too cunn+ to yield x )\t mak+ a trem5d\s fight1 *iefly by *icane--:oop+ = peace :ile prep>+ = w>1 play+ mob fe> aga9/ mob fe>1 conceal+ all 8 g5u9e motives & desires b5ea? cl\ds ( *autauqual rhetoric1 lead+ a mad dance ^: tune *ang$ at e sw+4 ,"h 0 an oppon5t t m ?an once puzzl$ ,roosevelt1 & 9 ! end flatly dismay$ him4 ,"h 0 a mob-ma/] ) a te*nique inf9itely m subtle & effective ?an 8 own4 ,s lur$ into an unequal combat1 ! ,r\gh ,rid] got bogg$ 9 absurdities s imm5se t only ! democratic an/hesia to absurdity sav$ him4 ,to make any progress at all he 0 =c$ into fight+ aga9/ 8 own side4 ,he pass$ f ! sc5e bawl+ pite\sly = a cause t1 at bottom1 x is impossible to imag9e him believ+ 91 & 9 t]ms ( a philosophy t 0 z =eign to 8 true fai? z x 0 to ! fai? ( ,wilson4 ,9 ! :ole affair !re 0 a colossal irony4 ,bo? conte/ants 7 intr9sically frauds4 ,! fraudul5ce ( ,wilson is n[ admitt$ by all save a few survivors ( ! old corps ( (ficial press-ag5ts1 mo/ ( !m devoid ( bo? hone/y & intellig5ce4 ,no unbias$ man1 9 ! pres5ce ( ! revelations ( ,bullitt1 ,keynes & a hundr$ o!r witnesses1 & ( ! ,russian & ,%antung p]=mances1 & ( innum]able sali5t dome/ic ph5om5a1 c n[ believe t ! ,doctor dulcifluus 0 ev] actually 9 favor ( any ( ! brummagem ideals he once wept =1 to ! edification ( a moral univ]se4 ,!y 71 at be/1 no m ?an +5i\s ruses de gu]re1 & ev5 9 ! day ( _! wide/ cr$it x 0 ! ,espionage ,act & ! ,solicitor-,g5]al to ! ,po/(fice1 r ?an any plausibility 9 _! sub/ance1 t got !m _! cr$it4 ,9 ,roosevelt's case ! impo/ure is less pat5t2 he di$ be=e x 0 fully unmask$4 ,:at is m1 8 dea? put an end to :atev] inve/igation ( x 0 "u way1 = ,am]ican s5tim5tality holds t x is indec5t to inquire into ! weaknesses ( ! dead1 at lea/ until all ! fl[]s h )]$ on _! tombs4 ,:51 a ye> ago1 ,i v5tur$ 9 a magaz9e article to call att5tion to ,roosevelt's philosophical k9%ip to ! ,kais] ,i receiv$ lett]s ( d5unciation f all p>ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & n a few =?right dem&s t ,i recant on p5alty ( lyn* law4 ,prud5ce dem&$ t ,i he$ ^! dem&s4 ,we live 9 a curi\s & (t5 unsafe c\ntry4 ,hal$ be=e a ,roosevelt judge = spe$+ my automobile1 or spitt+ on ! sidewalk1 or c>ry+ a jug1 ,i might h be5 railroad$ = t5 ye>s "u "s con/ructive coroll>y ( ! ,espionage ,act4 ,b !re 7 two ?+s t support$ me 9 my contumacy to ! dep>t$4 ,"o 0 a pr(\nd rev]5ce = & fidelity to ! tru?1 sometimes almo/ am\nt+ to fanaticism4 ,! o!r 0 ! support ( my v5]able bro!r 9 epi/emology1 ! em95t ,i[a "r-?9k] & patriot1 ,pr(4 ,dr4 ,s4 ,p4 ,%]man4 ,writ+ 9 ! ,nation1 :]e he survives f m seemly days ?an ^!1 ,pr(4 ,dr4 ,%]man put ! ?+ 9 pla9 t]ms4 ,) ! ess5tials 9 ! religion ( ! milit>i/s ( ,g]many1 he said1 ,roosevelt 0 utt]ly 9 sympa?y4 ,utt]ly8 ,p]haps ! adv]b is a bit too /rong4 ,!re 0 9 ! man a c]ta9 in/9ctive antipa?y to ! concrete ari/ocrat & 9 p>ticul> to ! ari/ocrat's private code--! product1 no d\bt1 ( 8 ess5tially b\rgeois orig9 & tra9+4 ,b if he c\ld n g ) ! ,junk]s all ! way1 he c\ld at lea/ g ! :ole l5g? ( _! di/ru/ ( ! ?ird ord]--! undiff]5tiat$ masses ( m5 bel[4 ,"h1 ,i d>esay1 he ow$ a lot to ,nietzs*e4 ,he 0 always read+ ,g]man books1 & among !m1 no d\bt1 7 ,also spra* ,z>a?u/ra & ,j5seits von ,gut und ,bse4 ,9 fact1 ! e*oes 7 con/antly s\nd+ 9 8 own h>angues4 ,ye>s ago1 z an intellectual ex]cise :ile conf9$ to hospital1 ,i devis$ & pr9t$ a give-away ( ! ,rooseveltian philosophy 9 p>allel columns--9 "o column1 extracts f ,! ,/r5u\s ,life2 9 ! o!r1 extracts f ,nietzs*e4 ,! borr[+s 7 num]\s & unescapable4 ,!odore _h swall[$ ,fri$ri* z a peasant swall[s ,p]una--bottle1 cork1 label & te/imonials4 ,worse1 ! draft :ett$ 8 appetite1 & soon he 0 swall[+ ! ,kais] ( ! ,g>de-,kavall]ie-mess & battle%ip-laun*+ spee*es--ano!r some:at defective ,junk]4 ,9 8 palmy days x 0 (t5 impossible to di/+ui% 8 politico-!ological bulls f ^? ( ,wilhelm2 dur+ ! w>1 inde$1 ,i suspect t "s ( !m 7 boldly lift$' by ! ,briti% press bureau1 & palm$ (f z feloni\s imprud5ces out ( ,potsdam4 ,wilhelm 0 8 model 9 ,weltpolitik1 & 9 sociology1 exegetics1 adm9i/ration1 law1 sport & connubial polity no less4 ,bo? ro>$ = d\ghty armies1 et]nally prep>$--= ! !ory t ! way to prev5t w> is to make all conceivable enemies ?9k twice1 ?rice1 t5 times4 ,bo? dream$ ( gigantic navies1 ) battle%ips z long z ,brooklyn ,bridge4 ,bo? prea*$ incessantly ! duty ( ! citiz5 to ! /ate1 ) ! s(t p$al ^u ! duty ( ! /ate to ! citiz54 ,bo? prais$ ! habitually gravid wife4 ,bo? delight$ 9 ! arm$ pursuit ( ! l[] fauna4 ,bo? heavily patroniz$ ! f9e arts4 ,bo? 7 intimates ( ,god1 & ann\nc$ ,8 desires ) au?ority4 ,bo? believ$ t all m5 :o /ood oppos$ to !m 7 prompt$ by ! devil & w\ld suff] = x 9 hell4 ,if1 9 fact1 !re 0 any diff]5ce betwe5 !m1 x 0 all 9 favor ( ,wilhelm4 ,= "o ?+1 he made v mu* few] spee*es2 x took "s colossal ev5t1 su* z ! laun*+ ( a dreadnaught or ! bir?day ( a colonel-g5]al1 to get him ^u 8 legs2 ! ,rei*/ag 0 n con/antly delug$ ) 8 advice & upbraid+4 ,= ano!r ?+1 he 0 a mild] & m mode/ man--"o m accu/om$1 let u say1 to circum/ance & au?ority1 & h5ce less intoxicat$ by ! greatness ( 8 /ate4 ,f9ally1 he _h be5 tra9$ to ?9k1 n only ( 8 own imm$iate =tunes1 b also ( ! remote int]e/s ( a family t1 9 8 mo/ expansive days1 promis$ to hold ! ?rone = _m ye>s1 & s he cultivat$ a c]ta9 prud5ce1 & ev5 a c]ta9 +ratiat+ suavity4 ,he c\ld1 on occasion1 be extremely polite to an oppon5t4 ,b ,roosevelt 0 nev] polite to an oppon5t2 p]haps a g5tleman1 by ,am]ican /&>ds1 he 0 surely nev] a g5tle man4 ,9 a political c>e] ( ne>ly =ty ye>s he 0 nev] ev5 fair to an oppon5t4 ,all ( 8 gabble ab\t ! squ>e deal 0 m]ely s mu* protective coloration1 easily explicable on elem5t>y ,freudian gr\nds4 ,no man1 fac+ ,roosevelt 9 ! heat ( controv]sy1 ev] actually got a squ>e deal4 ,he took extravagant advantages2 he play$ to ! wor/ idiocies ( ! mob2 he hit bel[ ! belt almo/ habitually4 ,"o nev] ?9ks ( him z a dueli/1 say ( ! s*ool ( ,disraeli1 ,palm]/on &1 to drop a bit1 ,bla9e4 ,"o always ?9ks ( him z a glorifi$ long%oreman engag$ et]nally 9 clean+ out b>-rooms--& n too pr\d to g\ge :5 ! inspiration came to him1 or to bite 9 ! cl9*es1 or to oppose ! relatively fragile brass knuckles ( ! code ) *air-legs1 bung-/>t]s1 cuspidors1 demijohns1 & ice-picks4 ,abbott & ,?ay]1 9 _! books1 make elaborate ef=ts to depict _! h]o z "o born ) a deep loa?+ ( ! :ole ,prussian s*eme ( ?+s1 & p>ticul>ly ( ! ,prussian te*nique 9 combat4 ,abbott ev5 goes s f> z to h9t t ! att5tions ( ! ,kais]1 dur+ ,roosevelt's hi/oric t\r ( ,europe on 8 return f ,africa1 7 subtly revolt+ to him4 ,no?+ c\ld be m absurd4 ,pr(4 ,dr4 ,%]man1 9 ! article ,i h m5tion$1 bl[s up t nons5se by quot+ f a spee* made by ! t\ri/ 9 ,b]l9--a spee* argu+ = ! mo/ extreme sort ( milit>ism 9 a mann] t mu/ h made ev5 "s ( ! ,junk]s bl[ _! noses dubi\sly4 ,! dispro( ne$ n be pil$ up2 ! ,am]ica t ,roosevelt dream$ ( 0 always a sort ( swoll5 ,prussia1 trucul5t )\t & regim5t$ )94 ,!re 0 always a clank ( ! sab] 9 8 disc\rse2 he c\ld n discuss ! tame/ matt] )\t swagg]+ 9 ! be/ dragoon fa%ion4 ,abbott gets into yet deep] wat]s :5 he sets up ! doctr9e t ! invasion ( ,belgium ?rew 8 d>l+ into an in/antane\s & trem5d\s fit ( moral indignation1 & t ! curi\s delay 9 ! public exhibition !re(1 s mu* discuss$ s9ce1 0 due to 8 7,abbott's7 fatu\s int]f]5ce--a faux pas lat] regrett$ ) mu* bitt]ness4 ,unluckily1 ! evid5ce he (f]s leaves me full ( d\bts4 ,:at ! doctr9e dem&s t "o believe is simply ?is3 t ! man :o1 = m]e comm]cial advantage & 79 ,fr$]ick's fam\s phrase7 to make himself talk$ ( 9 ! _w1 tore up ! treaty ( #ahdh betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,colombia 7geb4 ,new ,granada71 :]eby ! ,unit$ ,/ates =ev] gu>ante$ ! sov]eignty & own]%ip ( ! ,colombians 9 ! i/hmus ( ,panama--t ?is same man1 ?irte5 ye>s lat]1 0 horrifi$ into a fev] :5 ,g]many1 fac+ p[]ful foes on two fronts1 tore up ! treaty ( #ahcb1 gu>antee+1 n ! sov]eignty1 b ! bald neutrality ( ,belgium--a neutrality already de/roy$1 accord+ to ! evid5ce be=e ! ,g]mans1 by ,belgium's own acts4 ,x is h>d1 )\t an inord9ate /ra9 ^u ! cr$ulity1 to believe any su* ?+1 p>ticul>ly 9 view ( ! fact t ?is in/antane\s indignation ( ! mo/ impulsive & vocal ( m5 0 dilig5tly conceal$ = at lea/ six weeks1 ) report]s camp$ ^u 8 door/ep day & night1 begg+ him to say ! v ?+ t he left s d>kly unsaid4 ,c "o imag9e ,roosevelt1 ) r$-fire rag+ )9 him & sky-rockets bur/+ 9 8 ve9s1 hold+ 8 peace = a mon? & a half8 ,i h no d\bt :atev] t ,abbott1 z he says1 desir$ to avoid emb>rass+ ,dr4 ,wilson--b ?9k ( ,roosevelt %[+ any su* delicacy6 ,= "o1 ,i am n equal to ! feat4 ,all t unprec$5t$ retic5ce1 9 fact1 is f> m readily explicable on o!r & less l(ty gr\nds4 ,:at really happ5$ ,i presume to guess4 ,my guess is t ,roosevelt1 l ! great majority ( o!r ,am]icans1 0 n in/antly & automatically outrag$ by ! invasion ( ,belgium4 ,on ! contr>y1 he probably view$ x z a regrettable1 b n unexpect$ or unp>allel$ device ( w>--if any?+1 z some?+ r ?rill+ly gaudy & effective--a f9e piece ( virtuosity1 pleas+ to a milit>y connoisseur4 ,b !n came ! deluge ( ,belgian atrocity /ories1 & ! organiz$ campaign to enli/ ,am]ican sympa?ies4 ,x succe$$ v quickly4 ,by ! middle ( ,augu/ ! ,briti% press bureau 0 9 full sw+2 by ! beg9n+ ( ,septemb] ! c\ntry 0 flood$ ) inflammatory /uff2 six weeks aft] ! w> op5$ x 0 already haz>d\s = a ,g]man 9 ,am]ica to /ate 8 c\ntry's case4 ,mean:ile1 ! ,wilson adm9i/ration _h decl>$ = neutrality1 & 0 /ill mak+ a m or less s9c]e ef=t to practice x1 at lea/ on ! surface4 ,"h 0 ,roosevelt's opportunity1 & he leap$ to x ) sure in/9ct4 ,on ! "o side 0 ! adm9/ration t he dete/$1 & t all 8 self-int]e/ 7e4 g41 8 ye>n+ to get back 8 old lead]%ip & to become ,presid5t aga9 9 #aiag7 prompt$ him to deal a mortal bl[1 & on ! o!r side 0 a ready-made issue1 full ( emotional possibilities1 /up5d\sly pump$ up by extremely clev] propag&a1 & s f> unembrac$ by any o!r rabble-r\s] ( ! fir/ magnitude4 ,is x any wond] t he gave a :oop1 jump$ ^u 8 cayuse1 & began scream+ = w>8 ,9 w> lay ! greate/ *ance ( 8 life4 ,9 w> lay ! confusion & de/ruction ( ,wilson1 & ! melodramatic r5aissance ( ! ,r\gh ,rid]1 ! pr(essional h]o1 ! national ,b>b>ossa4 ,9 all ?is1 ( c\rse1 ,i /rip ! process ( its plumes & spangles1 & expose a *a9 ( causes & effects t ,roosevelt himself1 if he 7 alive1 w\ld d5\nce z grossly contumeli\s to 8 native purity ( _s--& p]haps 9 all hone/y4 ,x is n necess>y to raise any d\bts z to t hone/y4 ,no "o :o has giv5 any /udy to ! developem5t & propagation ( political doctr9e 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates c h fail$ to notice h[ ! belief 9 issues among politicians t5ds to run 9 exact ratio to ! popul>ity ( ^? issues4 ,let ! populace beg9 sudd5ly to swall[ a new panacea or to take fright at a new bugaboo1 & almo/ in/antly n9e-t5?s ( ! ma/]-m9ds ( politics beg9 to believe t ! panacea is a sure cure = all ! malaises (1 ! republic1 & ! bugaboo an imm$iate & unbe>able m5ace to all law1 ord] & dome/ic tranquillity4 ,at ! bottom ( ?is s+ul> intellectual resili5ce1 ( c\rse1 !re is a good deal ( h>d calculation2 a man mu/ keep up ) ! procession ( crazes1 or 8 day is swiftly done4 ,b 9 x !re are also consid]ations a good deal m subtle1 & maybe less discr$itable4 ,= "o ?+1 a man devot$ pr(essionally to patriotism & ! wisdom ( ! fa!rs is v apt to come to a resign$ sort ( acquiesc5ce 9 all ! doctr9aire rubbi% t lies b5ea? ! national s*eme ( ?+s--to believe1 let u say1 if n t ! pla9 p are gift$ ) an infallible sagacity1 !n at lea/ t !y h an inali5able "r to see _! follies execut$4 ,poll-p>rot+ nons5se z a matt] ( daily r\t9e1 ! politician ends by assum+ t x is s5se1 ev5 ?\gh he doesn't believe x4 ,= ano!r ?+1 !re is ! contagion ( mob en?usiasm--a mu* und]e/imat$ murra94 ,we all saw :at x c\ld d dur+ ! w>--college pr(essors tak+ _! tune f ! yell[ j\rnals1 ! rev4 cl]gy p]=m+ 9 ! pulpit l s _m ,lib]ty ,loan orators 9 five-c5t mov+-picture h\ses1 hy/]ia gr[n epidemic l ! influ5za4 ,no man is s remote & arctic t he is :olly safe f t contam9ation2 x expla9s _m extravagant ph5om5a ( a democratic society2 9 p>ticul>1 x expla9s :y ! mob lead] is s (t5 a victim to 8 mob4 ,roosevelt1 a p]fectly typical politician1 devot$ to ! trade1 n prim>ily because he 0 gnaw$ by ideals1 b because he frankly enjoy$ its r\gh-&-tumble enc\nt]s & its gaudy rew>ds1 0 probably mov$ 9 bo? ways--& also by ! h>d calculation t ,i h m5tion$4 ,if1 by any ineptness ( ! ,briti% press-ag5ts1 te>-squeez]s & orphan-exhibitors1 indignation ov] ! invasion ( ,belgium _h fail$ to mat]ialize--if1 worse /ill1 "s gross infr+em5t ( ,am]ican rights by ! ,engli% _h caus$ x to be =gott5 completely--if1 f9ally1 ,dr4 ,wilson _h be5 :oop+ = w> ) ! populace firmly aga9/ him--9 su* ev5t x goes )\t say+ t ! moral horror ( ,dr4 ,roosevelt w\ld h /opp$ %ort at a v l[ amp]age1 & t he w\ld h refra9$ f mak+ x ! c5t] ( 8 polity4 ,b ) ?+s z !y 71 ly+ neatly to 8 h&1 he p]mitt$ x to take on an extraord9>y virul5ce1 & be=e long all 8 old delight 9 ,g]man milit>ism _h be5 conv]t$ into a l(ty dete/ation ( ,g]man milit>ism1 & its *ief spokesman on ?is side ( ! ,atlantic became its *ief oppon5t4 ,gett+ rid ( t old delight1 ( c\rse1 0 n easily a*iev$4 ,! concrete en?usiasm c\ld be ?rottl$1 b ! habit ( m9d rema9$4 ,?us "o beheld ! curi\s spectacle ( milit>ism belabor$ 9 t]ms ( milit>ism--( ! ,kais] arraign$ 9 unmi/akably kais]li*e tones4 ,su* viol5t swall[+s & regurgitations 7 no novelties to ! man4 ,8 :ole political c>e] 0 m>k$1 9 fact1 by p]=mances ( ! same sort4 ,! issues t won him mo/ votes 7 issues t1 at bottom1 he didn't believe 92 !re 0 always a m5tal res]vation 9 8 rhetoric4 ,he got into politics1 n z a tribune ( ! pla9 p1 b z an amateur re=m] ( ! snobbi% type common 9 ! eighties1 by ! ,nation out ( ! ,social ,regi/]4 ,he 0 a "y ,h>v>d man sc&aliz$ by ! discov]y t 8 t[n 0 run by m5 ) su* names z ,mi*ael ,o',%aunnessy & ,t]5ce ,googan--t 8 social inf]iors 7 8 political sup]iors4 ,8 sympa?ies 7 ess5tially anti-democratic4 ,he _h a high view ( 8 private position z a "y fell[ ( weal? & education4 ,he believ$ 9 /rong c5tralization--! conc5tration ( p[] 9 a few h&s1 ! /rict regim5tation ( ! ne!r h]d1 ! ab&onm5t ( democratic platitudes4 ,8 h]oes 7 su* ,f$]ali/s z ,morris & ,hamilton2 he made 8 fir/ spla% 9 ! _w by writ+ ab\t !m & prais+ !m4 ,worse1 8 daily associations 7 ) ! old ,union ,league cr[d ( high-t>iff ,republicans--m5 almo/ apoplectically oppos$ to e movem5t f bel[--safe & sane m51 highly cons]vative & suspici\s m5--! pr(ite]s ( peace1 z !y aft]w>d became ! pr(ite]s ( w>4 ,8 e>ly adv5tures 9 politics 7 n v =tunate1 nor did !y reveal any capacity = lead]%ip4 ,! bosses ( ! day took him 9 r humor\sly1 play$ him = :at !y c\ld get out ( him1 & !n turn$ him loose4 ,9 a few ye>s he became disgu/$ & w5t ,we/4 ,return+ aft] a bit1 he enc\nt]$ cata/rophe3 z a c&idate = ,mayor ( ,new ,york he 0 drubb$ unm]cifully4 ,he w5t back to ! ,we/4 ,he 01 up to ?is "t1 a comic figure--an anti-politician victimiz$ by politicians1 a pseudo-ari/ocrat made ridicul\s by ! mob-ma/]s he dete/$4 ,b mean:ile some?+ 0 happ5+ t *ang$ ! :ole color ( ! political sc5e1 & 0 de/9$1 ev5tually1 to give ,roosevelt 8 *ance4 ,t some?+ 0 a %ift+ 9 :at might be call$ ! f\ndations ( re=m4 ,up to n[ x _h be5 an ess5tially ari/ocratic movem5t--sup]ior1 sniffi% & anti-democratic4 ,b h]eaft] x took on a /rongly democratic color & began to adopt democratic me?ods4 ,m1 ! *ange gave x new life4 ,:at ,h>v>d1 ! ,union ,league ,club & ! ,nation _h fail$ to accompli%1 ! pla9 p n[ und]took to accompli%4 ,?is invasion ( ! old citadel ( virtue 0 fir/ obs]v$ 9 ! ,we/1 & its manife/ations out !re mu/ h giv5 ,roosevelt a good deal m disquiet ?an satisfaction4 ,x is impossible to imag9e him f9d+ any?+ to 8 ta/e 9 ! outl&i% do+s ( ! ,populi/s1 ! wild s*emes ( ! pre-,bryan d]vi%es4 ,8 in/9cts 7 aga9/ all t sort ( ?+4 ,b z ! movem5t spread t[>d ! ,ea/ x took on a c]ta9 urbanity1 & by ! "t x rea*$ ! seabo>d x _h begun to be q civiliz$4 ,) ?is new br& ( re=m ,roosevelt n[ made t]ms4 ,x 0 full ( pr9ciples t outrag$ all 8 prud]ies1 b x at lea/ promis$ to "w4 ,8 entire political hi/ory !reaft]1 d[n to ! day ( 8 dea?1 0 a hi/ory ( compromises ) ! new =ces--( a gradual yield+1 = /rategic purposes1 to ideas t 7 intr9sically at odds ) 8 cong5ital prejudices4 ,:51 aft] a g5]ation ( t sort ( compromis+1 ! s-call$ ,progressive p>ty 0 organiz$ & he seiz$ ! lead]%ip ( x f ! ,we/]n]s :o _h f\nd$ x1 he p]=m$ a feat ( :olesale englut9ation t mu/ =ev] hold a high place ^u ! roll ( political prodigies4 ,t is to say1 he swall[$ at "o gigantic gulp1 & out ( ! same h]culean jug1 ! mo/ amaz+ mixture ( social1 political & economic p]unas ev] got d[n by "o h]o1 h[ev] valiant1 h[ev] a?ir/--a cocktail made up ( all ! elixirs hawk$ among ! boob]y 9 8 "t1 f woman suffrage to ! direct prim>y1 & f ! initiative & ref]5dum to ! %ort ballot1 & f prohibition to public own]%ip1 & f tru/-bu/+ to ! recall ( judges4 ,?is hom]ic a*ievem5t made him ! head ( ! mo/ tatt]demalion p>ty ev] se5 9 ,am]ican politics--a p>ty compos$ ( su* incompatible +r$i5ts & hung toge!r s loosely t x began to dis9tegrate ! mom5t x 0 born4 ,9 "p x 0 made up ( m]e disord]$ en?usia/s--believ]s 9 any?+ & ev]y?+1 pa!tic victims ( ! cr$ulity complex1 habitual foll[]s ( jitney messiahs1 incurable hop]s & snuffl]s4 ,b 9 "p x 0 also made up ( rice conv]ts l ,roosevelt himself--m5 eag] = (fice1 disappo9t$ by ! old p>ties1 & n[ q will+ to accept any aid t half-idiot doctr9aires c\ld give !m4 ,i h no d\bt t ,roosevelt himself1 c>ri$ away by ! emotional /orms ( ! mom5t & especially by ! quasi-religi\s monkey-%9es t m>k$ ! fir/ ,progressive conv5tion1 gradually conv9c$ himself t at lea/ "s ( ! doctr9aires1 9 ! mid/ ( all _! imbecility1 yet prea*$ a few ideas t 7 workable1 & p]haps ev5 s\nd4 ,b at bottom he 0 aga9/ !m1 & n only 9 ! matt] ( _! specific sure cures1 b also 9 ! l>g] matt] ( _! *ildi% fai? 9 ! wisdom & virtue ( ! pla9 p4 ,roosevelt1 = all 8 flu5t ma/]y ( democratic c\nt]-words1 democratic ge/ures & all ! re/ ( ! armam5t>ium ( ! mob-ma/]1 _h no su* fai? 9 8 he>t ( he>ts4 ,he didn't believe 9 democracy2 he believ$ simply 9 gov]nm5t4 ,8 rem$y = all ! great pangs & long+s ( exi/5ce 0 n a disp]sion ( au?ority1 b a h>d conc5tration ( au?ority4 ,he 0 n 9 favor ( unlimit$ exp]im5t2 he 0 9 favor ( a rigid control f above1 a despotism ( inspir$ prophets & policem54 ,he 0 n = democracy z 8 foll[]s und]/ood democracy1 & z x actually is & mu/ be2 he 0 = a pat]nalism ( ! true ,bism>ckian patt]n1 almo/ ( ! ,napoleonic or ,lud5dorffian patt]n--a pat]nalism conc]n+ itself ) all ?+s1 f ! regulation ( coal-m9+ & meat-pack+ to ! regulation ( spell+ & m>ital rights4 ,8 in/9cts 7 always ^? ( ! prop]ty-own+ ,tory1 n ^? ( ! romantic ,lib]al4 ,all ! fundam5tal objects ( ,lib]alism --free spee*1 unhamp]$ ent]prise1 ! lea/ possible gov]nm5tal int]f]5ce--7 abhorr5t to him4 ,ev5 :51 = campaign purposes1 he came to t]ms ) ! ,lib]als 8 ?\ghts always rang$ f> afield4 ,:5 he tackl$ ! tru/s ! ?+ t he _h 9 8 m9d's eye 0 n ! re/oration ( competition b ! subord9ation ( all private tru/s to "o great national tru/1 ) himself at its head4 ,& :5 he attack$ ! c\rts x 0 n because !y put _! own prejudice be=e ! law b because !y refus$ to put 8 prejudices be=e ! law4 ,9 all 8 c>e] no "o ev] he>d him make an argum5t = ! rights ( ! citiz52 8 eloqu5ce 0 always exp5d$ 9 exp\nd+ ! duties ( ! citiz54 ,i h be=e me a spee* 9 :i* he plead$ = a _s ( k9dly ju/ice t[>d e man & woman1 b t seems to be z f> z he ev] got 9 t direction--& x 0 ! gratuit\s ju/ice ( ! absolute mon>* t he app>5tly _h 9 m9d1 n ! autonom\s & inali5able ju/ice ( a free society4 ,! duties ( ! citiz51 z he und]/ood !m1 relat$ n only to acts1 b also to ?\ghts4 ,!re 01 to 8 m9d1 a simple body ( prim>y doctr9e1 & diss5t f x 0 ! f\le/ ( crimes4 ,no man c\ld h be5 m bitt] aga9/ oppon5ts1 or m unfair to !m1 or m ung5]\s4 ,9 ?is dep>tm5t1 inde$1 ev5 s gift$ a speciali/ 9 di%onorable controv]sy z ,dr4 ,wilson has seldom surpass$ him4 ,he nev] /ood up to a frank & *ivalr\s debate4 ,he dragg$ h]r+s across ! trail4 ,he made s$uctive faces at ! gall]y4 ,he capitaliz$ 8 enorm\s tal5ts z an ent]ta9]1 8 rank z a national h]o1 8 public influ5ce & consequ5ce4 ,! two great law-suits 9 :i* he 0 engag$ 7 scream+ burlesques ^u ju/ice4 ,he tri$ !m 9 ! newspap]s be=e ev] !y 7 call$2 he befogg$ !m ) irrelevant issues2 8 appe>ances 9 c\rt 7 n ! appe>ances ( a witness /&+ on a level ) o!r witnesses1 b ^? ( a com$ian sure ( 8 cr[d4 ,he 01 9 8 deal+s ) concrete m5 z 9 8 deal+s ) m5 9 ! mass1 a *>latan ( ! v highe/ skill--& !re 0 9 him1 x goes )\t say+1 ! p]suasive *>m ( ! *>latan z well z ! d>+ devi\sness1 ! humanness ( navet z well z ! humanness ( *icane4 ,he knew h[ to woo--& n only boobs4 ,he 01 = all 8 ruses & ambuscades1 a jolly fell[4 ,x seems to be =gott5 t ! curr5t ,am]ican !ory t political h]esy %\ld be put d[n by =ce1 t a man :o disputes :atev] is (ficial has no rights 9 law or equity1 t he is lucky if he f>es no worse ?an to lose 8 con/itutional b5efits ( free spee*1 free assemblage & ! use ( ! mails--x seems to be =gott5 t ?is !ory 0 inv5t$1 n by ,dr4 ,wilson1 b by ,roosevelt4 ,mo/ ,lib]als1 ,i suppose1 w\ld cr$it x1 if ask$1 to ,wilson4 ,he has c>ri$ x to extravagant l5g?s2 he is ! fa!r sup]ior ( all ! pres5t advocates ( x2 he w probably g d[n into ,am]ican hi/ory z its greate/ prophet4 ,b x 0 fir/ cle>ly /at$1 n 9 any ,wilsonian bull to ! "r-?9k]s ( all l&s1 b 9 ,roosevelt's proce$+s aga9/ ! s-call$ ,pat]son an>*i/s4 ,y w f9d x set =? at l5g? 9 an op9ion prep>$ = him by 8 ,attorney-,g5]al1 ,*>les ,j4 ,bonap>te1 ano!r curi\s & almo/ fabul\s "*1 also an absoluti/ we>+ ! false :isk]s ( a democrat4 ,bonap>te furni%$ ! law1 & ,roosevelt furni%$ ! blood & iron4 ,x 0 an almo/ ideal comb9ation2 ,bonap>te _h precisely ! t\* ( ,italian f9esse t ! ,r\gh ,rid] always lack$4 ,roosevelt believ$ 9 ! ,pat]son doctr9e--9 brief1 t ! ,con/itution does n ?r[ its cloak ar\nd h]etics--to ! end ( 8 days4 ,9 ! face ( :at he conceiv$ to be contumacy to revelation 8 fury took on a sort ( lyrical gr&eur4 ,!re 0 no?+ too awful = ! culprit 9 ! dock4 ,^u 8 head 7 p\r$ d5unciations z viol5t z ! wilde/ int]dicts ( a m$ival pope4 ,! appe>ance ( su* m51 ( c\rse1 is inevitable "u a democracy4 ,consummate %[m51 !y arre/ ! wond] ( ! mob1 & s put its suspicions to sleep4 ,:at !y actually believe is ( second>y consequ5ce2 ! ma9 ?+ is :at !y say2 ev5 m1 ! way !y say x4 ,obvi\sly1 _! activity does a great deal ( damage to ! democratic !ory1 = !y are /&+ refutations ( ! prim>y doctr9e t ! common folk *oose _! lead]s wisely4 ,!y damage x aga9 9 ano!r & m subtle way4 ,t is to say1 _! in]adicable contempt = ! m9ds !y mu/ heat up & bamboozle leads !m into a fatalism t %[s itself 9 a cynical & opportuni/ic politics1 a delib]ate avoidance ( fundam5tals4 ,! policy ( a democracy ?us becomes an et]nal improvisation1 *ang+ ) ! private ambitions ( its lead]s & ! transi5t & (t5 un9telligible emotions ( its rank & file4 ,roosevelt1 incurably undemocratic 9 8 habits ( m9d1 (t5 f\nd x difficult to gauge ^? emotional oscillations4 ,! fact expla9s 8 frequ5t loss ( mob support1 8 p]iodical j\rneys into ,cov5try4 ,!re 7 times :5 8 magnific5t tal5ts z a public com$ian br\ght ! prolet>iat to an almo/ unanim\s grovel+ at 8 feet1 b !re 7 also times :5 he puzzl$ & dismay$ x1 & s awak5$ its ho/ility4 ,:5 he assault$ ,wilson on ! neutrality issue1 e>ly 9 #aiae1 he made a q typical mi/ake4 ,t mi/ake consi/$ 9 assum+ t public indignation ov] ! wrongs ( ! ,belgians w\ld ma9ta9 itself at a high temp]ature--t x w\ld develop rapidly into a dem& = int]v5tion4 ,roosevelt made himself ! spokesman ( t dem&1 & !n f\nd to 8 con/]nation t x 0 wan+--t ! great masses ( ! pla9 p1 prosp]+ "u ! ,wilsonian neutrality1 7 incl9$ to pres]ve x1 at no matt] :at co/ to ! ,belgians4 ,9 #aiae1 aft] ! ,lusitania affair1 ?+s seem$ to sw+ 8 way aga91 & he got vigor\s support f ! ,briti% press bureau4 ,b 9 a few mon?s he f\nd himself once m attempt+ to lead a mob t 0 fa/ slipp+ away4 ,wilson1 a v mu* %rewd] politician1 ) little ( ,roosevelt's weakness = succumb+ to 8 own rhetoric1 disc]n$ ! tru? mu* m quickly & cle>ly4 ,9 #aiaf he made 8 campaign = relection on a flatly anti-,roosevelt peace issue1 & n only got himself relect$1 b also drove ,roosevelt out ( ! r+4 ,:at happ5$ !reaft] des]ves a great deal m c>eful /udy ?an x w ev] get f ! timor\s eunu*s :o po/ure z ,am]ican hi/orians4 ,at ! mom5t1 x is ! (ficial doctr9e 9 ,engl&1 :]e ! ?+ is m freely discuss$ ?an at home1 t ,wilson 0 =c$ into ! w> by an irresi/ible movem5t f bel[--t ! pla9 p compell$ him to ab&on neutrality & move reluctantly ^u ! ,g]mans4 ,no?+ c\ld be m untrue4 ,! pla9 p1 at ! end ( #aiaf1 7 9 favor ( peace1 & !y believ$ t ,wilson 0 9 favor ( peace4 ,h[ !y 7 gradually work$ up to complaisance & !n to en?usiasm & !n to hy/]ia & !n to acute mania--?is is a tale to be told 9 m leisurely days & by hi/orians )\t bo>ds ( tru/ees on _! necks4 ,= ! pres5t purpose x is suffici5t to note t ! :ole ?+ 0 a*iev$ s quickly & s neatly t its success left ,roosevelt surpris$ & helpless4 ,8 issue _h be5 /ol5 f directly "u 8 nose4 ,he 0 left /&+ daunt$ & alone1 a boy ^u a burn+ deck4 ,x took him mon?s to collect 8 scatt]$ wits1 & ev5 !n 8 attack ^u ! adm9i/ration 0 feeble & ineffective4 ,to ! pla9 p x seem$ a m]e ill-natur$ snapp+ at a successful rival1 :i* 9 fact x 01 & s !y paid no he$ to x1 & ,roosevelt f\nd himself isolat$ once m4 ,?us he pass$ f ! sc5e 9 ! %ad[s1 a brok5 politician & a disappo9t$ man4 ,i h a notion t he di$ too soon4 ,8 be/ days 7 probably n beh9d him1 b ahead ( him4 ,_h he liv$ t5 ye>s long]1 he might h enjoy$ a great rehabilitation1 & ex*ang$ 8 old false lead]%ip ( ! inflammatory & fickle mob = a s\nd & true lead]%ip ( ! civiliz$ m9ority4 ,= ! m "o /udies 8 m\ntebank]ies z mob-ma/]1 ! m "o is conv9c$ t !re 0 a %rewd man b5ea? ! motley1 & t 8 actual beliefs 7 any?+ b nons5sical4 ,! tru? ( !m1 inde$1 em]ges m cle>ly day by day4 ,! old !ory ( a f$]ation ( free & autonom\s /ates has brok5 d[n by its own weight1 & we are mov$ t[>d c5tralization by =ces t h long be5 p[]ful & are n[ q irresi/ible4 ,s ) ! old !ory ( national isolation3 x1 too1 has fall5 to pieces4 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates c no long] hope to lead a sep>ate life 9 ! _w1 undi/urb$ by ! pressure ( =eign aspirations4 ,we came out ( ! w> to f9d ourselves hemm$ 9 by ho/ilities t no long] tr\bl$ to conceal !mselves1 & if !y are n z close & m5ac+ to-day z ^? t h hemm$ 9 ,g]many = c5turies !y are none ! less pla9ly !re & pla9ly gr[+4 ,roosevelt1 by :atev] r\te ( reflection or intuition1 arriv$ at a s5se ( ^! facts at a "t :5 x 0 /ill some:at sc&al\s to /ate !m1 & x 0 ! capital ef=t ( 8 life to reconcile !m1 9 "s d>k way or o!r1 to ! prevail+ platitudes1 & s get !m he$$4 ,to-day no "o s]i\sly ma9ta9s1 z all ,am]icans once ma9ta9$1 t ! /ates c g on exi/+ toge!r z indep5d5t commonweal?s1 ea* ) its own laws1 its own legal !ory & its own view ( ! common con/itutional bond4 ,& to-day no "o s]i\sly ma9ta9s1 z all ,am]icans once ma9ta9$1 t ! nation may safely pott] on )\t adequate means ( def5se4 ,h[ev] unpleasant x may be to contemplate1 ! fact is pla9 t ! ,am]ican p1 dur+ ! next c5tury1 w h to fight to ma9ta9 _! place 9 ! sun4 ,roosevelt liv$ j long en\gh to see 8 notions 9 ^! directions take on life1 b n long en\gh to see !m op5ly adopt$4 ,to ! ext5t ( 8 prevision he 0 a g5u9e lead] ( ! nation1 & p]haps 9 ! ye>s to come1 :5 8 actual ideas are dis5tangl$ f ! demagogic fu/ian 9 :i* he _h to wrap !m1 8 m hone/ pronunciam5toes w be giv5 canonical honors1 & he w be rank$ among ! prophets4 ,he saw cle>ly m ?an "o o!r ?+ t 0 by no means obvi\s to 8 age--= example1 ! inevitability ( frequ5t w>s "u ! new _w-sy/em ( extreme nationalism2 aga91 ! urg5t necessity1 = prim>y police ends1 ( organiz+ ! backw>d nations into gr\ps ( vassals1 ea* "u ! ho( ( "s fir/-rate p[]2 yet aga91 ! probability ( ! breakd[n ( ! old sy/em ( free competition2 once m1 ! high social utility ( ! ,sp>tan virtues & ! grave dang]s ( slo? & ease2 f9ally1 ! incompatibility ( free spee* & democracy4 ,i d n say t he 0 always q hone/1 ev5 :5 he 0 mo/ indubitably "r4 ,b 9 s f> z x 0 possible = him to be hone/ & exi/ at all politically1 he incl9$ t[>d ! /raight=w>d ?\ght & ! c&id ^w4 ,t is to say1 8 in/9ct prompt$ him to tell ! tru?1 j z ! in/9ct ( ,dr4 ,wilson prompts him to %ift & dissimulate4 ,:at ail$ him 0 ! fact t 8 lu/ = glory1 :5 x came to a /ruggle1 0 always va/ly m p[]ful ?an 8 lu/ = ! et]nal v]ities4 ,tempt$ suffici5tly1 he w\ld sacrifice any?+ & ev]y?+ to get applause4 ,?us ! /atesman 0 debau*$ by ! politician1 & ! philosoph] 0 elb[$ out ( sight by ! pop9jay4 ,:]e he fail$ mo/ mis]ably 0 9 8 rem$ies4 ,a rem>kably p5etrat+ diagno/ician1 well-read1 unprejudic$ & ) a t\* ( g5u9e sci5tific passion1 he always /oop$ to quack]y :5 he prescrib$ a c\rse ( treatm5t4 ,= all 8 s5sational attacks ^u ! tru/s1 he nev] manag$ to devise a s*eme to curb !m--& ev5 :5 he s\ght to apply ! s*emes ( o!r m5 he inv>iably corrupt$ ! bus9ess ) timor\sness & ins9c]ity4 ,s ) 8 campaign = national prep>$ness4 ,he display$ ! disease magnific5tly1 b ! c\rse ( m$ication t he propos$ 0 vague & unconv9c+2 x 0 n1 inde$1 )\t ju/ification t ! pla9 p mi/ook 8 advocacy ( an adequate army = a m]e secret ye>n+ to prance ^u a *>g] at ! head ( huge hordes4 ,s1 aga91 ) 8 eloqu5t plea = national solid>ity & an end ( hyph5ism4 ,! dang]s t he po9t$ out 7 v real & v m5ac+1 b 8 plan = abat+ !m only made !m worse4 ,8 objurgations aga9/ ! ,g]mans surely accompli%$ no?+2 ! hyph5ate ( #aiae is /ill a hyph5ate 9 8 he>t--) bitt] & un=gettable grievances to support him4 ,roosevelt1 v *>act]i/ically1 swung too f>4 ,9 d5\nc+ ,g]man hyph5ism s extravagantly he contriv$ to give an enorm\s impetus to ,engli% hyph5ism1 a f> old] & m p]il\s malady4 ,x has already gone s f> t a l>ge & influ5tial p>ty endeavors almo/ op5ly to conv]t ! ,unit$ ,/ates into a m]e vassal /ate ( ,engl&'s4 ,in/ead ( national solid>ity foll[+ ! w>1 we h only a revival ( ,"k-,no?+ism2 "o faction ( hyph5ates tries to ext]m9ate ano!r faction4 ,roosevelt's error "h 0 "o t he 0 always mak+4 ,c>ri$ away by ! ease ) :i* he c\ld heat up ! mob1 he tri$ to accompli% in/antly & by =ce majeure :at c\ld only be accompli%$ by a long & complex process1 ) m good w on bo? sides ?an ev] s op9ionat$ & melodramatic a pseudo-,junk] 0 capable (4 ,b ?\gh he ?us made a mess ( ! cure1 he 0 und\bt$ly "r ab\t ! disease4 ,! tal5t$ ,%]man1 9 ! monograph t ,i h prais$1 argues t ! *ief contribution ( ! dead gladiator to ,am]ican life 0 ! example ( 8 gigantic gu/o1 8 delight 9 toil & /ruggle1 8 sup]b aliv5ess4 ,! fact is pla94 ,:at he /ood mo/ cle>ly 9 opposition to 0 ! sup]ior pessimism ( ! ?ree ,adams bro!rs--! notion t ! public problems ( a democracy are unwor?y ! ?\ght & ef=t ( a civiliz$ & self-respect+ man--! sad error t lies 9 wait = all ( u :o hold ourselves above ! g5]al4 ,aga9/ ?is suicidal alo(ness ,roosevelt always hurl$ himself ) brave effect4 ,enorm\sly s5sitive & resili5t1 almo/ pa?ological 9 8 appetite = activity1 he made x pla9 to e "o t ! mo/ /imulat+ sort ( sport imag9able 0 to be obta9$ 9 fight+1 n = m]e money1 b = ideas4 ,!re 0 no ari/ocratic res]ve ab\t him4 ,he 0 n1 9 fact1 an ari/ocrat at all1 b a q typical memb] ( ! upp] b\rgeoisie2 8 p 7 n patroons 9 ,new ,am/]dam1 b simple trad]s2 he 0 himself a social pu%]1 & et]nally tickl$ by ! ?\ght t he _h _h a ,bonap>te 9 8 cab9et4 ,! m>ks ( ! ?or\ghbr$ 7 simply n !re4 ,! man 0 blatant1 crude1 ov]ly confid5tial1 devi\s1 tyrannical1 va+lori\s1 sometimes q *ildi%4 ,"o (t5 obs]v$ 9 him a c]ta9 pa!tic wi/fulness1 a rea*+ out = a gr& mann] t 0 utt]ly beyond him4 ,b ! sweet w5t ) ! bitt]4 ,he _h all ! virtues ( ! fat & complac5t burgh]4 ,8 disda9 ( affectation & prud]y 0 magnific5t4 ,he hat$ all pret5sion save 8 own pret5sion4 ,he _h a s\nd respect = h>d ef=t1 = loyalty1 = ?rift1 = hone/ a*ievem5t4 ,8 wor/ defects1 x seems to me1 7 ! defects ( 8 race & "t4 ,aspir+ to be ! lead] ( a nation ( ?ird-rate m51 he _h to /oop to ! common level4 ,:5 he /ruck out = realms above t level he always came to grief3 ?is 0 ! unsafe ,roosevelt1 ! ,roosevelt :o 0 laugh$ at1 ! ,roosevelt retir$ sudd5ly to cold /orage4 ,?is 0 ! ,roosevelt :o1 9 happi] times & a bett] place1 might h be54 ,well1 "o does :at "o c4 ,,iii4 ,,! ,,sah>a ,,( ,,! ,,boz>t ,alas1 = ! ,s\?6 ,h] books h gr[n few]-- ,%e nev] 0 mu* giv5 to lit]ature4 ,9 ! lam5t$ ,j4 ,gordon ,coogl]1 au?or ( ^! elegaic l9es1 !re 0 ! insight ( a true poet4 ,he 0 ! la/ b>d ( ,dixie1 at lea/ 9 ! legitimate l9e4 ,d[n !re a poet is n[ almo/ z r>e z an oboe-play]1 a dry-po9t et*] or a metaphysician4 ,x is1 inde$1 amaz+ to contemplate s va/ a vacuity4 ,"o ?9ks ( ! int]/ell> spaces1 ( ! colossal rea*es ( ! n[ my?ical e!r4 ,ne>ly ! :ole ( ,europe c\ld be lo/ 9 t /up5d\s region ( fat f>ms1 %oddy cities & p>alyz$ c]ebrums3 "o c\ld ?r[ 9 ,france1 ,g]many & ,italy1 & /ill h room = ! ,briti% ,isles4 ,& yet1 = all its size & all its weal? & all ! progress x babbles (1 x is almo/ z /]ile1 arti/ically1 intellectually1 culturally1 z ! ,sah>a ,des]t4 ,!re are s+le acres 9 ,europe t h\se m fir/-rate m5 ?an all ! /ates s\? ( ! ,potomac2 !re are probably s+le squ>e miles 9 ,am]ica4 ,if ! :ole ( ! late ,conf$]acy 7 to be engulf$ by a tidal wave to-morr[1 ! effect ^u ! civiliz$ m9ority ( m5 9 ! _w w\ld be b little great] ?an t ( a flood on ! ,yang-tse-kiang4 ,x w\ld be impossible 9 all hi/ory to mat* s complete a dry+-up ( a civilization4 ,i say a civilization because t is :at1 9 ! old days1 ! ,s\? _h1 despite ! ,bapti/ & ,me?odi/ b>b>ism t reigns d[n !re n[4 ,m1 x 0 a civilization ( manifold excell5ces--p]haps ! be/ t ! ,we/]n ,hemisph]e has ev] se5--und\bt$ly ! be/ t ,^! ,/ates h ev] se54 ,d[n to ! middle ( ! la/ c5tury1 & ev5 beyond1 ! ma9 hat*]y ( ideas on ?is side ( ! wat] 0 across ! ,potomac bridges4 ,! ,new ,engl& %opkeep]s & !ologians nev] really develop$ a civilization2 all !y ev] develop$ 0 a gov]nm5t4 ,!y 71 at _! be/1 tawdry & tacky fell[s1 oafi% 9 mann] & devoid ( imag9ation2 "o se>*es ! books 9 va9 = m5tion ( a sali5t ,yankee g5tleman2 z well look = a ,wel% g5tleman4 ,b 9 ! s\? !re 7 m5 ( delicate fancy1 urbane in/9ct & ari/ocratic mann]--9 brief1 sup]ior m5--9 brief1 g5try4 ,to politics1 _! *ief div]sion1 !y br\ght active & orig9al m9ds4 ,x 0 !re t ne>ly all ! political !ories we /ill *]i% & suff] "u came to bir?4 ,x 0 !re t ! crude dogmatism ( ,new ,engl& 0 ref9$ & humaniz$4 ,x 0 !re1 above all1 t "s att5tion 0 giv5 to ! art ( liv+--t life got beyond & above ! /ate ( a m]e infliction & became an exhil>at+ exp]i5ce4 ,a c]ta9 noble spaci\sness 0 9 ! anci5t s\!rn s*eme ( ?+s4 ,! ,ur-,conf$]ate _h leisure4 ,he lik$ to toy ) ideas4 ,he 0 hospitable & tol]ant4 ,he _h ! vague ?+ t we call culture4 ,b consid] ! condition ( 8 late empire to-day4 ,! picture gives "o ! creeps4 ,x is z if ! ,civil ,w> /amp$ out e la/ be>] ( ! tor*1 & left only a mob ( peasants on ! field4 ,"o ?9ks ( ,asia ,m9or1 resign$ to ,arm5ians1 ,greeks & wild sw9e1 ( ,pol& ab&on$ to ! ,poles4 ,9 all t g>gantuan p>adise ( ! f\r?-rate !re is n a s+le picture gall]y wor? go+ into1 or a s+le or*e/ra capable ( play+ ! n9e symphonies ( ,bee?ov51 or a s+le op]a-h\se1 or a s+le !at] devot$ to dec5t plays1 or a s+le public monum5t 7built s9ce ! w>7 t is wor? look+ at1 or a s+le work%op devot$ to ! mak+ ( beautiful ?+s4 ,once y h c\nt$ ,rob]t ,loveman 7an ,ohioan by bir?7 & ,john ,mc,clure 7an ,oklahoman7 y w n f9d a s+le s\!rn poet above ! rank ( a neighborhood rhyme/]4 ,once y h c\nt$ ,james ,bran* ,cabell 7a l+]+ survivor ( ! anci5 rgime3 a sc>let dragonfly imb$d$ 9 opaque amb]7 y w n f9d a s+le s\!rn prose writ] :o c actually write4 ,& once y h--b :5 y come to critics1 musical compos]s1 pa9t]s1 sculptors1 ar*itects & ! l1 y w h to give x up1 = !re is n ev5 a bad "o betwe5 ! ,potomac mud-flats & ! ,gulf4 ,nor an hi/orian4 ,nor a sociologi/4 ,nor a philosoph]4 ,nor a !ologian4 ,nor a sci5ti/4 ,9 all ^! fields ! s\? is an awe-inspir+ blank--a bro!r to ,portugal1 ,s]bia & ,e/honia4 ,consid]1 = example1 ! pres5t e/ate & dignity ( ,virg9ia--9 ! great days indubitably ! premi] ,am]ican /ate1 ! "m ( ,presid5ts & /atesm51 ! home ( ! fir/ ,am]ican univ]sity wor?y ( ! "n1 ! arbit] eleganti>um ( ! we/]n _w4 ,well1 obs]ve ,virg9ia to-day4 ,x is ye>s s9ce a fir/-rate man1 save only ,cabell1 has come out ( x2 x is ye>s s9ce an idea has come out ( x4 ,! old ari/ocracy w5t d[n ! r$ gullet ( w>2 ! poor :ite tra% are n[ 9 ! saddle4 ,politics 9 ,virg9ia are *eap1 ignorant1 p>o*ial1 idiotic2 !re is sc>cely a man 9 (fice above ! rank ( a pr(essional job-seek]2 ! political doctr9e t prevails is made up ( h&-me-d[ns f ! bumpk9ry ( ! ,middle ,we/--,bryanism1 ,prohibition1 vice crusad+1 all t sort ( fil?y claptrap2 ! adm9i/ration ( ! law is turn$ ov] to pr(essors ( ,puritanism & espionage2 a ,wa%+ton or a ,jeff]son1 dump$ !re by "s act ( ,god1 w\ld be d5\nc$ z a sc\ndrel & jail$ ov]night4 ,elegance1 esprit1 culture8 ,virg9ia has no art1 no lit]ature1 no philosophy1 no m9d or aspiration ( h] own4 ,h] education has sunk to ! ,bapti/ sem9>y level2 n a s+le contribution to human k has come out ( h] colleges 9 tw5ty-five ye>s2 %e sp5ds less ?an half ^u h] common s*ools1 p] capita1 ?an any nor!rn /ate sp5ds4 ,9 brief1 an intellectual ,gobi or ,lapl&4 ,urbanity1 politesse1 *ivalry8 ,co to6 ,x 0 9 ,virg9ia t !y inv5t$ ! device ( se>*+ = contrab& :isky 9 wom5's und]we>4444 ,!re rema9s1 at ! top1 a gho/ ( ! old ari/ocracy1 a bit wi/ful & inf9itely *>m+4 ,b x has lo/ all its old lead]%ip to fabul\s mon/]s f ! l[] dep?s2 x is subm]g$ 9 an indu/rial plutocracy t is ignorant & ignom9i\s4 ,! m9d ( ! /ate1 z x is reveal$ to ! nation1 is pa!tically nave & inconsequ5tial4 ,x no long] reacts ) en]gy & ela/icity to great problems4 ,x has fall5 to ! bomba/ic trivialities ( ! camp-meet+ & ! *autauqua4 ,its =emo/ expon5t--if s flabby a ?+ may be said to h an expon5t--is a /ateman ^: "n is synonym\s ) empty words1 brok5 pl$ges & false pret5ses4 ,"o c\ld no m imag9e a ,lee or a ,wa%+ton 9 ! ,virg9ia ( to-day ?an "o c\ld imag9e a ,huxley 9 ,nic>agua4 ,i *oose ! ,old ,dom9ion1 n because ,i disda9 x1 b precisely because ,i e/eem x4 ,x is1 by long odds1 ! mo/ civiliz$ ( ! s\!rn /ates1 n[ z always4 ,x has s5t a ho/ ( cr$itable sons nor?w>d2 ! /ream kept runn+ into our own "t4 ,virg9ians1 ev5 ! wor/ ( !m1 %[ ! effects ( a great tradition4 ,!y hold !mselves above o!r s\!rn]s1 & ) s\nd pret5sion4 ,if "o turns to su* a commonweal? z ,georgia ! picture becomes f> d>k]4 ,!re ! lib]at$ l[] ord]s ( :ites h borr[$ ! wor/ comm]cial b\nd]ism ( ! ,yankee & sup]impos$ x ^u a culture t1 at bottom1 is b little remov$ f savag]y4 ,georgia is at once ! home ( ! cotton-mill sweat] & ( ! mo/ noisy & vapid sort ( *amb] ( comm]ce1 ( ! ,me?odi/ p>son turn$ ,savon>ola & ( ! lyn*+ bee4 ,a self-respect+ ,european1 go+ !re to live1 w\ld n only f9d intellectual /imulation utt]ly lack+2 he w\ld actually feel a c]ta9 insecurity1 z if ! sc5e 7 ! ,balkans or ! ,*9a ,coa/4 ,! ,leo ,frank affair 0 no isolat$ ph5om5on4 ,x fitt$ into its frame v snugly4 ,x 0 a natural expression ( ,georgian notions ( tru? & ju/ice4 ,!re is a /ate ) m ?an half ! area ( ,italy & m population ?an ei!r ,d5m>k or ,norway1 & yet 9 ?irty ye>s x has n produc$ a s+le idea4 ,once ^u a "t a ,georgian pr9t$ a c\ple ( books t attract$ notice1 b imm$iately x turn$ out t he 0 little m ?an an amanu5sis = ! local blacks--t 8 works 7 really ! products1 n ( :ite ,georgia1 b ( black ,georgia4 ,writ+ aft]w>d z a :ite man1 he swiftly subsid$ into ! fif? rank4 ,& he is n only ! glory ( ! lit]ature ( ,georgia2 he is1 almo/ lit]ally1 ! :ole ( ! lit]ature ( ,georgia--nay1 ( ! entire art ( ,georgia4 ,virg9ia is ! be/ ( ! s\? to-day1 & ,georgia is p]haps ! wor/4 ,! "o is simply s5ile2 ! o!r is crass1 gross1 vulg> & obnoxi\s4 ,betwe5 lies a va/ pla9 ( m$iocrity1 /upidity1 le?>gy1 almo/ ( dead sil5ce4 ,9 ! nor?1 ( c\rse1 !re is also grossness1 crassness1 vulg>ity4 ,! nor?1 9 its way1 is also /upid & obnoxi\s4 ,b n[h]e 9 ! nor? is !re su* complete /]ility1 s depress+ a lack ( all civiliz$ ge/ure & aspiration4 ,"o w\ld f9d x difficult to une>? a second-rate city betwe5 ! ,ohio & ! ,pacific t isn't /ruggl+ to e/abli% an or*e/ra1 or sett+ up a little !at]1 or go+ 9 = an art gall]y1 or mak+ "s o!r ef=t to get into t\* ) civilization4 ,^! ef=ts (t5 fail1 & sometimes !y succe$ r absurdly1 b "u !m !re is at lea/ an impulse t des]ves respect1 & t is ! impulse to seek beauty & to exp]im5t ) ideas1 & s to give ! life ( e day a c]ta9 dignity & purpose4 ,y w f9d no su* impulse 9 ! s\?4 ,!re are no committees d[n !re cadg+ subscriptions = or*e/ras2 if a /r+ qu>tet is ev] he>d !re1 ! news ( x has nev] come out2 an op]a tr\pe1 :5 x roves ! l&1 is a n9e days' wond]4 ,! little !at] movem5t has swept ! :ole c\ntry1 enorm\sly augm5t+ ! public int]e/ 9 s\nd plays1 giv+ new dramati/s _! *ance1 =c+ re=ms ^u ! comm]cial !at]4 ,ev]y:]e else ! wave rolls high--b along ! l9e ( ! ,potomac x breaks ^u a rock-b\nd %ore4 ,!re is no little !at] beyond4 ,!re is no gall]y ( pictures4 ,no arti/ ev] gives exhibitions4 ,no "o talks ( su* ?+s4 ,no "o seems to be int]e/$ 9 su* ?+s4 ,z = ! cause ( ?is unanim\s torpor & dolti%ness1 ?is curi\s & almo/ pa?ological e/rangem5t f ev]y?+ t makes = a civiliz$ culture1 ,i h h9t$ at x already1 & n[ /ate x aga94 ,! s\? has simply be5 dra9$ ( all its be/ blood4 ,! va/ blood-lett+ ( ! ,civil ,w> half ext]m9at$ & :olly p>alyz$ ! old ari/ocracy1 & s left ! l& to ! h>% m]cies ( ! poor :ite tra%1 n[ its ma/]s4 ,! w>1 ( c\rse1 0 n a complete massacre4 ,x sp>$ a dec5t numb] ( fir/-rate s\!rn]s--p]haps ev5 "s ( ! v be/4 ,moreov]1 o!r c\ntries1 notably ,france & ,g]many1 h surviv$ f> m /agg]+ but*]ies1 & ev5 %[$ m>k$ progress !reaft]4 ,b ! w> n only co/ a great _m valuable lives2 x also br\ght bankruptcy1 demoralization & despair 9 its tra9--& s ! majority ( ! fir/-rate s\!rn]s t 7 left1 brok5 9 _s & unable to live "u ! new disp5sation1 cle>$ out4 ,a few w5t to ,s\? ,am]ica1 to ,egypt1 to ! ,f> ,ea/4 ,mo/ came nor?4 ,!y 7 fecund2 _! prog5y is widely disp]s$1 to ! great b5efit ( ! nor?4 ,a s\!rn] ( good blood almo/ always does well 9 ! nor?4 ,he f9ds1 ev5 9 ! big cities1 surr\nd+s fit = a man ( condition4 ,8 peculi> qualities h a high social value1 & are e/eem$4 ,he is welcom$ by ! codfi% ari/ocracy z "o palpably sup]ior4 ,b 9 ! s\? he ?r[s up 8 h&s4 ,x is impossible = him to /oop to ! common level4 ,he _c brawl 9 politics ) ! gr&sons ( 8 gr&-fa!r's t5ants4 ,he is unable to %>e _! fi]ce jeal\sy ( ! em]g+ black--! corn]/one ( all _! public ?9k+4 ,he is an/hetic to _! !ological & political en?usiasms4 ,he f9ds himself an ali5 at _! fea/s ( s\l4 ,& s he )draws into 8 t[]1 & is he>d ( no m4 ,cabell is almo/ a p]fect example4 ,8 eyes1 = ye>s1 7 turn$ t[>d ! pa/2 he became a pr(essor ( ! grotesque g5ealogiz+ t decay+ ari/ocracies affect2 x 0 only by a sort ( accid5t t he discov]$ himself to be an arti/4 ,! s\? is unaw>e ( ! fact to ?is day2 x reg>ds ,woodr[ ,wilson & ,col4 ,john ,temple ,graves z mu* f9] /yli/s1 & ,frank ,l4 ,/anton z an inf9itely great] poet4 ,if x has he>d1 :i* ,i d\bt1 t ,cabell has be5 ho($ by ! ,com/ocks1 x unque/ionably views t assault z a des]v$ rebuke to a fell[ :o indulges a lewd passion = fancy writ+1 & is a cov]t enemy to ! ,only ,true ,*ri/ianity4 ,:at is ne$$ d[n !re1 be=e ! vexati\s public problems ( ! region may be intellig5tly approa*$1 is a survey ( ! population by compet5t e?nologi/s & an?ropologi/s4 ,! immigrants ( ! nor? h be5 /udi$ at great l5g?1 & any "o :o is int]e/$ may n[ apply to ! ,bureau ( ,e?nology = elaborate data z to _! racial /ra9s1 _! /ature & cranial indices1 _! relative capacity = education1 & ! *anges t !y und]go "u ,am]ican ,kultur4 ,b ! old] /ocks ( ! s\?1 & p>ticul>ly ! emancipat$ & dom9ant poor :ite tra%1 h nev] be5 inve/igat$ sci5tifically1 & mo/ ( ! curr5t g5]alizations ab\t !m are probably wrong4 ,= example1 ! g5]alization t !y are purely ,anglo-,saxon 9 blood4 ,?is ,i d\bt v s]i\sly4 ,! *ief /ra9 d[n !re1 ,i believe1 is ,celtic r ?an ,saxon1 p>ticul>ly 9 ! hill c\ntry4 ,fr5* blood1 too1 %[s itself "h & !re1 & s does ,spani%1 & s does ,g]man4 ,! la/-nam$ ent]$ f ! nor?w>d1 by way ( ! lime/one belt j ea/ ( ! ,allegh5ies4 ,aga91 x is v likely t 9 "s p>ts ( ! s\? a good _m ( ! plebeian :ites h m ?an a trace ( negro blood4 ,int]bre$+ "u concub9age produc$ "s v light half-bre$s at an e>ly day1 & no d\bt appreciable numb]s ( !m w5t ov] into ! :ite race by ! simple process ( *ang+ _! abode4 ,n long ago ,i read a curi\s article by an intellig5t negro1 9 :i* he /at$ t x is easy = a v light negro to pass z :ite 9 ! s\? on acc\nt ( ! fact t l>ge numb]s ( s\!rn]s accept$ z :ite h di/9ctly negroid features4 ,?us x becomes a delicate & dang]\s matt] = a tra9 conductor or a hotel-keep] to *all5ge a suspect4 ,b ! ,celtic /ra9 is f> m obvi\s ?an any ( ^! o!rs4 ,x n only makes itself visible 9 physical /igmata--e4 g41 leanness & d>k color+--b also 9 m5tal traits4 ,= example1 ! religi\s ?\ght ( ! s\? is almo/ precisely id5tical ) ! religi\s ?\ght ( ,wales4 ,!re is ! same nave belief 9 an an?ropomorphic ,creator b little remov$1 9 mann] & desire1 f an evangelical bi%op2 !re is ! same submission to an ignorant & impud5t sac]dotal tyranny1 & !re is ! same %>p contra/ betwe5 doctr9al or?odoxy & private e?ics4 ,read ,c>adoc ,evans' ironical picture ( ! ,wel% ,wesleyans 9 8 preface to ,my ,neighbors1 & y w be in/antly rem9d$ ( ! ,georgia & ,c>ol9a ,me?odi/s4 ,! mo/ boom+ sort ( piety1 9 ! s\?1 is n incompatible ) ! !ory t lyn*+ is a b5ign in/itution4 ,two g5]ations ago x 0 n incompatible ) an ard5t belief 9 slav]y4 ,x is highly probable t "s ( ! wor/ blood ( we/]n ,europe fl[s 9 ! ve9s ( ! s\!rn poor :ites1 n[ poor no long]4 ,! orig9al /ra9s1 accord+ to e hone/ hi/orian1 7 extremely corrupt4 ,philip ,alex&] ,bruce 7a ,virg9ian ( ! old g5try7 says 9 8 ,indu/rial ,hi/ory ( ,virg9ia 9 ! ,sev5te5? ,c5tury t ! fir/ native-born g5]ation 0 l>gely illegitimate4 ,"o ( ! mo/ common (f5ses aga9/ morality committ$ 9 ! l[] ranks ( life 9 ,virg9ia dur+ ! sev5te5? c5tury1 he says1 0 ba/>dy4 ,! mo!rs ( ^! ba/>ds1 he cont9ues1 7 *iefly ind5tur$ s]vants1 & _h belong$ to ! l[e/ class 9 _! native c\ntry4 ,fanny ,kemble ,butl]1 writ+ ( ! ,georgia poor :ites ( a c5tury lat]1 describ$ !m z ! mo/ degrad$ race ( human be+s claim+ an ,anglo-,saxon orig9 t c be f\nd on ! face ( ! e>?--fil?y1 lazy1 ignorant1 brutal1 pr\d1 p5niless savages4 ,! ,sunday-s*ool & ! *autauqua1 ( c\rse1 h appreciably mell[$ ! desc5dants ( ^! savages1 & _! economic progress & rise to political p[] h done p]haps ev5 m1 b ! m>ks ( _! orig9 are /ill unpleasantly pl5tiful4 ,e n[ & !n !y produce a political lead] :o puts _! secret notions ( ! true1 ! good & ! beautiful into pla9 words1 to ! amazem5t & sc&al ( ! re/ ( ! c\ntry4 ,t amazem5t is turn$ into d[nright incr$ulity :5 news comes t 8 plat=m has got him high (fice1 & t he is try+ to execute x4 ,9 ! great days ( ! s\? ! l9e betwe5 ! g5try & ! poor :ites 0 v %>ply drawn4 ,!re 0 absolutely no int]m>riage4 ,s f> z ,i "k !re is n a s+le in/ance 9 hi/ory ( a s\!rn] ( ! upp] class m>ry+ "o ( ! bondwom5 describ$ by ,mr4 ,bruce4 ,9 o!r societies *>act]iz$ by class di/9ctions ( t sort x is common = ! l[] class to be improv$ by extra-legal crosses4 ,t is to say1 ! m5 ( ! upp] class take wom5 ( ! l[] class z mi/resses1 & out ( su* unions spr+ ! extraord9>y plebeians :o rise %>ply f ! common level1 & s propagate ! delusion t all o!r plebeians w\ld d ! same ?+ if !y _h ! *ance--9 brief1 ! delusion t class di/9ctions are m]ely economic & conv5tional1 & n cong5ital & g5u9e4 ,b 9 ! s\? ! m5 ( ! upp] classes s\ght _! mi/resses among ! blacks1 & aft] a few g5]ations !re 0 s mu* :ite blood 9 ! black wom5 t !y 7 consid]ably m attractive ?an ! unheal?y & b$raggl$ wom5 ( ! poor :ites4 ,?is pref]5ce cont9u$ into our own "t4 ,a s\!rn] ( good family once told me 9 all s]i\sness t he _h rea*$ 8 majority be=e x ev] occurr$ to him t a :ite woman might make q z agreeable a mi/ress z ! oct>oons ( 8 jejune fancy4 ,if ! ?+ has *ang$ ( late1 x is n ! fault ( ! s\!rn :ite man1 b ( ! s\!rn mulatto wom54 ,! m sightly yell[ girls ( ! region1 ) improv+ economic opportunities1 h ga9$ self-respect1 & s !y are no long] z will+ to ent] into concub9age z _! gr&-dams 74 ,z a result ( ?is pref]5ce ( ! s\!rn g5try = mulatto mi/resses !re 0 creat$ a s]ies ( mix$ /ra9s conta9+ ! be/ :ite blood ( ! s\?1 & p]haps ( ! :ole c\ntry4 ,z ano!r result ! poor :ites w5t unf]tiliz$ f above1 & s miss$ ! improvem5t t s con/antly %[s itself 9 ! peasant /ocks ( o!r c\ntries4 ,x is a commonplace t ne>ly all negroes :o rise above ! g5]al are ( mix$ blood1 usually ) ! :ite pr$om9at+4 ,i "k a great _m negroes1 & x w\ld be h>d = me to ?9k ( an exception4 ,:at is too (t5 =gott5 is t ?is :ite blood is n ! blood ( ! poor :ites b t ( ! old g5try4 ,! mulatto girls ( ! e>ly days despis$ ! poor :ites z creatures di/9ctly inf]ior to negroes1 & x 0 ?us almo/ unhe>d ( = su* a girl to ent] into relations ) a man ( t subm]g$ class4 ,?is av]sion 0 bas$ ^u a s\nd in/9ct4 ,! s\!rn mulatto ( to-day is a pro( ( x4 ,l all o!r half-bre$s he is an unhappy man1 ) disquiet+ t5d5cies t[>d anti-social habits ( ?\ght1 b he is intr9sically a bett] animal ?an ! pure-blood$ desc5dant ( ! old poor :ites1 & he n infrequ5tly demon/rates x4 ,x is n by accid5t t ! negroes ( ! s\? are mak+ fa/] progress1 economically & culturally1 ?an ! masses ( ! :ites4 ,x is n by accid5t t ! only visible /hetic activity 9 ! s\? is :olly 9 _! h&s4 ,no s\!rn compos] has ev] writt5 music s good z t ( half a doz5 :ite-black compos]s :o might be nam$4 ,ev5 9 politics1 ! negro reveals a curi\s sup]iority4 ,despite ! fact t ! race "q has be5 ! ma9 political conc]n ( ! s\!rn :ites = two g5]ations1 to ! practical exclusion ( ev]y?+ else1 !y h contribut$ no?+ to its discussion t has impress$ ! re/ ( ! _w s deeply & s favorably z ?ree or f\r books by s\!rn negroes4 ,ent]+ ^u su* !mes1 ( c\rse1 "o mu/ resign "o's self to a va/ misund]/&+ & abuse4 ,! s\? has n only lo/ its old capacity = produc+ ideas2 x has also tak5 on ! wor/ intol]ance ( ignorance & /upidity4 ,its prevail+ m5tal attitude = sev]al decades pa/ has be5 t ( its own h$ge ecclesia/ics4 ,all :o diss5t f its or?odox doctr9es are sc\ndrels4 ,all :o presume to discuss its ways reali/ically are damn$4 ,i h _h1 9 my day1 sev]al exp]i5ces 9 po9t4 ,once1 aft] ,i _h publi%$ an article on "s phase ( ! et]nal race "q1 a lead+ s\!rn newspap] repli$ by pr9t+ a column ( d5unciation ( my fa!r1 !n dead ne>ly tw5ty ye>s--a philippic plac>d+ him z an ignorant =eign] ( dubi\s orig91 inhabit+ ! ,baltimore ghetto & speak+ a dialect recall+ t ( ,web] ,fields--two ?\s& words ( inc&esc5t nons5se1 utt]ly false & beside ! po9t1 b exactly meet+ ! latt]-day s\!rn notion ( effective controv]sy4 ,ano!r "t1 ,i publi%$ a %ort disc\rse on lyn*+1 argu+ t ! sport 0 popul> 9 ! s\? because ! backw>d culture ( ! region d5i$ ! populace m seemly recreations4 ,among su* recreations ,i m5tion$ ^? af=d$ by brass b&s1 symphony or*e/ras1 box+ mat*es1 amateur a?letic conte/s1 %oot-!-*utes1 ro( g>d5s1 horse races1 & s on4 ,9 reply ano!r great s\!rn j\rnal d5\nc$ me z a man ( w9e%op temp]am5t1 brass-jewelry ta/es & pornographic pr$ilections4 ,9 o!r words1 brass b&s1 9 ! s\?1 are class$ ) brass jewelry1 & bo? are sn>es ( ! devil6 ,to advocate sett+ up symphony or*e/ras is pornography6444 ,alas1 :5 ! t\*y s\!rn] attempts a great] urbanity1 ! result is (t5 ev5 worse4 ,"s "t ago a colleague ( m9e pr9t$ an article deplor+ ! arre/$ cultural developm5t ( ,georgia4 ,9 reply he receiv$ a numb] ( prote/s f patriotic ,georgians1 & all ( !m solemnly li/$ ! glories ( ! /ate4 ,i indulge 9 a few specim5s3 ,:o has n he>d ( ,asa ,g4 ,c&l]1 ^: "n is synonym\s ) ,coca-,cola1 a ,georgia product8 ,! fir/ ,sunday-s*ool 9 ! _w 0 op5$ 9 ,savannah4 ,:o does n recall ) pleasure ! writ+s ( 444 ,frank ,l4 ,/anton1 ,georgia's brilliant poet8 ,georgia 0 ! fir/ /ate to organize a ,boys' ,corn ,club 9 ! ,s\?--,newton c\nty1 #aijd4 ,! fir/ to sugge/ a common ,unit$ ,daught]s ( ! ,conf$]acy badge 0 ,mrs4 ,raynes1 ( ,georgia4 ,! fir/ to sugge/ a /ate hi/orian ( ! ,unit$ ,daught]s ( ! ,conf$]acy 0 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,hel5 ,plane 7,macon conv5tion1 #ahif74 ,! fir/ to sugge/ putt+ to music ,heb]'s ,f ,gre5-l&'s ,icy ,m\nta9s 0 ,mrs4 ,f4 ,r4 ,g\ld+1 ( ,savannah4 ,& s on1 & s on4 ,^! pr\d boa/s came1 rememb]1 n f obscure private p]sons1 b f ,lead+ ,georgians--9 "o case1 ! /ate hi/orian4 ,curi\s sidelights ^u ! ex-,conf$]ate m9d6 ,ano!r comes f a /ray copy ( a negro pap]4 ,x describes an ord9ance lately pass$ by ! city c\ncil ( ,d\glas1 ,ga41 =bidd+ any tr\s]s press]1 on p5alty ( =feit+ a #ejj bond1 to engage 9 press+ = bo? :ite & color$4 ,?is 9 a t[n1 says ! negro pap]1 :]e practically all ( ! :ite inhabitants h _! food prep>$ by color$ h&s1 _! babies c>$ = by color$ h&s1 & ! clo!s :i* !y we> "r next to _! sk9s wa%$ 9 h\ses :]e negroes live--h\ses 9 :i* ! said clo!s rema9 = z long z a week at a "t4 ,b if y m>vel at ! absurdity1 keep x d>k6 ,a casual ^w1 & ! unit$ press ( ! s\? w be ^u y\r trail1 d5\nc+ y bitt]ly z a sc\ndrelly ,yankee1 a ,bol%evik ,jew1 an ag5t ( ! ,wilhelm/rasse4444 ,obvi\sly1 x is impossible = intellig5ce to fl\ri% 9 su* an atmosph]e4 ,free inquiry is block$ by ! idiotic c]ta9ties ( ignorant m54 ,! arts1 save 9 ! l[] rea*es ( ! gospel hymn1 ! phonograph & ! *autauqua h>angue1 are all held 9 suspicion4 ,! tone ( public op9ion is set by an up/>t class b lately em]g$ f indu/rial slav]y into comm]cial ent]prise--! class ( hu/l+ bus9ess m51 ( live wires1 ( comm]cial club lum9>ies1 ( drive manag]s1 ( =w>d-look]s & "r-?9k]s--9 brief1 ( ?ird-rate s\!rn]s inoculat$ ) all ! wor/ traits ( ! ,yankee %>p]4 ,"o obs]ves ! curi\s effects ( an old tradition ( trucul5ce ^u a population n[ m]ely pu%ful & impud5t1 ( an old tradition ( *ivalry ^u a population n[ q )\t imag9ation4 ,! old repose is gone4 ,! old romanticism is gone4 ,! phili/9ism ( ! new type ( t[n-boom] s\!rn] is n only indiff]5t to ! ideals ( ! old s\?2 x is positively antagoni/ic to !m4 ,t phili/9ism reg>ds human life1 n z an agreeable adv5ture1 b z a m]e trial ( rectitude & effici5cy4 ,x is ov]:elm+ly utilit>ian & moral4 ,x is inconceivably holl[ & obnoxi\s4 ,:at rema9s ( ! anci5t tradition is simply a c]ta9 *>m+ civility 9 private int]c\rse--(t5 brok5 d[n1 alas1 by ! hot rages ( ,puritanism1 b /ill g5]ally visible4 ,! s\!rn]1 at 8 wor/1 is nev] q ! surly cad t ! ,yankee is4 ,8 s5sitiv5ess may betray him into occasional bad mann]s1 b 9 ! ma9 he is a pleasant fell[--hospitable1 polite1 good-humor$1 ev5 jovial4444 ,b a bit absurd4444 ,a bit pa!tic4 ,,iv4 ,,! ,,div9e ,,afflatus ,! suave & oedemat\s ,*e/]ton1 9 a late ef=t to e>n ! honor>ium ( a ,*icago newspap]1 compos$ a ?\s& words ( labor$ c\nt]bla/ to :at is call$ inspiration 9 ! arts4 ,! ?+ itself1 he argu$1 has little if any actual exi/5ce2 we he> s mu* ab\t x because its alleg$ coyness & =tuit\sness (f] a conv5i5t apology = ?ird-rate "w4 ,! man tak5 9 su* ?ird-rate "w excuses himself on ! gr\nd t he is a helpless slave ( "s p[] t /&s outside him1 & is q beyond 8 control4 ,on days :5 x favors him he teems ) ideas & creates ma/]pieces1 b on days :5 x neglects him he is crippl$ & impot5t--a fiddle )\t a b[1 an eng9e )\t /eam1 a tire )\t air4 ,all ?is1 accord+ to ,*e/]ton1 is nons5se4 ,a man :o c really write at all1 or pa9t at all1 or compose at all %\ld be able to d x at almo/ any "t1 provid$ only he is n drunk or asleep4 ,s f> ,*e/]ton4 ,! =mula ( ! argum5t is simple & famili>s to dispose ( a problem all t is necess>y is to d5y t x exi/s4 ,b !re are pl5ty ( m51 ,i believe1 :o f9d !mselves unable to resolve ! difficulty 9 any su* cavali] mann]--m5 ^: *ief burd5 & di/9ction1 9 fact1 is t !y d n employ =mul 9 _! ?9k+1 b are ?r[n con/antly ^u indu/ry1 +5uity & ! favor ( ,god4 ,among su* m5 !re rema9s a good deal m belief 9 :at is vaguely call$ inspiration4 ,!y "k by h>d exp]i5ce t !re are days :5 _! ideas fl[ freely & cle>ly1 & days :5 !y are damm$ up damnably4 ,say a man ( t sort has a good day4 ,= "s reason q incompreh5sible to him all 8 m5tal processes take on an amaz+ ease & slickness4 ,almo/ )\t consci\s ef=t he solves te*nical problems t h badg]$ him = weeks4 ,he is full ( novel exp$i5ts1 extraord9>y effici5cies1 /range cunn+s4 ,he has a feel+ t he has sudd5ly & unacc\ntably brok5 ?r\gh a wall1 disp]s$ a fog1 got himself out ( ! d>k4 ,s he does a d\ble or triple /9t ( ! be/ "w t he is capable (--maybe ( f> bett] "w ?an he has ev] be5 capable ( be=e--& goes to b$ impati5t = ! morr[4 ,& on ! morr[ he discov]s to 8 con/]nation t he has become almo/ idiotic1 & q incapable ( any "w at all4 ,i *all5ge any man :o trades 9 ideas to d5y t he has ?is exp]i5ce4 ,! tru? is t he has x con/antly4 ,x ov]takes poets & contrapunti/s1 critics & dramati/s1 philosoph]s & j\rnali/s2 x may ev5 be %>$1 s f> z ,i "k1 by adv]tisem5t writ]s1 *autauqua orators & ! rev4 cl]gy4 ,! *>act]s t all anatomi/s ( melan*oly m>k 9 x are ! irregul> ebb & fl[ ( ! tides1 & ! impossibility ( gett+ !m "u any sort ( rational control4 ,! bra91 z x 71 /&s to "o side & wat*es itself pit*+ & toss+1 full ( agony b ess5tially helpless4 ,"h ! man ( creative imag9ation pays a gha/ly price = all 8 sup]iorities & immunities2 nature takes rev5ge ^u him = dream+ ( improvem5ts 9 ! s*eme ( ?+s4 ,sitt+ !re 9 8 lonely room1 gnaw+ ! h&le ( 8 p51 rack$ by 8 inf]nal que/1 horribly b$evill$ by incessant fla%es ( it*+1 too?a*e1 eye-/ra9 & evil consci5ce--?us tortur$1 he makes atonem5t = 8 crime ( be+ intellig5t4 ,! normal man1 ! heal?y & hone/ man1 ! good citiz5 & h\sehold]--?is man1 ,i d>esay1 kn[s no?+ ( all t travail4 ,x is res]v$ especially = arti/s & metaphysicians4 ,x is ! p>ticul> p5alty ( ^? :o pursue /range butt]flies into d>k =e/s1 & g fi%+ 9 en*ant$ & =bidd5 /reams4 ,let u1 !n1 assume t ! fact is prov$3 ! ne>e/ poet is a witness to x4 ,b :at ( ! und]ly+ my/]y8 ,h[ are we to acc\nt = t pucki% & inexplicable rise & fall ( inspiration8 ,my que/ions1 ( c\rse1 are purely rhetorical4 ,explanations exi/2 !y h exi/$ = all "t2 !re is always a well-kn[n solution to e human problem--neat1 plausible1 & wrong4 ,! anci5ts1 9 ! case at b>1 laid ! blame ^u ! gods3 sometimes !y 7 remote & surly1 & sometimes !y 7 k9d4 ,9 ! ,middle ,ages less] p[]s took a h& 9 ! matt]1 & s "o reads ( works ( art inspir$ by ,our ,lady1 by ! ,bless$ ,sa9ts1 by ! s\ls ( ! dep>t$1 & ev5 by ! devil4 ,9 our own day !re are explanations less sup]-natural b no less fanciful--to wit1 ! explanation t ! :ole ?+ is a matt] ( pure *ance1 & n to be resolv$ into any ord]ly process--to wit1 ! explanation t ! controll+ factor is ext]nal circum/ance1 t ! arti/ happily m>ri$ to a dutiful wife is !reby inspir$--f9ally1 to make an end1 ! explanation t x is all a "q ( ,freudian complexes1 !mselves lurk+ 9 imp5etrable %ad[s4 ,b all ( ^! explanations fail to satisfy ! m9d t is n to be put (f ) m]e words4 ,"s ( !m are palpably absurd2 o!rs beg ! "q4 ,! problem ( ! h[ rema9s1 ev5 :5 ! problem ( ! :y is dispos$ (4 ,:at is ! precise ma*9]y :]eby ! c]ebrum is be/irr$ to su* abnormal activity on "o day t x sp>kles & splutt]s l an arclight1 & r$uc$ to su* feebl5ess on ano!r day t x smokes & gutt]s l a tall[ dip8 ,9 ?is em]g5cy1 hav+ reg>d = ! ages-long & unreliev$ suff]+s ( arti/s great & small1 ,i (f] a new1 simple1 & at all ev5ts n gho/ly solution4 ,x is support$ by ! obs]v$ facts1 by logical analogies & by ! s\nde/ kn[n pr9ciples ( psy*ology1 & s ,i pres5t x )\t apologies4 ,x may be c\*$1 = conv5i5ce1 9 ! foll[+ brief t]ms3 t inspiration1 s-call$1 is a function ( metabolism1 & t x is *iefly condition$ by ! /ate ( ! inte/9al flora--9 l>g] words1 t a man's fl[ ( ideas is controll$ & det]m9$1 bo? quantitatively & qualitatively1 n by ! :ims ( ! gods1 nor by ! t]ms ( 8 armi/ice ) 8 wife1 nor by ! comb9ations ( "s transc5d5tal set ( dice1 b by ! *emical cont5t ( ! blood t lifts itself f 8 liv] to 8 bra91 & t ?is *emical cont5t is e/abli%$ 9 8 dige/ive tract1 p>ticul>ly s\? ( ! pylorus4 ,a man may write great poetry :5 he is drunk1 :5 he is cold & mis]able1 :5 he is bankrupt1 :5 he has a black eye1 :5 8 wife gl[]s at him across ! table1 :5 8 *ildr5 lie dy+ ( smallpox2 he may ev5 write x dur+ an e>?quake1 or :ile cross+ ! ,engli% *annel1 or 9 ! mid/ ( a ,me?odi/ revival1 or 9 ,new ,york4 ,b ,i am s f> gone 9 mat]ialism t ,i am dispos$ to d5y flatly & f9ally1 & h]e) d d5y flatly & f9ally1 t !re has liv$ a poet 9 ! :ole hi/ory ( ! _w1 anci5t or mod]n1 ne> or f>1 :o ev] manag$ to write great poetry1 or ev5 passably fair & dec5t poetry1 at a "t :5 he 0 suff]+ f /5osis at any po9t along ! ?irty-foot via dolorosa runn+ f ! pylorus to ! sigmoid flexure4 ,9 o!r words1 :5 he 0-- ,b p]haps ,i _h bett] leave y\r m$ical advis] to expla94 ,aft] all1 x is n necess>y to g any fur!r 9 ?is direction2 ! :ole ?+ may be argu$ 9 t]ms ( ! blood /ream--& ! blood /ream is respectable1 z ! duod5um is an outca/4 ,x is ! blood & ! blood only1 9 fact1 t ! c]ebrum is aw>e (2 ( :at goes on else:]e x c le>n only by he>say4 ,if all is well bel[1 !n ! blood t ent]s ! bra9 ?r\gh ! int]nal c>otid is full ( ! elem5ts necess>y to be/ir ! bra9-cells to _! highe/ activity2 if1 on ! contr>y1 anabolism & katabolism are go+ on ineptly1 if ! blood is n gett+ ! supplies t x ne$s & n gett+ rid ( ! wa/es t burd5 x1 !n ! bra9-cells w be bo? />v$ & poison$1 & n all ! k+'s horses & all ! k+'s m5 c make !m d _! "w ) any %[ ( ease & effici5cy4 ,9 ! fir/ case ! man ^: psy*e dwells 9 ! cells w h a mom5t ( inspiration--t is1 he w f9d x a /rangely simple & facile matt] to write 8 poem1 or iron out 8 syllogism1 or make 8 bold modulation f ,f %>p m9or to ,c major1 or get 8 fle%-tone1 or maybe only p]fect 8 sw9dle4 ,b 9 ! second case he w be /ump$ & helpless4 ,! m he tries1 ! m vividly he w be consci\s ( 8 impot5ce4 ,sweat w /& out 9 beads ^u 8 br[1 he w fi% pati5tly = ! elusive ?\ght1 he w try coax+ & subt]fuge1 he w retire to 8 ivory t[]1 he w tempt ! invisible p[]s ) black c(fee1 tea1 alcohol & ! alkaloids1 he may ev5 curse ,god & invite dea?--b he w n write 8 poem1 or iron out 8 syllogism1 or f9d 8 way into ,c major1 or get 8 fle%-tone1 or p]fect 8 sw9dle4 ,fix y\r eye ^u ?is hypo!sis ( metabolic inspiration1 & at once y w f9d ! key to _m a correlative my/]y4 ,= "o ?+1 x quickly expla9s ! obs]v$ hopelessness ( try+ to pump up inspiration by m]e h>d indu/ry--! ess5tial imbecility ( ! ,i1#jjj words a day =mula4 ,let !re be /5osis bel[1 & n all ! indu/ry ( a ,h]cules w suffice to awak5 ! le?>gic bra94 ,"h1 inde$1 ! h>d] ! /riv+1 ! worse ! /agnation--z e arti/ kn[s only too well4 ,& :y n8 ,/riv+ 9 ! face ( su* an int]ior ob/acle is ! mo/ cruel ( ent]prises--a bus9ess m n]ve-wrack+ & exhau/+ ?an read+ a newspap] or wat*+ a bad play4 ,! pa9 ?us produc$1 ! emotions ?us eng5d]$1 react ^u ! liv] 9 a mann] sci5tifically display$ by ,dr4 ,george ,w4 ,crile 9 8 ,man3 ,an ,adaptive ,me*anism1 & ! result is a /eady increase 9 ! inte/9al demoralization1 & a l increase 9 ! pollution ( ! blood4 ,9 ! end ! poor victim comes to a famili> pass2 beset on ! "o h& by impot5ce & on ! o!r h& by an impati5ce gr[n pa?ological1 he gets into a /ate indi/+ui%able f ! frantic4 ,x is at su* times t creative arti/s suff] mo/ atroci\sly4 ,x is !n t !y wri! ^u ! %>p spe>s & r$-hot hooks ( a jeal\s & unju/ ,creator = _! invasion ( ,8 monopoly4 ,x is !n t !y pay a grisly sup]-tax ^u _! sup]iority to ! great h]d ( law-abid+ & undi/+ui%$ m54 ,! m5 ( ?is h]d nev] und]go any comp>able torture2 ! agony ( ! arti/ is q beyond _! exp]i5ce & ev5 beyond _! imag9ation4 ,no cata/rophe t c\ld conceivably ov]take a lime & cem5t deal]1 a curb brok]1 a lawy]1 a plumb] or a ,presbyt]ian is to be m5tion$ 9 ! same brea? ) ! torm5ts t1 to ! mo/ m9or ( poets1 are famili> incid5ts ( 8 pr(essional life1 &1 to su* a man z ,poe1 or ,bee?ov51 or ,brahms1 are ! commonplaces ( e day4 ,bee?ov5 suff]$ m dur+ ! composition ( ! ,fif? symphony ?an all ! judges on ! supreme b5*es ( ! _w h suff]$ jo9tly s9ce ! "t ( ! ,g]\sia4 ,aga91 my hypo!sis expla9s ! fact t inspiration1 save "u extraord9>y circum/ances1 is nev] cont9u\s = m ?an a relatively %ort p]iod4 ,a bank]1 a b>b] or a manufactur] ( pat5t m$ic9es does 8 "w day aft] day )\t any noticeable rise or fall ( effici5cy2 save :5 he is drunk1 jail$ or ill 9 b$ ! curve ( 8 a*ievem5t is flatt5$ out until x becomes almo/ a /raight l9e4 ,b ! curve ( an arti/1 ev5 ( ! greate/ ( arti/s1 is frightfully zig-zagg$4 ,!re are mom5ts :5 x s9ks bel[ ! bottom ( ! *>t1 & imm$iately foll[+ !re may be mom5ts :5 x ?reat5s to run (f ! top4 ,"s ( ! noble/ passages writt5 by ,%akespe>e are 9 8 wor/ plays1 *eek by j[l ) padd+ & banality2 "s ( ! wor/ music ( ,wagn] is 9 8 f9e/ music dramas4 ,!re is1 inde$1 no su* ?+ z a flawless ma/]piece4 ,long labor$1 x may be gradually enri*$ ) purple passages--! high inspirations ( widely sep>at$ times cr[d$ toge!r--1 b ev5 s x w rema9 spotty1 = ^? purple passages w be clumsily jo9$1 & _! jo9ts w rema9 z app>5t z s _m false tee?4 ,only ! mo/ elem5t>y k ( psy*ology is ne$$ to %[ ! cause ( ! zig-zagg+ t ,i h m5tion$4 ,x lies 9 ! elem5tal fact t ! *emical con/itution ( ! blood *anges e h\r1 almo/ e m9ute4 ,:at x is at ! beg9n+ ( dige/ion is n :at x is at ! end ( dige/ion1 & 9 bo? cases x is enorm\sly affect$ by ! nature ( ! sub/ances dige/$4 ,no man1 )9 tw5ty-f\r h\rs aft] eat+ a meal 9 a ,p5nsylvania ,railroad d9+-c>1 c\ld conceivably write any?+ wor? read+4 ,a t\gh beef/eak1 ,i d>esay1 has dit*$ _m a promis+ sonnet1 & bad be]1 z e "o kn[s1 has spoil$ hundr$s ( sonatas4 ,?us inspiration rises & falls1 & ev5 :5 x rises twice to ! same height x usually %[s "s qualitative diff]5ce--!re is ! inspiration1 say1 ( ,spr+ vegetables & !re is ! inspiration ( ,autumn fruits4 ,9 a long "w ! products ( greatly diff]+ inspirations1 ( greatly diff]+ /reams ( blood1 are hide\sly int]m+l$1 & ! result is ! inevitable spott9ess t ,i h m5tion$4 ,no "o b a maniac argues t ,die ,mei/]s+] is all good4 ,"o detects 9 x days :5 ,wagn] felt1 z ! say+ goes1 l a fight+ cock1 b "o also detects days :5 he arose 9 ! morn+ full ( acidosis & despair--days :5 he turn$ heavily f ! ,pi]ian spr+ to ca/or oil4 ,moreov]1 x mu/ be obvi\s t ! v conditions "u :i* works ( art are produc$ t5d to cause great ab]rations 9 metabolism4 ,! arti/ is =c$ by 8 call+ to be a s$5t>y man4 ,ev5 a poet1 p]haps ! free/ ( arti/s1 mu/ sp5d a good deal ( "t b5d+ ov] a desk4 ,he may conceive 8 poems 9 ! op5 air1 z ,bee?ov5 conceiv$ 8 music1 b ! "w ( r$uc+ !m to actual words requires dilig5t ef=t 9 cam]a4 ,"h x is a %e] impossibility = him to enjoy ! ideal hygi5ic conditions :i* surr\nd ! f>mh&1 ! curb-brok] & ! sailor4 ,86 visc]a are conge/$2 8 eyes are a/ra92 8 muscles are )\t necess>y ex]cise4 ,fur!rmore1 he probably brea!s bad air & goes )\t ne$$ sleep4 ,! result is inevitably "s di/urbance ( metabolism1 ) a vitiat$ blood supply & a />v$ c]ebrum4 ,"o is always surpris$ to enc\nt] a poet :o is ruddy & /\t2 ! /&>d model is a pale & flabby /5otic1 kept alive by pat5t m$ic9es4 ,s ) ! pa9t]1 ! musical compos]1 ! sculptor1 ! arti/ 9 prose4 ,!re is no m conf9+ "w kn[n to man ?an in/rum5tation4 ,! compos] :o has sp5t a day at x is inv>iably n]v\s & ill4 ,= h\rs 8 body is b5t ov] 8 music-pap]1 ! :ile 8 p5 engrosses little dots ^u ?9 l9es4 ,i h kn[n compos]s1 aft] a week or s ( su* labor1 to come d[n ) auto-intoxication 9 its mo/ virul5t =ms4 ,p]haps ! notori\s ill heal? ( ,bee?ov51 & ! m5tal break-d[ns ( ,s*umann1 ,ts*aik[sky & ,hugo ,wolf _h _! orig9 9 ?is direction4 ,x is difficult1 go+ ?r\gh ! hi/ory ( music1 to f9d a s+le compos] 9 ! gr& mann] :o 0 physically & m5tally up to p>4 ,i d n advance x z a =mal coroll>y1 b no d\bt ?is /5osis hypo!sis also ?r[s "s light ^u two o!r immemorial my/]ies1 ! fir/ be+ ! relative /hetic /]ility ( wom51 & ! o!r be+ ! l[ /hetic developm5t ( c]ta9 :ole classes1 & ev5 races ( m51 e4 g41 ! ,puritans1 ! ,wel% & ! ,conf$]ate ,am]icans4 ,t wom5 suff] f /5osis f> m ?an m5 is a commonplace ( int]nal m$ic9e2 ! weakness is *iefly to blame1 r ?an ! functional peculi>ities t !y accuse1 = _! liability to heada*e4 ,a good _m ( !m1 9 fact1 are habitually 9 ! /ate ( heal? :i*1 9 ! arti/1 is accompani$ by an utt] inability to "w4 ,?is /ate ( heal?1 z ,i h said1 does n inhibit all m5tal activity4 ,x leaves ! p[]s ( obs]vation b little impair$2 x does n corrupt common s5se2 x is n incompatible ) an intellig5t dis*>ge ( ! ord9>y duties ( life4 ,?us a lime & cem5t deal]1 9 ! mid/ ( x1 may function almo/ z well z :5 8 metabolic processes are p]fectly normal1 & by ! same tok5 a woman *ronically a victim to x may yet %[ all ! %>p m5tal compet5ce :i* *>act]izes h] sex4 ,b "h ! ?+ /ops4 ,to g beyond--to ent] ! realm ( con/ructive ?9k+1 to ab&on ! m]e application ( old ideas & essay to inv5t new ideas1 to precipitate novel & intellectual concepts out ( ! *aos ( memory & p]ception--?is is q impossible to ! /5otic4 ,ergo1 x is unhe>d ( among classes & races ( m5 :o fe$ grossly & neglect p]sonal hygi5e2 ! pill-swall[] is ! only arti/ 9 su* gr\ps4 ,"o may ?us argue t ! eld] ,bee*am sav$ poetry 9 ,engl&1 z ! y\ng] ,bee*am sav$ music4444 ,b1 z ,i say1 ,i d n /& beh9d ! hypo!sis 9 ?is dep>tm5t1 save1 p]haps1 9 ! matt] ( wom54 ,i c\ld amass enorm\s evid5ces 9 favor ( x1 b aga9/ !m !re w\ld always loom ! disconc]t+ contr>y evid5ce ( ! ,bulg>ians4 ,among !m1 ,i suppose1 /5osis mu/ be unkn[n--b s are all ! f9e arts4 ,la =ce et la foiblesse de l'esprit1 said ,ro*ef\cauld1 sont mal nommes2 elles ne sont1 en effect1 que la bonne ou la mauvaise des organes du corps4 ,sci5ce wa/es itself hunt+ 9 ! o!r direction4 ,we are flood$ ) evid5ces ( ! effects ( ! m9d on ! body1 & s our att5tion is div]t$ f ! enorm\sly great] effects ( ! body on ! m9d4 ,x is r a/oni%+ t ! ,wass]mann reaction has n caus$ ! latt] to be inve/igat$ m ?or\ghly4 ,! fir/ result ( ! g5]al employm5t ( t great diagno/ic device 0 ! discov]y t ?\s&s ( cases ( s-call$ m5tal disease 7 really purely physical 9 orig9--t ?\s&s ( pati5ts long suppos$ to h be5 craz$ by see+ gho/s1 by love1 by grief1 or by rev]ses 9 ! /ock-m>ket 7 actually victims ( ! small b extremely ent]pris+ spiro*te pallida4 ,! news heav$ a bomb into psy*iatry1 b x has s f> fail$ to provoke a /udy ( ! effects ( o!r su* physical ag5ts4 ,ev5 ! effects ( ?is "o ag5t rema9 to be inquir$ into at l5g?4 ,"o n[ kn[s t x may cause insanity1 b :at ( ! less] m5tal ab]rations t x produces8 ,"s ( ^! ab]rations may be actually b5eficial4 ,t is to say1 ! mild toxemia accompany+ ! less virul5t =ms ( infection may /imulate ! bra9 to its highe/ function+1 & s give bir? to :at is call$ g5ius--a /ate ( m9d long recogniz$1 by popul> empiricism1 z a sort ( half-way /ation on ! road to insanity4 ,bee?ov51 ,nietzs*e & ,s*op5hau] suff]$ f su* mild toxemias1 & !re is n ! slighte/ d\bt t _! extraord9>y m5tal activity 0 at lea/ p>tly due to ! fact4 ,t tub]culosis1 9 its e>ly /ages1 is capable ( ! same /imulation is a commonplace ( obs]vation4 ,! consumptive may be weak physically1 b he is usually v al]t m5tally4 ,! hi/ory ( ! arts1 9 fact1 %[s ! names ( hundr$s ( inspir$ consumptives4 ,"h a physical infirmity produces a result t is b5eficial1 j z ano!r physical infirmity1 ! /5osis a=esaid1 produces a result t is baleful4 ,! arti/ (t5 oscillates horribly betwe5 ! two effects2 he is normally any?+ b a heal?y animal4 ,p]fect heal?1 inde$1 is a boon t v few m5 above ! rank ( clodhopp]s ev] enjoy4 ,:at heal? means is a degree ( adaptation to ! organism's environm5t s ne>ly complete t !re is no irritation4 ,su* a /ate1 x mu/ be obvi\s1 is n (t5 to be obs]v$ 9 organisms ( ! highe/ complexity4 ,x is common1 p]haps1 9 ! e>?worm4 ,?is elem5tal bea/ makes few dem&s ^u its environm5t1 & is ?us subject to few diseases4 ,x seldom gets out ( ord] until ! s&s ( its life are run1 & !n x suff]s "o gr& illness & dies =?)4 ,b man is =ev] gett+ out ( ord]1 = he is enorm\sly complicat$--& ! high] he rises 9 complexity1 ! m num]\s & ! m s]i\s are 8 d]angem5ts4 ,!re are :ole categories ( diseases1 e4 g41 neura/h5ia & hay-fev]1 t afflict *iefly ! m civiliz$ & delicate ranks ( m51 leav+ ! inf]ior ord]s unsca!d4 ,good heal? 9 man1 inde$1 is almo/ inv>iably a function ( inf]iority4 ,a pr(essionally heal?y man1 e4 g41 an acrobat1 an o/eopa? or an ice-wagon driv]1 is always /upid4 ,9 ! ,greece ( ! great days ! a?letes we he> s mu* ab\t 7 ma9ly slaves4 ,n "o ( ! em95t philosoph]s1 poets or /atesm5 ( ,greece 0 a good high-jump]4 ,ne>ly all ( !m1 9 fact1 suff]$ f ! same malaises :i* afflict _! successors ( to-day1 z y w quickly disc]n by exam9+ _! compositions4 ,! /hetic impulse1 l ! ?ir/ = tru?1 might almo/ be call$ a disease4 ,x seldom if ev] appe>s 9 a p]fectly heal?y man4 ,b we mu/ take ! aloes ) ! honey4 ,! arti/ suff]s damnably1 b !re is comp5sation 9 8 dreams4 ,"s ( 8 *>act]i/ic diseases cripple him & make 8 :ole life a mis]y1 b !re are o!rs t seem to help him4 ,( ! latt]1 ! two t ,i h m5tion$ c>ry ) !m concepts ( extreme obnoxi\sness4 ,bo? are infections1 & "o is associat$ 9 ! popul> m9d ) notions or gross immorality4 ,b ^! concepts ( obnoxi\sness %\ld n bl9d u to ! b5efits t app>5tly g ) ! maladies4 ,!re are1 9 fact1 maladies mu* m obnoxi\s1 & !y c>ry no comp5sat+ b5efits4 ,canc] is an example4 ,p]haps ! "t w come :5 ! precise effects ( ^! diseases w be work$ out accurately1 & x w be possible to gauge 9 advance _! probable influ5ce ^u ?is or t individual4 ,if t "t ev] comes ! manufacture ( arti/s w become a feasible proc$ure1 l ! pres5t manufacture ( soldi]s1 capons1 "r-?9k]s & doctors ( philosophy4 ,9 ^? days ! promis+ "y m5 ( ! race1 in/ead ( be+ protect$ f su* diseases at all haz>ds1 w be delib]ately infect$ ) !m1 z soils are n[ inoculat$ ) nitrog5-lib]at+ bact]ia4444 ,at ! same "t1 let u hope1 "s progress w be made aga9/ /5osis4 ,x is1 aft] all1 simply a "q ( te*nique1 l ! artificial propagation ( ! race by ! device ( ,dr4 ,jacques ,loeb4 ,! poet ( ! future1 come ^u a p]iod ( doldrums1 w n te> 8 hair 9 futile agony4 ,in/ead1 he w g to ! ne>e/ cl9ic1 & !re get 8 ra%] ( ,bulg>ian bacilli1 or an injection ( "s complex organic comp\nd out ( a ductless gl&1 or an ord] on a masseur1 or a diet li/1 or p]*ance a b>rel ( ,russian oil4 ,v4 ,,sci5tific ,,exam9ation ,,( ,a ,,popul> ,,virtue ,an old ,corpsbrud]1 assault+ my e> lately ) an ab/ruse tale ( 8 si/]'s husb&'s bro!r's +ratitude1 end$ by driv+ me q out ( 8 h\se1 firmly resolv$ to be 8 acqua9tance no long]4 ,! exact (f5se ,i he>d inatt5tively1 & h already p>tly =gott5--an obscure tort aris+ out ( a lawsuit4 ,my ex-fri5d1 x appe>s1 0 appeal$ to = help 9 a bad case by 8 grapev9e relative1 & s w5t on ! /& = him & swore gallantly to "s complex & un9telligible lie4 ,lat] on1 essay+ to ca% 9 on ! p]jury1 he ask$ ! fell[ to aid him 9 "s dome/ic unpleasantness1 & 0 refus$ on gr\nds ( morals4 ,h5ce 8 indignation--& my spoil$ ev5+4444 ,:at is "o to ?9k ( a man s as99e t he looks = gratitude 9 ?is _w1 or s pu]ilely egoti/ical t he enjoys x :5 f\nd8 ,! tru? is t ! s5tim5t itself is n human b doggi%1 & t ! man :o dem&s x 9 paym5t = 8 do+s is precisely ! sort ( man :o feels noble & di/+ui%$ :5 a dog licks 8 h&4 ,:at a man says :5 he expresses gratitude is simply ?is3 ,y did some?+ = me t ,i c\ld n h done myself4 ,ergo1 y are my sup]ior4 ,hail1 ,dur*lau*t6 ,su* a confession1 :e!r true or n1 is degrad+ to ! confessor1 & s x is v h>d to make1 at all ev5ts = a man ( self-respect4 ,t is :y su* a man always makes x clumsily & ) _m blu%es & hesitations4 ,x is h>d = him to put s emb>rass+ a doctr9e into pla9 words4 ,& t is :y ! bus9ess is equally uncom=table to ! p>ty ( ! o!r "p4 ,x di/resses him to see a human be+ ( dec5t in/9cts /&+ be=e him 9 s ignom9i\s a position4 ,he is z flu/]$ z if ! fell[ came 9 h&cuffs1 or 9 rags1 or we>+ ! /ripes ( a felon4 ,moreov]1 8 confusion is help$ out by 8 inw>d k--v cle> if he is introspective1 & pla9 en\gh ev5 if he is n--t he really des]ves no su* tribute to 8 high might9ess2 t ! altruism = :i* he is be+ prais$ 0 really bogus2 t he did ! ?+ beh9d ! gratitude :i* n[ assails him1 n = any gr& & l(ty reason1 b = a purely selfi% & inf]ior reason1 to wit1 = ! reason t x pleases all ( u to %[ :at we c d :5 an appreciative audi5ce is pres5t2 t we delight to ex]cise our w to p[] :5 x is safe & pr(itable4 ,?is is ! prim>y cause ( ! b5efits :i* inspire gratitude1 real & pret5d$4 ,?is is ! fact at ! bottom ( altruism4 ,f9d me a man :o is always do+ favors = p & ,i w %[ y a man ( petty vanity1 =ev] try+ to get fuel = x 9 ! *eape/ way4 ,& f9d me a man :o is notori\sly grateful 9 habit & ,i'll %[ y a man :o is ess5tially ?ird rate & :o is consci\s ( x at ! bottom ( 8 he>t4 ,! man ( g5u9e self-respect--:i* means ! man :o is m or less accurately aw>e1 n only ( 8 own value1 b also & m importantly1 ( 8 own limitations--tries to avoid ent]+ ei!r class4 ,he hesitates to demon/rate 8 sup]iority by su* banal means1 & he %r9ks f confess+ an inf]iority t he doesn't believe 94 ,nev]!less1 ! popul> morality ( ! _w1 :i* is ! creation1 n ( its sup]ior m5 b ( its bot*es & half-m5--9 brief1 ( its majorities--puts a high value on gratitude & d5\nces ! )-hold+ ( x z an (f5se aga9/ ! proprieties4 ,to be noticeably ungrateful = b5efits--t is1 = ! by-products ( ! egotism ( o!rs--is to be dislik$4 ,to tell a tale ( +ratitude is to take on ! aspect ( a m>tyr to ! defects ( o!rs1 to get sympa?y 9 an affliction4 ,all ( u are responsive to su* ideas1 h[ev] mu* we may res5t !m logically4 ,"o may no m live 9 ! _w )\t pick+ up ! moral prejudices ( ! _w ?an "o w be able to g to hell )\t p]spir+4444 ,let me recall a case )9 my own rec5t exp]i5ce4 ,"o day ,i receiv$ a lett] f a "y woman ,i _h nev] he>d ( be=e1 ask+ me to read ! manuscripts ( two novels t %e _h writt54 ,%e repres5t$ t %e _h v5]at$ my critical p>ts = a long :ile1 & t h] :ole future c>e] 9 lett]s w\ld be det]m9$ by my decision z to h] tal5ts4 ,! daught] ( a man app>5tly ( "s consequ5ce 9 "s sordid bus9ess or o!r1 %e ask$ me to meet h] at h] fa!r's (fice1 & !re to imp>t to h]1 "u socially aseptic conditions1 my advice4 ,hav+ a /&+ rule aga9/ meet+ wom5 au?ors1 ev5 9 _! fa!rs' banks & soap factories1 ,i plead$ v>i\s imag9>y engagem5ts1 b f9ally agre$1 aft] a telephone debate1 to read h] manuscripts4 ,!y arriv$ promptly & ,i f\nd !m to be :olly )\t m]it--9 fact1 ! v]ie/ twaddle4 ,nev]!less ,i pl[$ ?r\gh !m dilig5tly1 wa/$ half an h\r at ! job1 wrote a polite lett] ( c\nsel & return$ ! manuscripts to h] h\se1 pay+ a blackamoor #ej c5ts to haul !m4 ,by all ord9>y /&>ds1 an altrui/ic s]vice & well des]v+ "s %[ ( gratitude4 ,_h %e knitt$ me a pair ( pulse-w>m]s x w\ld h seem$ meet & prop]4 ,ev5 a copy ( ! poems ( ,alfr$ ,noyes w\ld n h be5 too mu*4 ,at ! v lea/ ,i expect$ a note ( ?anks4 ,well1 n a ^w has ev] rea*$ me4 ,= all my labori\s polit5ess & disagreeable labor my rew>d is exactly nil4 ,! lady is improv$ by my c\nsel--& ,i am %ock$ by h] gross +ratitude4444 ,t is1 conv5tionally1 sup]ficially1 z a memb] ( society 9 good /&+4 ,b :5 on s\r aft]noons ,i roll ! affair 9 my m9d1 exam9+1 n ! m]e surface ( x b ! inn] work+s & anatomy ( x1 my s5se ( outrage gradually melts & fades away--! inevitable recomp5se ( skepticism4 ,:at ,i see cle>ly is t ,i 0 an ass to succumb to ! bl&i%m5ts ( ?is disc\rte\s miss1 & t %e 0 q "r 9 e/imat+ my s]vice trivially1 & out ( t cle> see+ comes consolation1 & amusem5t1 &1 9 ! end1 ev5 satisfaction4 ,i got exactly :at ,i des]v$4 ,& %e1 :e!r consci\sly or m]ely in/9ctively1 measur$ out ! dose ) excell5t accuracy4 ,let u g back4 ,:y did ,i wa/e two h\rs1 or maybe ?ree1 read+ ^? idiotic manuscripts8 ,:y1 9 ! fir/ place1 did ,i answ] h] op5+ reque/--! reque/1 s inh]5tly absurd1 t ,i meet h] 9 h] fa!r's (fice8 ,= a v pla9 reason3 %e accompani$ x ) flatt]y4 ,:at %e said1 9 effect1 0 t %e reg>d$ me z a critic ( ! highe/ tal5ts1 & ?is ludicr\s cajol]y--s\nd1 ,i d>e say1 9 sub/ance1 b r$uc$ to naught by h] obvi\s obscurity & /upidity--0 q en\gh to fet* me4 ,9 brief1 %e assum$ t1 be+ a man1 ,i 0 va9 to ! po9t ( imbecility1 & ?is assumption 0 correct1 z x always is4 ,to help out1 !re 0 ! concept ( romantic adv5ture vaguely float+ 9 my m9d4 ,h] voice1 z ,i he>d x by telephone1 0 agreeable2 h] appe>ance1 s9ce %e seem$ eag] to %[ h]self1 ,i probably judg$ 7subconsci\sly7 to be at lea/ n revolt+4 ,?us curiosity got on its legs1 & vanity 9 ano!r =m4 ,am ,i fat & half decrepit1 a man seldom notic$ by cuties8 ,!n s mu* ! m reason :y ,i %\ld respond4 ,! novelty ( an app>5tly comely & respectable woman desir+ to witness me f9i%$ :at ! prim>y 7& v crude7 appeal to my vanity _h begun4 ,i 01 9 brief1 n only ! lit]>y pop9jay b also ! et]nal male--& h>d at ! immemorial folly ( ! ord]4 ,n[ turn to ! gal & h] +ratitude4 ,! m ,i inspect x ! m ,i became conv9c$ t x is n discr$itable to h]1 b highly cr$itable--t %e demon/rates a c]ta9 human dignity1 despite h] imbecile writ+s1 by exhibit+ x4 ,w\ld a %[ ( gratitude put h] 9 a bett] light8 ,i d\bt x4 ,t gratitude1 consid]+ ! unfavorable report ,i made on h] manuscripts1 w\ld be d\bly invasive ( h] am\r propre4 ,on ! "o h& x w\ld involve a confession t my op9ion ( h] lit]>y gifts 0 bett] ?an h] own1 & t ,i 0 ?us h] sup]ior4 ,& on ! o!r h& x w\ld involve a confession t my own actual writ+s 7be+ got into pr9t )\t aid7 7 bett] ?an h]s1 & t ,i 0 ?us h] sup]ior aga94 ,ea* confession w\ld br+ h] into an attitude ( abasem5t1 & ! two toge!r w\ld make h] position intol]able4 ,moreov]1 bo? w\ld be di%one/3 %e w\ld privately believe 9 nei!r doctr9e4 ,z = my op9ion1 its ho/ility to h] aspiration is obvi\sly en\gh to make h] ego dismiss x z false1 = no organism acquiesces 9 its own de/ruction4 ,& z = my relative wor? z a lit]>y arti/1 %e mu/ inevitably put x v l[1 = x dep5ds1 9 ! la/ analysis1 ^u my dignity & sagacity z a man1 & %e has prov$ by exp]im5t1 & q easily1 t ,i am almo/ z susceptible to flatt]y z a mov+ picture actor1 & h5ce surely no great %akes4 ,?us !re is n ! slighte/ reason 9 ! _w :y ! fair creature %\ld knit me a pair ( pulse-w>m]s or s5d me ! poems ( ,noyes1 or ev5 write me a polite note4 ,if %e did any ( ^! ?+s1 %e w\ld feel h]self a hypocrite & h5ce /& emb>rass$ be=e ! mirror ( h] own ?\ghts4 ,confront$ by a *oice betwe5 ?is sort ( %ame & ! incomp>ably less uncom=table %ame ( violat+ a social conv5tion & an article ( popul> morals1 secretly & )\t dang] ( exposure1 %e v s5sibly *ooses ! m innocu\s ( ! two4 ,at ! v />t1 inde$1 %e set up b>ri]s aga9/ gratitude1 = h] decision to ask a favor ( me 01 9 a subtle s5se1 a judgm5t ( my inf]iority4 ,"o does n ask favors1 if x c be avoid$1 ( p]sons "o g5u9ely respects2 "o puts su* burd5s ^u ! nave & colorless1 ^u :at are call$ ! good natur$2 9 brief1 ^u "o's inf]iors4 ,:5 t girl fir/ ?\ght ( me z a possible aid to h] lit]>y aspiration %e ?\ght ( me 7p]haps vaguely1 b none ! less c]ta9ly7 z an inf]ior =tuit\sly outfitt$ ) a body ( pu]ile te*nical in=mation & compet5ce1 ( probable use to h]4 ,?is unfavorable view 0 imm$iately ren=c$ by h] discov]y ( my vanity4 ,9 brief1 %e %[$ & /ill %[s ! great in/9ctive sapi5ce ( h] sex4 ,%e is female1 & h5ce f> above ! nons5sical delusions1 vanities1 conv5tions & moralities ( m54 ,,vi4 ,,exeunt ,,omnes ,"o ( ! h>de/ jobs t faces an ,am]ican magaz9e editor 9 ?is1 ! "o-hundr$-& =ty-fif? ye> ( ! ,republic1 is t ( keep+ ! m9nes+]s ( ! l& f fill+ 8 magaz9e ) lugubri\s di?yrambs to1 on & aga9/ somatic dea?4 ,( spiritual dea?1 ( c\rse1 n _m ( !m ev] s+4 ,mo/ ( !m1 9 fact1 d5y its exi/5ce 9 pla9 t]ms2 !y are all sure ( ! immortality ( ! s\l1 & 9 p>ticul> !y are absolutely sure ( ! immortality ( _! own s\ls1 & ( ^? ( _! be/ girls4 ,9 ?is dep>tm5t ! mo/ !y ev] all[ to ! mat]ialism ( ! h]ds t lie bogg$ 9 prose is su* a b5efit ( ! half d\bt z "o f9ds 9 ,*ri/9a ,rossetti's ,:5 ,i am ,dead4 ,b :5 x comes to somatic dea?1 ! pla9 brutal dea? ( coron]s' inque/s & vital /ati/ics1 _! optimism vani%es1 &1 try z !y may1 !y c't get ar\nd ! h>% fact t on su* & su* a day1 (t5 appall+ly ne>1 ea* & e "o ( u w heave a la/ sigh1 roll 8 eyes despair+ly1 turn 8 face to ! wall & !n sudd5ly *ange f a pr\d & highly complex mammal1 made 9 ! image ( ,god1 to a m]e in]t aggregate ( dis9tegrat+ colloids1 made 9 ! image ( a /ale cabbage4 ,! inevitability ( x seems to fasc9ate !m4 ,!y write ab\t x m ?an !y write ab\t any?+ else save love4 ,e day my editorial desk is burd5$ ) _! manuscripts--poems 9 :i* ! poet s]ves notice t1 :5 8 "t comes1 he w die bravely & ev5 a bit insol5tly2 poems 9 :i* he w>ns 8 mi/ress t he w wait = h] on ! ro( ( ! cosmos & keep 8 h>p 9 tune2 poems 9 :i* he asks h] gr&ly to =get him1 &1 above all1 to avoid tortur+ h]self by va9 rep9+ at 8 grave2 poems 9 :i* he directs 8 heirs & assigns to bury him 9 "s lonely1 romantic spot1 :]e ! :ippoorwills s+2 poems 9 :i* he h9ts t he w n re/ easily if ,phili/9es are p]mitt$ to begaud 8 la/ an*orage ) c\ronnes des p]les2 poems 9 :i* he speaks jauntily ( mak+ a r5dez-v\s ) dea?1 z if dea? 7 a w5*2 poems 9 :i*-- ,b !re is no ne$ to rehe>se ! v>ieties4 ,if y read ! /rophes t are /rung along ! bottoms ( magaz9e pages y are famili> ) all ( !m2 ev5 9 ! great moral p]iodical t ,i help to edit1 despite my own excessive wat*fulness & ,dr4 ,na?an's g5]al !ory t bo? dea? & poetry are nuisances & 9 bad ta/e1 !y h appe>$ multitud9\sly1 no d\bt to ! disgu/ ( ! intellig5tsia4 ,z ,i say1 x is almo/ impossible to keep ! m9nes+]s (f ! subject4 ,:5 my negro flops ! morn+ bale ( poetry manuscripts ^u my desk & ,i pull up my *air to h at !m1 ,i always make a bet ) myself t1 ( ! fir/ doz51 at lea/ sev5 w deal ) dea?--& x is s long s9ce ,i lo/ t ,i don't rememb] x4 ,p]iodically ,i s5d out a circul> to all ! recogniz$ poets ( ! l&1 begg+ !m 9 ! "n ( ,god to be less mortu>y1 b x nev] does any good4 ,m1 ,i d\bt t x ev] w--or any o!r sort ( appeal4 ,take away dea? & love & y w\ld rob poets ( bo? _! liv] & _! lights2 :at w\ld rema9 w\ld be little m ?an a feeble gurgle 9 an illimitable void4 ,= ! bus9ess ( poetry1 rememb]1 is to set up a sweet d5ial ( ! h>% facts t confront all ( u--to soo! u 9 our agonies ) emolli5t words--9 brief1 to lie sonor\sly & reassur+ly4 ,well1 :at is ! wor/ curse ( life8 ,answ]3 ! abom9able magnetism t draws unlikes & incompatibles into deliri\s & intol]able conjunction--! k9etic ov]-/imulation call$ love4 ,& :at is ! next wor/8 ,answ]3 ! fe> ( dea?4 ,no wond] ! poets give s mu* att5tion to bo?6 ,no o!r foe ( human peace & happ9ess is "o-half s pot5t1 & h5ce none o!r (f]s su* opportunities to poetry1 &1 9 fact1 to all art4 ,a sonnet design$ to ease ! dread ( bankruptcy1 ev5 if done by a great ma/]1 w\ld be banal1 = t dread is itself banal1 & s is bankruptcy4 ,! same may be said ( ! old fe> ( hell1 n[ no m4 ,!re 0 a day :5 ?is latt] rag$ 9 ! brea/ ( ne>ly e man--& 9 t day ! poets produc$ antidotes t 7 v f9e poems4 ,b to-day only ! elect & ano9t$ ( ,god fe> hell1 & s !re is no m production ( s\nd poetry 9 t dep>tm5t4 ,z ,i h h9t$1 ,i tire ( read+ s mu* necrotic v]se 9 manuscript1 & wi% he>tily t ! poets w\ld cease to assault me ) x4 ,9 prose1 curi\sly en\gh1 "o obs]ves a correspond+ %ortage4 ,true en\gh1 ! %ort /ory ( comm]ce %[s a good _m murd]s & suicides1 & n less ?an eight times a day ,i am made privy to ! agonies ( a wid[] or wid[ :o1 on se>*+ ! pap]s ( 8 wife or h] husb& imm$iately aft] h] or 8 dea?1 discov]s t %e or he _h a lov] or a mi/ress4 ,b ,i speak ( s]i\s prose3 n ( trade bald]da%4 ,g to any public libr>y & look "u ,dea?3 ,human 9 ! c>d index1 & y w be surpris$ to f9d h[ few books !re are on ! subject4 ,worse1 ne>ly all ! few are by psy*ical rese>*]s :o reg>d dea? z a m]e removal f "o _w to ano!r or by ,new ,?\ght]s :o appe> to believe t x is little m ?an a sort ( illusion4 ,once1 seek+ to f9d out :at dea? 0 physiologically--t is1 to f9d out j :at happ5$ :5 a man di$--,i put 9 a solid week )\t result4 ,!re seem$ to be no?+ :atev] on ! subject ev5 9 ! m$ical libr>ies4 ,f9ally1 aft] mu* we>9ess1 ,i f\nd :at ,i 0 look+ = 9 ,dr4 ,george ,w4 ,crile's ,man3 ,an ,adaptive ,me*anism--incid5tally1 a v solid & orig9al "w1 mu* less he>d ( ?an x ought to be4 ,crile said t dea? 0 acidosis--t x 0 caus$ by ! failure ( ! organism to ma9ta9 ! alkal9ity necess>y to its normal function+--& 9 ! abs5ce ( any pro(s or ev5 argum5ts to ! contr>y ,i accept$ 8 notion =?) & h held to x ev] s9ce4 ,i ?us ?9k ( dea? z a sort ( delet]i\s f]m5tation1 l t :i* goes on 9 a bottle ( ,*teau ,m>gaux :5 x becomes cork$4 ,life is a /ruggle1 n aga9/ s91 n aga9/ ! ,money ,p[]1 n aga9/ malici\s animal magnetism1 b aga9/ hydrog5 ions4 ,! heal?y man is "o 9 :om ^? ions1 z !y are dissociat$ by cellul> activity1 are imm$iately fix$ by alkal9e bases4 ,! sick man is "o 9 :om ! process has begun to lag1 ) ! hydrog5 ions gett+ ahead4 ,! dy+ man is "o 9 :om x is all ov] save ! *>ges ( fraud4 ,b "h ,i get into *emical physics1 & n only run af\l ( revelation b also reveal1 p]haps1 a degree ( ignorance v]g+ ^u intellectual coma4 ,! ?+ ,i />t$ out to d 0 to call att5tion to ! only full-l5g? & fir/-rate treatise on dea? t ,i h ev] enc\nt]$ or he>d (1 to wit1 ,aspects ( ,dea? & ,correlat$ ,aspects ( ,life1 by ,dr4 ,f4 ,p>kes ,web]1 a fat1 hefty & extremely int]e/+ tome1 ! fruit ( truly /up5d\s erudition4 ,:at ,dr4 ,web] has attempt$ is to br+ toge!r 9 "o volume all t has be5 said or ?\ght ab\t dea? s9ce ! "t ( ! fir/ human records1 n only by poets1 prie/s & philosoph]s1 b also by pa9t]s1 engrav]s1 soldi]s1 mon>*s & ! populace g5]ally4 ,! au?or1 ,i take x1 is prim>ily a numismati/1 & he app>5tly began 8 "w ) a collection ( inscriptions on co9s & m$als4 ,b z x /&s x cov]s a va/ly wid] area4 ,"o traces1 9 *apt] aft] *apt]1 ! ebb & fl[ ( human ideas ^u ! subject1 ( ! human attitude to ! la/ & greate/ my/]y ( !m all--! notion ( x z a m]e transition to a high] plane ( life1 ! notion ( x z a b5ign panacea = all human suff]+1 ! notion ( x z an inc5tive to ?is or t way ( liv+1 ! notion ( x z an imp5etrable enigma1 inevitable & inexplicable4 ,few ( u q realize h[ mu* ! contemplation ( dea? has color$ human ?\ght ?r\gh\t ! ages4 ,!re h be5 times :5 x almo/ %ut out all o!r conc]ns2 !re has nev] be5 a "t :5 x has n bulk$ enorm\sly 9 ! racial consci\sness4 ,well1 :at ,dr4 ,web] does 9 8 book is to deta* & set =? ! sali5t ideas t h em]g$ f all t consid]ation & discussion--to isolate ! *ief !ories ( dea?1 anci5t & mod]n1 pagan & ,*ri/ian1 sci5tific & my/ical1 s\nd & absurd4 ,! mat]ial ?us dige/$ is appall+ly copi\s4 ,if ! le>n$ au?or _h conf9$ himself to pr9t$ books alone1 he w\ld h fac$ a labor fit = a new ,h]cules4 ,b 9 addition to books he has giv5 8 att5tion to pr9ts1 to m$als1 to pa9t+s1 to engrav$ gems & to monum5tal inscriptions4 ,8 au?orities range f ,/4 ,john on :at is to happ5 at ! ,day ( ,judgm5t to ,sir ,william ,osi] on :at happ5s ^u ! normal human dea?-b$1 & f ,socrates on ! relation ( dea? to philosophy to ,havelock ,ellis on ! effects ( ,*ri/ian ideas ( dea? ^u ! m$ival temp]am5t4 ,! "o field t ,dr4 ,web] has ov]look$ is t ( music1 a some:at s]i\s omission4 ,x is h>d to ?9k ( a great compos] :o nev] wrote a fun]al m>*1 or a requiem1 or at lea/ a sad song to "s dep>t$ love4 ,ev5 old ,papa ,haydn _h mom5ts :5 he ceas$ to be m]ry1 & let 8 ?\ght turn /eal?ily ^u ! doom ahead4 ,to me1 at all ev5ts1 ! sl[ movem5t ( ! ,milit>y ,symphony is ! sadde/ ( music--an elegy1 ,i take x1 on "s "y fell[ :o w5t out 9 ! incompreh5sible w>s ( ^? times & got himself horribly kill$ 9 a f> place4 ,! trumpet bla/s t[>ds ! end fl+ !mselves ov] 8 ha/y grave 9 a remote cabbage field2 "o he>s1 be=e & aft] !m1 ! hone/ weep+ ( 8 comrades into _! w9e-pots4 ,9 tru?1 ! %ad[ ( dea? hangs ov] all ! music ( ,haydn1 despite its ligh!>t$ness4 ,life 0 gay 9 ^? la/ days ( ! ,holy ,roman ,empire1 b x 0 also prec>i\s4 ,if ! ,turks 7 n at ! gate1 !n !re 0 a peasant ris+ some:]e 9 ! h9t]l&1 or a pe/il5ce swept ! l&4 ,bee?ov51 a g5]ation lat]1 gr[l$ at dea? surlily1 b ,haydn fac$ x l a g5tleman4 ,! romantic movem5t br\ght a s5tim5talization ( ! trag$y2 x became a sort ( orgy4 ,:5ev] ,wagn] dealt ) dea? he treat$ x z if x 7 "s sort ( gaudy t\rnam5t--a ?+ less dreadful ?an ec/atic4 ,consid]1 = example1 ! ,*>-,freitag music 9 ,p>sifal--dea? music = ! mo/ memorable dea? 9 ! hi/ory ( ! _w4 ,surely no "o he>+ x = ! fir/ "t1 )\t previ\s w>n+1 w\ld guess t x _h to d ) any?+ s gruesome z a crucifixion4 ,on ! contr>y1 ,i h a notion t ! av]age auditor w\ld guess t x 0 a musical sett+ = "s lam5table =nication betwe5 a ,bayreu? b>itone sev5 feet 9 height & a ,g]man soprano weigh+ at lea/ ?ree hundr$ p\nds4 ,b if ,dr4 ,web] ?us neglects music1 he at lea/ gives full measure 9 all o!r dep>tm5ts4 ,8 book1 9 fact1 is encyclopdic2 he almo/ exhau/s ! subject4 ,"o idea1 h[ev]1 ,i d n f9d 9 x3 ! conception ( dea? z ! la/ & wor/ ( all ! practical jokes play$ ^u poor mortals by ! gods4 ,t idea app>5tly nev] occurr$ to ! ,greeks1 :o ?\ght ( almo/ ev]y?+1 b nev]!less x has an +ratiat+ plausibility4 ,! h>de/ ?+ ab\t dea? is n t m5 die tragically1 b t mo/ ( !m die ridicul\sly4 ,if x 7 possible = all ( u to make our exits at great mom5ts1 swiftly1 cleanly1 decor\sly1 & 9 f9e attitudes1 !n ! exp]i5ce w\ld be some?+ to face h]oically & ) high & beautiful words4 ,b we commonly g (f 9 no su* gorge\s1 poetical way4 ,in/ead1 we die 9 rauc\s prose--( art]io-scl]osis1 ( diabetes1 ( toxemia1 ( a noisome p]=ation 9 ! ileo-caecal region1 ( c>c9oma ( ! liv]4 ,! abom9able acidosis ( ,dr4 ,crile sneaks ^u u1 gradually p>alyz+ ! adr5als1 flabb]ga/+ ! ?yroid1 crippl+ ! poor old liv]1 & ?r[+ its fog ^u ! bra94 ,?us ! ontog5etic process is recapitulat$ 9 rev]se ord]1 & we pass into ! m5tal obscurity ( infancy1 & !n into ! blank unconsci\sness ( ! pr5atal /ate1 & f9ally into ! condition ( undiff]5tiat$ protoplasm4 ,a man does n die quickly & brilliantly1 l a lightn+ /roke2 he passes out by in*es1 hesitat+ly &1 "o may almo/ add1 g+]ly4 ,x is h>d to say j :5 he is fully dead4 ,long aft] 8 he>t has ceas$ to beat & 8 lungs h ceas$ to swell him up ) ! vanity ( 8 species1 !re are remote & obscure p>ts ( him t /ill live on1 q unconc]n$ ab\t ! c5tral cata/rophe4 ,dr4 ,alexis ,c>rel has cut !m out & kept !m alive = mon?s4 ,! hair keeps on gr[+ = a long :ile4 ,e "t ano!r "o ( ! corpses ( ,b>b>ossa or ,k+ ,james ,i is exam9$ x is f\nd t ! hair is long] ?an x 0 ! la/ "t4 ,no d\bt !re are _m p>ts ( ! body1 & p]haps ev5 :ole organs1 :i* wond] :at x is all ab\t :5 !y f9d t !y are on ! way to ! crematory4 ,burn a man's mortal rema9s1 & y inevitably burn a good portion ( him alive1 & no d\bt t portion s5ds al>m$ messages to ! unconsci\s bra91 l dissect$ tissue "u an/hesia1 & ! resultant %ock br+s ! deceas$ be=e ! hi]>*y ( heav5 9 a /ate ( collapse1 ) 8 face :ite1 sweat bespangl+ 8 =ehead & a great ?ir/ ^u him4 ,x w\ld n be pull+ ! nose ( reason to argue t _m a cremat$ ,sunday-s*ool sup]-int5d5t ?us confront+ ! ultimate tribunal 9 ! aspect ( a man tak5 ) ! goods1 has be5 put d[n z suff]+ f an uneasy consci5ce :5 :at actually ail$ him 0 simply surgical %ock4 ,! cosmic process is n only incurably idiotic2 x is also indec5tly unju/4 ,b "h ,i become m$ico-legal4 ,:at ,i _h 9 m9d :5 ,i began 0 ?is3 t ! human t5d5cy to make dea? dramatic & h]oic has little excuse 9 ! facts4 ,no d\bt y rememb] ! sc5e 9 ! la/ act ( ,h$da ,gabl]1 9 :i* ,dr4 ,brack comes 9 ) ! news ( ,lvborg's suicide4 ,h$da imm$iately ?9ks ( him putt+ ! pi/ol to 8 temple & dy+ in/antly & magnific5tly4 ,! picture fills h] ) romantic delight4 ,:5 ,brack tells h] t ! %ot 0 actually ?r\gh ! brea/ %e is disappo9t$1 b soon beg9s to romanticise ev5 t4 ,! brea/1 %e says1 is also a good place4444 ,!re is some?+ beautiful 9 ?is6 ,a bit lat] %e recurs to ! *>m+ !me1 ,9 ! brea/--ah6 ,!n ,brack tells h] ! pla9 tru?--9 ! orig9al1 ?us3 ,nej1--det traf ham i und]livet6444 ,edmund ,gosse1 9 8 fir/ ,engli% translation ( ! play1 made ! s5t5ce3 ,no--x /ruck him 9 ! abdom54 ,9 ! la/ edition ,william ,ar*] makes x ,no--9 ! b[els6 ,abdom5 is ne>] to und]livet ?an b[els1 b belly w\ld probably r5d] ! mean+ bett] ?an ei!r4 ,:at ,brack wants to convey to ,h$da is ! news t ,lvborg's dea? 0 n romantic 9 ! lea/--t he w5t to a bro!l1 %ot himself1 n ?r\gh ! c]ebrum or ! he>t1 b ?r\gh ! duod5um or p]haps ! jejunum1 & is at ! mom5t ( report await+ autopsy at ! ,*ri/iania ,allgeme9e-krank5haus4 ,! %ock floors h]1 b x is a %ock t all ( u mu/ le>n to be>4 ,m5 ^u :om we lavi% our v5]ation r$uce x to an absurdity at ! end by dy+ ( *ronic cy/itis1 or by *ok+ ^u m>%mall[s or dill pickles1 or z ! result ( gett+ cut by dirty b>b]s4 ,wom5 :om we place ^u p$e/als wor?y ( ! holy sa9ts come d[n at la/ ) ma/oid abscesses or die obsc5ely ( hicc\ghs4 ,& we ourselves8 ,let u n h too mu* hope4 ,! *ances are t1 if we g to w>1 eag] to leap sup]bly at ! cannon's m\?1 we'll be f9i%$ on ! way by an +r[+ to5ail or by be+ run ov] by an army truck driv5 by a =m] ,greek bus-boy & load$ ) imitation ,swiss *eeses made 9 ,oneida1 ,n4 ,y4 ,& t if we die 9 our b$s1 x w be ( measles or album9uria4 ,! a=esaid ,crile1 9 "o ( 8 small] books1 ,a ,me*ani/ic ,view ( ,w> & ,peace1 has a good deal to say ab\t dea? 9 w>1 & 9 p>ticul>1 ab\t ! disp>ity betwe5 ! glori\s & inspir+ pass+ imag9$ by ! "y soldi] & ! messy f9i% t is normally 9 /ore = him4 ,he %[s two pictures ( w>1 ! "o ideal & ! o!r real4 ,! =m] is ! famili> pr9t1 ,! ,_s ( '#gf1 ) ! ?ree patriots spr++ gr&ly to ! attack1 "o ( !m ) a neat & romantic b&age ar\nd 8 head--app>5tly1 to judge by 8 livel9ess1 to cov] a w\nd no worse ?an an av]age bee-/+4 ,! latt] picture is :at ! movie folks call a close-up ( a ,fr5* soldi] :o 0 /ruck j bel[ ! m\? by a ,g]man "o-p\nd] %ell--a soldi] sudd5ly conv]t$ into ! hide\s simulacrum ( a crull]4 ,:at "o notices especially is ! curi\s expression ^u :at rema9s ( 8 face--an expression ( ! utmo/ surprise & indignation4 ,no d\bt he m>*$ (f to ! front firmly conv9c$ t1 if he di$ at all1 x w\ld be at ! climax ( "s h]oic *>ge1 up to 8 knees 9 blood & ) 8 bayonet run cle> ?r\gh a ,bav>ian at lea/ f\r feet 9 diamet]4 ,he imag9$ ! clean bullet ?r\gh ! he>t1 ! /ately la/ ge/ure1 ! f9al words3 ,?rse6 ,sophie6 ,olympe6 ,m>ie6 ,suzette6 ,odette6 ,d5ise6 ,julie6444 ,france6 ,g to ! book & see :at he got4444 ,dr4 ,crile1 ^: exp]i5ce ( w> has s\r$ him aga9/ x1 argues t ! be/ way to aboli% x w\ld be to prohibit su* romantic pr9ts z ,! ,_s ( '#gf & sub/itute !re= a s]ies ( actual photographs ( dead & w\nd$ m54 ,! plan is pla9ly ( m]it4 ,b x w\ld be exp5sive4 ,imag9e a w> gett+ on its legs be=e ! conv]sion ( ! populace _h become complete44 ,?9k ( ! huge h]ds ( spy-*as]s1 lett]-op5]s1 pacifi/-h\nds1 burlesons & o!r su* op]ators t x w\ld take to track d[n & confiscate all ^? pictures6444 ,ev5 s1 ! vulg> horror ( dea? w\ld rema91 =1 z ,ell5 ,la ,motte well says 9 h] little book1 ,! ,backwa% ( ,w>1 ! f9i% ( a civilian 9 a luxuri\s hospital1 ) tra9$ nurses flutt]+ ov] him & 8 pa/or :oop+ & heav+ = him at ! foot ( 8 b$1 is (t5 q z t]rible z any =m ( exitus witness$ 9 w>4 ,x is1 9 fact1 always an unpleasant bus9ess4 ,let ! poets disguise x all !y may & ! !ologians obscure ! issue ) promises ( po/-mortem felicity1 ! pla9 tru? rema9s t x gives "o pause to reflect t1 on "s day n f> away1 "o mu/ yield sup9ely to acidosis1 s9k into ! m5tal d>kness ( an idiot1 & s suff] a )drawal f ^! engag+ sc5es4 ,no4 #h1 says ! nurse 9 fad$ p9k1 tripp+ d[n ! corridor ) a hoo* ( rye = ! diabetic 9 ,no4 #b1 has j pass$ out4 ,:i* is ,no4 #h8 asks ! new nurse4 ,! "o ^: wife wore t awful hat ?is aft]noon8 444 ,b all ! au?orities1 x is pleasant to "k1 report t ! f9al sc5e is placid en\gh4 ,dr4 ,web] quotes _m ( !m4 ,! dy+ man doesn't /ruggle mu* & he isn't mu* afraid4 ,z 8 alkalies give out he succumbs to a ble/ /upidity4 ,8 m9d fogs4 ,8 w p[] vani%es4 ,he submits dec5tly4 ,he sc>cely gives a damn4 ,,vii4 ,,! ,,alli$ ,,arts ,i ,on ,music-,lov]s ,( all =ms ( ! uplift1 p]haps ! mo/ futile is t :i* addresses itself to educat+ ! prolet>iat 9 music4 ,! !ory beh9d x is t a ta/e = music is an elevat+ passion1 & t if ! great masses ( ! pla9 p c\ld be inoculat$ ) x !y w\ld cease to h]d into ! mov+-picture !at]s1 or to li/5 to ,sociali/s1 or to beat _! wives & *ildr54 ,! defect 9 ?is !ory lies 9 ! fact t su* a ta/e1 grant+ x to be elevat+1 simply _c be implant$4 ,ei!r x is born 9 a man or x is n born 9 him4 ,if x is1 !n he w get gratification = x at :atev] co/--he w he> music if hell freezes ov]4 ,b if x isn't1 !n no am\nt ( education w ev] *ange him--he w rema9 /one deaf until ! la/ sad sc5e on ! gall[s4 ,no *ild :o has ?is cong5ital ta/e ev] has to be urg$ or tempt$ or taught to love music4 ,x takes to tone inevitably & irresi/ibly2 no?+ c re/ra9 x4 ,:at is m1 x always tries to make music1 = ! delight 9 s\nds is inv>iably accompani$ by a great desire to make !m4 ,i h nev] enc\nt]$ an exception to ?is rule4 ,all g5u9e music-lov]s try to make music4 ,!y may d x badly1 & ev5 absurdly1 b nev]!less !y d x4 ,any man :o pret5ds to a delight 9 ! tone-art & yet has nev] le>n$ ! scale ( ,g major--any & e su* man is a fraud4 ,! op]a-h\ses ( ! _w are cr[d$ ) su* li>s4 ,y w ev5 f9d hundr$s ( !m 9 ! conc]t-halls1 ?\gh "h ! suff]+ !y h to und]go to keep up _! pret5se is almo/ too mu* = !m to be>4 ,_m ( !m1 true en\gh1 deceive !mselves4 ,!y are hone/ 9 ! s5se t !y cr$it _! own buncombe4 ,b x is buncombe none ! less4 ,music1 ( c\rse1 has room = philan?ropy4 ,! co/ ( giv+ an or*e/ral conc]t is s great t ord9>y music-lov]s c\ld n (t5 pay = x4 ,"h ! way is op5 = ri* back]s1 mo/ ( :om h no m e> = music ?an s _m ,*9am54 ,ne>ly all ! op]a ( ! _w is s support$4 ,a few ri* cads pay ! bills1 _! wives po/ure obsc5ely 9 ! boxes1 & ! g5u9e music-lov]s up/airs & d[n enjoy ! m or less h>moni\s fl[ ( s\nd4 ,b ?is bus9ess doesn't make music-lov]s4 ,x m]ely gives pleasure to music-lov]s :o already exi/4 ,9 tw5ty-five ye>s1 ,i am sure1 ! ,metropolitan ,op]a ,company hasn't conv]t$ a s+le music-lov]4 ,on ! contr>y1 x has probably disgu/$ & ali5at$ _m ?\s&s ( fa9t-he>t$ quasi-music-lov]s1 i4 e41 p]sons ) no m ?an ! mo/ nebul\s ta/e = music--s nebul\s t "o or two ev5+s ( trem5d\s g>gl+ by fat t5ors 0 en\gh to kill x altoge!r4 ,9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ! numb] ( g5u9e music-lov]s is probably v l[4 ,!re are :ole /ates1 e4 g41 ,alabama1 ,arkansas & ,idaho1 9 :i* x w\ld be difficult to mu/] a hundr$4 ,9 ,new ,york1 ,i v5ture1 n m ?an "o p]son 9 e ?\s& ( ! population des]ves to be c\nt$4 ,! re/ are1 to all int5ts & purposes1 tone-deaf4 ,!y c n only sit ?r\gh ! inf]nal d9 made by ! curr5t jazz-b&s2 !y actually l x4 ,?is is precisely z if !y pref]r$ ! works ( ,! ,du*ess to ^? ( ,?omas ,h>dy1 or ! pa9t+s ( ! m5 :o make cov]s = popul> novels to ^? ( ,el ,greco4 ,su* p]sons inhabit ! sew]s ( ! boz>t4 ,no conceivable education c\ld rid !m ( _! native ignobility ( s\l4 ,!y are born unspeakable & incurable4 #b4 ,op]a ,op]a1 to a p]son g5u9ely fond ( aural beauty1 mu/ inevitably appe> tawdry & obnoxi\s1 if only because x pres5ts aural beauty 9 a frame ( purely visual gaud9ess1 ) ov]tones ( ! grosse/ sexual provocation4 ,! mo/ successful op]a s+]s ( ! female sex1 at lea/ 9 ,am]ica1 are n ^? :om ! majority ( auditors admire mo/ z s+]s b ^? :om ! majority ( male spectators desire mo/ z mi/resses4 ,op]a is *iefly support$ 9 all c\ntries by ! same sort ( weal?y s5suali/s :o also support musical com$y4 ,"o f9ds 9 ! directors' room ! traditional /ock company ( ! /age-door alley4 ,su* v]m91 ( c\rse1 pose 9 ! newspap]s z dev\t & almo/ fanatical p>tisans ( art2 !y exhibit !mselves at e p]=mance2 "o he>s ( _! gr& do+s1 ?r\gh _! press ag5ts1 almo/ e day4 ,b "o has m]ely to obs]ve ! sort ( op]a !y ?9k is good to get ! measure ( _! actual arti/ic discrim9ation4 ,! g5u9e music-lov] may accept ! c>nal husk ( op]a to get at ! k]nel ( actual music )91 b t is no sign t he approves ! c>nal husk or enjoys gnaw+ ?r\gh x4 ,mo/ musicians1 inde$1 pref] to he> op]atic music outside ! op]a h\se2 t is :y "o s (t5 he>s su* ?+s z ,! ,ride ( ! ,valkyrie 9 ! conc]t hall4 ,! ,ride ( ! ,valkyrie has a c]ta9 intr9sic value z pure music2 play$ by a compet5t or*e/ra x may give civiliz$ pleasure4 ,b z x is commonly p]=m$ 9 an op]a h\se1 ) a posse ( flat bel-dames ?r[+ !mselves ab\t ! /age1 x c only produce ! effect ( a dose ( ipecacuanha4 ,! sort ( p]son :o actually delights 9 su* spectacles is ! sort ( p]son :o delights 9 plu% furniture4 ,su* half-wits are 9 a majority 9 e op]a h\se we/ ( ! ,rh9e4 ,!y g to ! op]a1 n to he> music1 n ev5 to he> bad music1 b m]ely to see a m or less obsc5e circus4 ,a few1 p]haps1 h a fur!r purpose2 !y desire to assi/ 9 t circus1 to %[ !mselves 9 ! capacity ( fa%ionables1 to en*ant ! yokelry ) _! spl5dor4 ,b ! majority mu/ be cont5t ) ! m l[ly aim4 ,:at !y get = ! outrage\s prices !y pay = seats is a *ance to fea/ _! eyes ^u glitt]+ memb]s ( ! sup]ior demi-monde1 & to abase _! grovel+ s\ls be=e magnificoes on _! own side ( ! footlights4 ,!y e/eem a p]=mance1 n 9 proportion z true music is on tap1 b 9 proportion z ! display ( notori\s *>act]s on ! /age is copi\s1 & ! exhibition ( weal? 9 ! boxes is lavi%4 ,a soprano :o c g>gle h] way up to ,g %>p 9 alto is m to su* simple s\ls ?an a :ole drove ( ,johann ,seba/ian ,ba*s2 h] "o real rival1 9 ! entire doma9 ( art1 is ! contralto :o has a p5sion f a gr& duke & is report$ to be ence9te by sev]al pr(ite]s4 ,heav5 visualizes itself z an op]a h\se ) =ty-eight ,c>usos1 ea* ) =ty-eight press ag5ts4444 ,on ! ,cont95t1 :]e frankness is una%am$1 ! op]a audi5ce (t5 reveals its passion = tone v naively4 ,t is to say1 x arises on its h9d legs1 turns its back ^u ! /age & gapes at ! boxes 9 *>m+ innoc5ce4 ,t su* ignobles applaud is usually q z %oddy z !y are !mselves4 ,to write a successful op]a a k ( h>mony & c\nt]po9t is n en\gh2 "o mu/ also be a sort ( ,b>num4 ,all ! fir/-rate musicians :o h triumph$ 9 ! op]a h\se h be5 skillful m\ntebanks z well4 ,i ne$ cite only ,ri*>d ,wagn] & ,ri*>d ,/rauss4 ,! bus9ess1 inde$1 has almo/ no?+ to d ) music4 ,all ! actual music "o f9ds 9 _m a popul> op]a--= example1 ,?as--m\nts up to less ?an "o may f9d 9 a pair ( ,gung'l waltzes4 ,x is n ?is mild flavor ( tone t fet*es ! cr[d2 x is ! t9pot %[ t goes ) x4 ,an op]a may h pl5ty ( good music 9 x & fail1 b if x has a good en\gh %[ x w succe$4 ,su* a compos] z ,wagn]1 ( c\rse1 c\ld n write ev5 an op]a )\t gett+ "s music into x4 ,9 ne>ly all ( 8 works1 ev5 includ+ ,p>sifal1 !re are magnific5t passages1 & "s ( !m are v long4 ,"h 8 natural g5ius ov]came him1 & he =got tempor>ily :at he 0 ab\t4 ,b ^! magnific5t passages pass unnotic$ by ! av]age op]a audi5ce4 ,:at x e/eems 9 8 music dramas is precisely :at is *eape/ & mo/ m\ntebanki%--= example1 ! m lascivi\s p>ts ( ,tri/an und ,isolde4 ,! s\nd music x dismisses z t$i\s4 ,! ,wagn] x v5]ates is n ! musician1 b ! %[man4 ,t he _h a k+ = a back] & 0 s$uc$ by ,liszt's daught]--^! facts1 & n ! fact ( 8 /up5d\s tal5t1 are ! f\ndation /ones ( 8 fame 9 ! op]a h\se4 ,great] m51 lack+ 8 t\* ( ! quack1 h fail$ :]e he succe$$--,bee?ov51 ,s*ub]t1 ,s*umann1 ,brahms1 ,ba*1 ,haydn1 ,ha5del4 ,n "o ( !m produc$ a g5u9ely successful op]a2 mo/ ( !m didn't ev5 try4 ,imag9e ,brahms writ+ = ! diamond horse%oe6 ,or ,ba*6 ,or ,haydn6 ,bee?ov5 attempt$ x1 b made a mess ( x2 ,fidelio survives to-day *iefly z a set ( conc]t ov]tures4 ,s*ub]t wrote m actual music e morn+ betwe5 #aj o'clock & lun* "t ?an ! av]age op]a compos] produces 9 #bej ye>s1 & yet he always came a cropp] 9 ! op]a h\se4 #c ,! ,music ( ,to-morr[ ,view+ ! curr5t musical sc5e1 ,c>l ,van ,ve*t5 f9ds x full ( sadness4 ,ev5 ,debussy bores him2 he he>d no?+ int]e/+ f t qu>t] = a long :ile be=e ! f9al sc5e4 ,z = ,g]many1 he f9ds x a des]t1 ) ,arnold ,s*o5b]g beh9d ! b> ( its only invit+ ,ga/haus4 ,ri*>d ,/rauss8 ,pooh6 ,/rauss is an explod$ torp$o1 a ,zeppel9 br\ght to e>?2 he has no?+ m to say4 7,ev5 ! op5+ ( ! ,alp9e symphony1 x w\ld appe>1 is m /ick-c&y47 ,engl&8 ,g to6 ,italy8 ,back to ! b>rel-organ6 ,:]e1 !n1 is ! tone poetry ( to-morr[ to come f8 ,accord+ to ,van ,ve*t51 f ,russia4 ,x is ! /eppes t w produce x--or1 m specifically1 ,pr(4 ,igor ,/raw9sky1 au?or ( ,! ,night+ale & ( v>i\s revolution>y ballets4 ,9 ! scores ( ,/raw9sky1 says ,van ,ve*t51 music takes a va/ leap =w>d4 ,"h1 at la/1 we are def9itely set free f melody & h>mony2 ! ?+ becomes an ineffable complex ( rhy?ms2 all rhy?ms are beat5 into ! e>s4 ,new8 ,( ! future8 ,i h n he>d all ( ! p[]ful %iv]+s & trembl+s ( ,m4 ,/raw9sky1 b ,i presume to d\bt x none ! less4 ,! anci5t ,greeks1 says ,van ,ve*t51 accord$ rhy?m a high] place ?an ei!r melody or h>mony4 ,well1 :at ( x8 ,s did ! anci5t ,go?s & ,huns4 ,s d ! mod]n ,zulus & ,new ,york]s4 ,! simple tru? is t ! acc5tuation ( m]e rhy?m is a pro(1 n ( progress 9 music1 b ( a rev]sion to b>b>ism4 ,rhy?m is ! e>lie/1 ! und]ly+ elem5t4 ,! ,african savage1 beat+ 8 tom-tom1 is cont5t to g no fur!r2 ! ,am]ican compos] ( fox trots is ) him4 ,b music _h sc>cely any exi/5ce z an art-=m until melody came to rhy?m's aid1 & its fruits 7 little save dullness until h>mony began to support melody4 ,to argue t m]e rhy?m1 unsupport$ by any?+ save tone-color1 may n[ take _! place is to argue some?+ s absurd t its m]e /atem5t is a suffici5t answ] to x4 ,! rise ( h>mony1 true en\gh1 laid op5 a dang]\s field4 ,its exploration attract$ meticul\s m9ds2 x 0 rigidly mapp$ 9 h>d1 geometrical =ms2 9 ! end1 x became almo/ unnavigable to ! man ( ideas4 ,b no melodramatic rejection ( all h>mony is ne$$ to "w a re=m4 ,! bus9ess1 inde$1 is already glori\sly "u way4 ,! dulle/ cons]vatory pupil has le>n$ h[ to pull ! noses ( ! old-"t s*oolma/]s4 ,no "o c>es a hoot any m ab\t ! anci5t laws ( prep>ation & resolution4 7,! rules gr[ s loose1 inde$1 t ,i may soon be tempt$ to write a tone-poem myself74 ,b out ( ?is *aos new laws w inevitably arise1 & ?\gh !y w n be z rigid z ! old ones1 !y w /ill be coh]5t & logical & intelligible4 ,already1 9 fact1 g5tlem5 ( pr(essorial m9d are mapp+ !m out2 "o ne$s b a glance at su* a book z ,r5 ,l5orm&'s to see t !re is a c]ta9 ord] hidd5 9 ev5 ! wilde/ vag>ies ( ! mom5t4 ,& :5 ! boil+ 9 ! pot dies d[n1 ! truly great musicians w be f\nd to be1 n ^? :o h be5 mo/ d>+1 b ^? :o h be5 mo/ discreet & intellig5t--^? :o h mo/ skillfully engraft$ :at is good 9 ! new ^u :at 0 s\nd 9 ! old4 ,su* a discreet fell[ is ,ri*>d ,/rauss4 ,8 music is mod]n en\gh--b n too mu*4 ,"o is ?rill$ by its exp]im5ts & novelties1 b at ! same "t "o c enjoy ! ?+ z music4 ,haydn1 ,moz>t1 ,bee?ov5 & ,wagn] belong$ to ! same lodge4 ,!y 7 by no means ! wilde/ revolution>ies ( _! days1 b !y 7 ! be/ musicians4 ,!y didn't try to improve music by purg+ x ( any ( ! elem5ts t made x music2 !y tri$1 & ) success1 to give ea* elem5t a new =ce & a new significance4 ,b]lioz1 ,i d>e say1 knew m ab\t ! or*e/ra ?an ,wagn]2 he surely w5t fur!r ?an ,wagn] 9 rea*+ out = new or*e/ral effects4 ,b no?+ he ev] wrote has a f\r? ( ! /ability & value ( ,die ,mei/]s+]4 ,he 0 s intrigu$ by 8 tone-colors t he =got 8 music4 #d ,tempo di ,valse ,^? ,puritans :o snort aga9/ ! curr5t dances are q "r :5 !y argue t ! tango & ! %immie are viol5tly aphrodisiacal1 b :at !y ov]look is ! fact t ! abolition ( su* provocative wriggles w\ld probably revive some?+ worse1 to wit1 ! ,vi5nese waltz4 ,! waltz nev] q goes out ( fa%ion2 x is always j ar\nd ! corn]2 e n[ & !n x comes back ) a bang4 ,& to ! sore h>assm5t & corruption1 ,i suspect1 ( *emical purity1 ! ideal ( all "r-?9k]s4 ,! %immie & ! tango are too gross to be v dang]\s to civiliz$ human be+s2 !y sugge/ dr9k+ be] out ( buckets2 ! mo/ elem5tal good ta/e is pro( en\gh aga9/ !m4 ,b ! waltz6 ,ah1 ! waltz1 inde$6 ,x is sneak+1 insidi\s1 dis>m+1 lovely4 ,x does its "w1 n l a college-yell or an explosion 9 a munitions plant1 b l ! ru/le ( ! trees1 ! murmur ( ! illimitable sea1 ! sweet gurgle ( a pretty girl4 ,! jazz-b& fet*es only vulg>ians1 b>b>ians1 idiots1 pigs4 ,b !re is a my/ical some?+ 9 ,we9] ,blut or ,kn/l] ,leb5 t fet*es ev5 philosoph]s4 ,! waltz1 9 fact1 is magnific5tly improp]--! art ( tone turn$ bawdy4 ,i v5ture to say t ! compositions ( "o man alone1 ,johann ,/rauss ,,ii1 h lur$ m fair "y creatures to lam5table complaisance ?an all ! hyp]d]mic syr+es ( all ! :ite slave sc\ts s9ce ! fall ( ! ,we/]n ,empire4 ,!re is some?+ ab\t a waltz t is simply irresi/ible4 ,try x on ! fatte/ & s$ate/ or ev5 ^u ! ?9ne/ & mo/ acidul\s ( wom51 & %e w be ready1 9 t5 m9utes1 = a /eal?y kiss beh9d ! door--nay1 %e w =?) imp>t ! emb>rass+ news t h] husb& misund]/&s h]1 & dr9ks too mu*1 & _c appreciate ,maet]l9ck1 & is go+ to ,clevel&1 ,o41 on bus9ess to-morr[4444 ,i (t5 wond] t ! ,com/ocks h n und]tak5 a crusade aga9/ ! waltz4 ,if !y suppress ,! ',g5ius' & ,jurg51 !n :y d !y ov]look ,ros5 aus dem ,sd58 ,if !y are s hot aga9/ ,madame ,bov>y & ! ,decam]on1 !n :y ! immunity ( ,we91 ,weib und ,gesang8 ,i ?r[ out ! sugge/ion & pass on4 ,ne>ly all ! great waltzes ( ! _w1 incid5tly1 7 writt5 by ,g]mans--or ,au/rians4 ,a waltz-pogrom w\ld ?us enli/ ! ,am]ican ,legion & ! ,daught]s ( ! ,revolution4 ,moreov]1 !re is ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice3 x is already engag$ ^u a campaign to en=ce virg9ity 9 bo? sexes by /atute & artill]y4 ,imag9e su* an ent]prise ) e b& free to play ,wi5] ,md'l6 #e ,! ,puritan z ,arti/ ,! sadde/ ?+ t ,i h ev] he>d 9 ! conc]t hall is ,h]b]t ,k4 ,hadley's ov]ture1 ,9 ,bohemia4 ,! title is a magnific5t piece ( pr(\nd1 if unconsci\s irony4 ,"o looks1 at lea/1 = a leg flung 9 ! air1 a girl kiss$1 a cork popp$1 a fla% ( draw]-ruffles4 ,:at "o enc\nt]s is a meet+ ( ! ,lake ,mohonk ,conf]5ce4 ,su* prosy correctness & holl[ness1 9 music1 is almo/ inconceivable4 ,x is z if ! mo/ voluptu\s ( ! arts 7 sudd5ly conv]t$ into an ab/ract & au/]e sci5ce1 l comp>ative gramm> or a/ro-physics4 ,:o's ,:o 9 ,am]ica says t ,hadley 0 born 9 ,som]ville1 ,mass41 & /udi$ viol9 & o!r bran*es 9 ,vi5na4 ,a prodigy ?us unfolds itself3 "h is a man :o liv$ 9 ,vi5na1 & yet nev] he>d a ,/rauss waltz6 ,?is1 inde$1 is an ev5 great] feat ?an be+ born an arti/ 9 ,som]ville4 #f ,! ,human ,face ,probably ! be/ portrait t ,i h ev] se5 9 ,am]ica is "o ( ,!odore ,dreis] by ,bror ,nordfeldt4 ,:o ?is ,bror ,nordfeldt may be ,i hav5't ! slighte/ notion--a ,sc&9avian1 p]haps4 ,maybe ,i h got 8 "n wrong2 ,i c't f9d any ,nordfeldt 9 ,:o's ,:o 9 ,am]ica4 ,b :atev] 8 "n1 he has pa9t$ ,dreis] 9 a capital mann]4 ,! portrait n only %[s ! outw>d %ell ( ! man2 x also conveys some?+ ( 8 inn] _s--8 simple-m9d$ wond] at ! my/]y ( exi/5ce1 8 con/ant ef=t to argue himself out ( a despair+ pessimism1 8 g5u9e amazem5t be=e life z a spectacle4 ,! ?+ is wor? a hundr$ ,s>g5ts1 ) _! slick ly+1 _! *ildi% facility1 _! g5]al holl[ness & tack9ess4 ,s>g5t %\ld h be5 a design] ( c&y-box tops4 ,! notion t he is a great arti/ is "o ( ! a/\nd+ delusions ( ,anglo-,saxondom4 ,:at keeps x go+ is ! pat5t fact t he is a v dext]\s craftsman--"o :o und]/&s ?or\ghly h[ to pa9t1 j z a good plumb] kn[s h[ to plumb4 ,b ( g5u9e /hetic feel+ ! man is almo/ z de/itute z ! plumb]4 ,8 portrait ( ! f\r ,johns ,hopk9s pr(essors is probably ! wor/ bot* ev] palm$ (f on a helpless committee ( intellectual hay & fe$ deal]s4 ,b ,nordfeldt1 9 8 view ( ,dreis]1 someh[ gets ! "r effect4 ,x is r\gh pa9t+1 b real pa9t+4 ,!re is a knock-kne$ vase 9 ! =egr\nd1 & a bun* ( fl[]s app>5tly pa9t$ ) a %av+-bru%--b ,dreis] himself is g5u9e4 ,m1 he is made int]e/+4 ,"o sees at once t he is no common man4 ,! arti/ himself seems to hold ! portrait 9 l[ e/eem4 ,hav+ f9i%$ x1 he rev]s$ ! canvas & us$ ! back = pa9t+ a vapid sn[ sc5es--a ?+ almo/ bad en\gh to g into a ,fif? ,av5ue %[-w9d[4 ,!n he ab&on$ bo? pictures4 ,i discov]$ ! portrait by accid5tally knock+ ! sn[ sc5e (f a wall4 ,x has nev] be5 fram$4 ,dries] himself has probably =gott5 x4 444 ,no1 ,i d n pr$ict t x w be sold to "s ,pittsburgh nail manufactur]1 9 #aiej1 = #ajj1jjj4 ,if x la/s two or ?ree m ye>s1 unfram$ & dise/eem$1 x w be runn+ 9 luck4 ,:5 ,dreis] is hang$1 ,i suppose1 relic-hunt]s w make a se>* = x4 ,b by t "t x w h di$ z a door-mat4 #g ,! ,c]ebral ,mime ,( all actors1 ! mo/ (f5sive to ! high] c]ebral c5t]s is ! "o :o pret5ds to intellectuality4 ,8 alleg$ intellig5ce1 ( c\rse1 is always purely imag9>y3 no man ( g5u9ely sup]ior intellig5ce has ev] be5 an actor4 ,ev5 suppos+ a "y man ( appreciable m5tal p[]s to be lur$ ^u ! /age1 z philosoph]s are occasionally lur$ into bordellos1 8 m9d w\ld be inevitably & almo/ imm$iately de/roy$ by ! gaudy nons5se issu+ f 8 m\? e night4 ,t nons5se ent]s into ! v fib] ( ! actor4 ,he becomes a grotesque boil+ d[n ( all ! prepo/]\s *>act]s t he has ev] imp]sonat$4 ,_! *>act]i/ics are se5 9 8 mann]1 9 8 reactions to /imuli1 9 8 po9t ( view4 ,he becomes a walk+ artificiality1 a /rutt+ dummy1 a !matic catalogue ( imbecilities4 ,!re are1 ( c\rse1 plays t are n :olly nons5se1 & n[ & !n "o enc\nt]s an actor :o aspires to appe> 9 !m4 ,?is aspiration almo/ always ov]takes ! s-call$ actor-manag]--t is to say1 ! actor :o has got ri* & is ?us ambiti\s to appe> z a g5tleman4 ,su* aspirants commonly tackle ,%akespe>e1 & if n ,%akespe>e1 !n ,%aw1 or ,hauptmann1 or ,ro/&1 or "s o!r app>5tly intellectual dramati/4 ,b ?is is seldom m ?an a pass+ madness4 ,! actor-manag] may d t sort ( ?+ once 9 a :ile1 b 9 ! ma9 he /icks to 8 g>bage4 ,consid]1 = example1 ! late ,h5ry ,irv+4 ,he pos$ z an intellectual & 0 =ev] gabbl+ ab\t 8 high s]vices to ! /age1 & yet he appe>$ con/antly 9 su* pu]ile ?+s z ,! ,bells1 beside :i* ! av]age newspap] editorial or college yell 0 lit]ature4 ,s ) ! late ,mansfield4 ,8 pret5sion1 deftly circulat$ by press-ag5ts1 0 t he 0 a man ( brilliant & poli%$ m9d4 ,nev]!less1 he sp5t two-?irds ( 8 life 9 ! !at] play+ su* abom9able drival z ,a ,p>isian ,romance & ,dr4 ,jekyll & ,mr4 ,hyde4 ,x is commonly urg$ 9 def5se ( c]ta9 actors t !y are =c$ to appe> 9 t sort ( /uff by ! public dem& = x--t appe>+ 9 x pa9fully violates _! secret prud]ies4 ,?is def5se is uns\nd & di%one/4 ,an actor nev] disda9s any?+ t gets him applause & money2 he is almo/ completely devoid ( t /hetic consci5ce :i* is ! *ief m>k ( ! g5u9e arti/4 ,if !re 7 a l>ge public will+ to pay h&somely to he> him recite lim]icks1 or to bl[ a cornet1 or to /rip (f 8 und]we> & dance a polonaise />k nak$1 he w\ld d x )\t hesitation--& !n conv9ce himself t su* buffoon+ con/itut$ a difficult & elevat$ art1 fully comp>able to ,wagn]'s or ,dante's4 ,9 brief1 ! "o ess5tial1 9 8 sight1 is ! *ance to %9e1 ! fat "p1 ! applause4 ,:o ev] he>d ( an actor decl9+ a fat "p on ! gr\nd t x invad$ 8 intellectual integrity8 ,! ?+ is simply unimag9able4 ,,viii4 ,,! ,,cult ,,( ,,hope ,( all ! s5tim5tal errors :i* reign & rage 9 ?is incomp>able republic1 ! wor/1 ,i (t5 suspect1 is t :i* confuses ! function ( criticism1 :e!r /hetic1 political or social1 ) ! function ( re=m4 ,almo/ inv>iably x takes ! =m ( a prote/3 ,! fell[ condems )\t (f]+ any?+ bett]4 ,:y te> d[n )\t build+ up8 ,s coo & snivel ! sweet ones3 s wags ! national tongue4 ,! messianic delusion becomes a sort ( univ]sal murra94 ,x is impossible to get an audi5ce = an idea t is n con/ructive--i4 e41 t is n glib1 & uplift+1 & full ( hope1 & h5ce capable ( tickl+ ! emotions by leap+ ! int]m$iate b>ri] ( ! intellig5ce4 ,9 ?is prote/ & dem&1 ( c\rse1 !re is no?+ b a holl[ s\nd ( words--! empty babbl+ ( m5 :o con/antly mi/ake _! m]e feel+s = ?\ghts4 ,! tru? is t criticism1 if x 7 ?us conf9$ to ! propos+ ( alt]native s*emes1 w\ld quickly cease to h any =ce or utility at all1 = 9 ! ov]:elm+ majority ( in/ances no alt]native s*eme ( any intelligibility is imag9able1 & ! :ole object ( ! critical process is to demon/rate x4 ,! poet1 if ! victim is a poet1 is simply "o z b>e ( gifts z a h]r+ is ( fur3 no conceivable sugge/ion w ev] make him write actual poetry4 ,! canc] cure1 if "o turns to popul> sw9dles1 is :olly & absolutely )\t m]it--& ! fact t m$ic9e (f]s u no bett] cure does n dilute its bogusness 9 ! slighte/4 ,& ! plan ( re=m1 9 politics1 sociology or :at n1 is simply beyond ! pale ( reason2 no *ange 9 x or improvem5t ( x w ev] make x a*ieve ! d[nright impossible4 ,"h1 precisely1 is :at is ! matt] ) mo/ ( ! notions t g float+ ab\t ! c\ntry1 p>ticul>ly 9 ! field ( gov]nm5tal re=m4 ,! tr\ble ) !m is n only t !y won't & don't "w2 ! tr\ble ) !m1 m importantly1 is t ! ?+ !y propose to accompli% is intr9sically1 or at all ev5ts mo/ probably1 beyond accompli%m5t4 ,t is to say1 ! problem !y are o/5sibly design$ to solve is a problem t is insoluble4 ,to tackle !m ) a pro( ( t insolubility1 or ev5 ) a colorable argum5t ( x1 is s\nd criticism2 to tackle !m ) ano!r solution t is q z bad1 or ev5 worse1 is to pick ! pocket ( "o knock$ d[n by an automobile4 ,unluckily1 x is difficult = a c]ta9 type ( m9d to grasp ! concept ( insolubility4 ,?\s&s ( poor dolts keep on try+ to squ>e ! circle2 o!r ?\s&s keep pegg+ away at p]petual motion4 ,! numb] ( p]sons s afflict$ is f> great] ?an ! records ( ! ,pat5t ,(fice %[1 = beyond ! circle ( frankly insane ent]prise !re lie circles ( m & m plausible ent]prise1 & f9ally we come to a circle :i* embraces ! great majority ( human be+s4 ,^! are ! optimi/s & *ronic hop]s ( ! _w1 ! believ]s 9 m51 ideas & ?+s4 ,^! are ! advocates ( leagues ( nations1 w>s to make ! _w safe = democracy1 political m\ntebanks1 clean-up campaigns1 laws1 raids1 ,m5 & ,religion ,=w>d ,movem5ts1 eug5ics1 sex hygi5e1 education1 newspap]s4 ,x is ! settl$ habit ( su* cr$ul\s folk to give e> to :atev] is com=t+2 x is _! settl$ fai? t :atev] is desirable w come to pass4 ,a c>ess+ confid5ce--b "o1 un=tunately1 t is n borne out by human exp]i5ce4 ,! fact is t "s ( ! ?+s t m5 & wom5 h desir$ mo/ ard5tly = ?\s&s ( ye>s are n ne>] realization to-day ?an !y 7 9 ! "t ( ,rameses1 & t !re is n ! slighte/ reason = believ+ t !y w lose _! coyness on any ne> to-morr[4 ,plans = hurry+ !m on h be5 tri$ s9ce ! beg9n+2 plans = =c+ !m ov]night are 9 copi\s & antagoni/ic op]ation to-day2 & yet !y cont9ue to hold (f & elude u1 & ! *ances are t !y w keep on hold+ (f & elud+ u until ! angels get tir$ ( ! %[1 & ! :ole e>? is set (f l a gigantic bomb1 or dr[n$1 l a sick cat1 betwe5 two buckets4 ,b let u avoid ! gr& & *ronic dreams ( ! race & get d[n to "s ( ! concrete problems ( life "u ! ,*ri/ian enlight5m5t4 ,let u take a look1 say1 at ! s-call$ dr9k problem1 a small sub-division ( ! l>g] problem ( sav+ m5 f _! inh]5t & incurable hoggi%ness4 ,:at is ! sali5t feature ( ! discussion ( ! dr9k problem1 z "o obs]ves x go+ on et]nally 9 ,^! ,/ates8 ,! sali5t feature ( x is t v few hone/ & intellig5t m5 ev] take a h& 9 ! bus9ess--t ! be/ m5 ( ! nation1 di/+ui%$ = _! s\nd s5se 9 o!r fields1 seldom %[ any int]e/ 9 x4 ,on ! "o h& x is labor$ by a horde ( obvi\s jackasses1 ea* confid5t t he c dispose ( x ov]night4 ,& on ! o!r h& x is sophi/icat$ & obscur$ by a cr[d ( oblique fell[s1 hir$ by int]e/$ p>ties1 ^: secret desire is t x be kept unsolv$4 ,to "o side1 ! pr(essional gladiators ( ,prohibition2 to ! o!r side1 ! ag5ts ( ! brew]s & di/ill]s4 ,b :y d all neutral & cle>-head$ m5 avoid x8 ,:y does "o he> s little ab\t x f ^? :o h no p]sonal /ake 9 x1 & c ?us view x fairly & accurately8 ,is x because !y are afraid8 ,is x because !y are n intrigu$ by x8 ,i d\bt t x w\ld be j to accuse !m 9 ei!r way4 ,! real reason :y !y /e] cle> ( ! gabble is simpl] & m cr$itable4 ,x is ?is3 t none ( !m--t no g5u9ely ?\ghtful & prud5t man--c imag9e any solution :i* meets ! te/s ( 8 own criticism--t no g5u9ely intellig5t man believes ! ?+ is soluble at all4 ,"h1 ( c\rse1 ,i g5]alize a bit heavily4 ,hone/ & intellig5t m51 ?\gh surely n _m ( !m1 occasionally come =w>d ) sugge/ions4 ,9 ! mid/ ( s mu* debate x is inevitable t ev5 a man ( critical m9d %\ld sometimes lean to "o side or ! o!r--t "s sali5t imbecility %\ld make him react t[>d its r\gh opposite4 ,b ! fact /ill rema9s t n a s+le complete & compreh5sive s*eme has ev] come f su* a man1 t no su* man has ev] said1 9 s _m words1 t he ?\ght ! problem c\ld be solv$1 simply & effectively4 ,all su* s*emes come f idiots or f %>p]s disguis$ z idiots to w9 ! public confid5ce4 ,! :ole discussion is bas$ ^u assumptions t ev5 ! mo/ casual reflection mu/ reject z empty bald]da%4 ,& z ) ! dr9k problem1 s ) mo/ ( ! o!r great que/ions t h>ass & dismay ! helpless human race4 ,turn1 = example1 to ! sex problem4 ,!re is no half-bak$ ecclesia/ic1 bawl+ 9 8 galvaniz$-iron temple on a suburban lot1 :o doesn't "k precisely h[ x ought to be dealt )4 ,!re is no fantoddi% old suffragette1 sworn to get h] rev5ge on man1 :o hasn't a sov]eign rem$y = x4 ,!re is n a %y/] ( a di/rict attorney1 ambiti\s = high] (fice1 :o doesn't (f] to dispose ( x 9 a few weeks1 giv5 only en\gh help f ! city editors4 ,& yet1 by ! same tok51 !re is n a man :o has hone/ly /udi$ x & pond]$ x1 br++ s\nd in=mation to ! bus9ess1 & und]/&+ ( its inn] difficulties & a clean & analytical m9d1 :o doesn't believe & hasn't /at$ publicly t x is intr9sically & et]nally insoluble4 ,i c't ?9k ( an exception1 nor does a fre% glance ?r\gh ! lit]ature sugge/ "o4 ,! late/ exp]t to tell ! disconc]t+ tru? is ,dr4 ,maurice ,p>melee1 ! crim9ologi/4 ,8 book1 ,p]sonality & ,conduct1 is l>gely devot$ to demon/rat+ t ! popul> solutions1 = all ! support !y get f vice crusad]s1 complaisant legislators & s5sational newspap]s1 are unanim\sly imbecile & p]nici\s--t _! only effect 9 practice is to make :at 0 bad a good deal worse4 ,8 rem$y is--:at8 ,an alt]native solution8 ,n at all4 ,8 rem$y1 9 brief1 is to ab&on all attempts at a solution1 to let ! :ole ?+ g1 to cork up all ! re=m]s & try to =get x4 ,& 9 ?is proposal he m]ely e*oes ,havelock ,ellis1 und\bt$ly ! mo/ dilig5t & sci5tific /ud5t ( ! sex problem t ! _w has yet se5--9 fact1 ! "o man :o1 above all o!rs1 has made a decor\s & intellig5t exam9ation ( x possible4 ,ellis' rem$y is simply a d5ial ( all rem$ies4 ,he admits t ! disease is bad1 b he %[s t ! m$ic9e is inf9itely worse1 & s he proposes go+ back to ! pla9 disease1 & advocates be>+ x ) philosophy1 z we be> colds 9 ! head1 m>riage1 ! noises ( ! city1 bad cook+ & ! c]ta9ty ( dea?4 ,man is inh]5tly vile--b he is nev] s vile z :5 he is try+ to disguise & d5y 8 vil5ess4 ,no pro/itute 0 ev] s co/ly to a community z a pr[l+ & obsc5e vice crusad]1 or z ! dubi\s legislator or prosecut+ (fic] :o jumps z he pipes4 ,ellis1 9 all ?is1 falls "u ! excommunication ( ! s5tim5tali/s4 ,he demoli%es "o s*eme )\t (f]+ an alt]native s*eme4 ,he te>s d[n )\t mak+ any ef=t to build up4 ,?is expla9s1 no d\bt1 8 g5]al unpopul>ity2 into m\?s agape = p]una1 he projects only p>alyz+ /reams ( ice-wat]4 ,& x expla9s1 too1 ! curi\s fact t 8 books1 ! mo/ compet5t & illum9at+ ^u ! subject t !y discuss1 are "u ! ban ( ! ,com/ocks 9 bo? ,engl& & ,am]ica1 :]eas ! holl[ treatises ( ignorant cl]ics & smutty old maids are m]*ant$ ) impunity1 & ev5 comm5d$ f ! sacr$ desk4 ,! tr\ble ) ,ellis is t he tells ! tru?1 :i* is ! unsafe/ ( all ?+s to tell4 ,8 crime is t he is a man :o pref]s facts to illusions1 & kn[s :at he is talk+ ab\t4 ,su* m5 are nev] popul>4 ,! public ta/e is = m]*&ise ( a precisely opposite "*4 ,! way to please is to proclaim 9 a confid5t mann]1 n :at is true1 b :at is m]ely com=t+4 ,?is is :at is call$ build+ up4 ,?is is con/ructive criticism4 ,,ix4 ,,! ,,dry ,,mill5nium #a ,! ,holy ,w> ,! fact t ! en=cem5t ( ,prohibition entails a ho/ ( oppressions & inju/ices--t x puts a premium ^u ! l[e/ sort ( spy+1 af=ds an easy livelihood to hordes ( pr(essional sc\ndrels1 subjects ?\s&s ( dec5t m5 to ! wor/ sort ( blackmail1 violates ! !oretical sanctity ( domicile1 & makes = bitt] & rel5tless enmities1--?is fact is n[ adduc$ by its ev]-hopeful foes z an argum5t = ! ab&onm5t ( ! :ole disgu/+ crusade4 ,by x !y expect to conv]t ev5 a l>ge m9ority ( ! drys1 app>5tly on ! !ory t ! latt] got conv]t$ emotionally & ha/ily1 & t an appeal to _! s5se ( ju/ice & fair-deal+ w debamboozle !m4 ,no hope c\ld be m va94 ,:at all ! curr5t optimi/s ov]look is t ! illogical & indef5sible p]secutions c]ta9 to occur 9 increas+ numb] "u ! ,prohibition ,am5dm5t con/itute ! *ief cause ( its popul>ity among ! sort ( m5 :o are 9 favor ( x4 ,! typical ,prohibitioni/1 9 o!r words1 is a man full ( religi\s excitem5t1 ) ! usual sadi/ic ov]tones4 ,he delights 9 p]secution = its own sake4 ,he likes to see ! o!r fell[ jump & to he> him yell4 ,?is ?ir/ is horribly visible 9 all ! sali5t mad mullahs ( ! l&--t is1 9 all ! g5u9e lead]s ( ,am]ican culture4 ,su* skillful boob-bump]s z ! ,rev4 ,dr4 ,billy ,sunday "k :at t culture is2 !y "k :at ! cr[d wants4 ,?us !y conv]t ! prea*+ ( ! alleg$ ,^w ( ,god into a r\gh-&-tumble pursuit ( def9ite s9n]s--saloon-keep]s1 pro/itutes1 ,sabba?-break]s1 believ]s 9 ! ,d>w9ian hypo!sis1 ,g]man exegetes1 h&-books1 pok]-play]s1 adult]]s1 cig>ette-smok]s1 us]s ( pr(anity4 ,x is ! *ase t heats up ! great mob ( ,me?odi/s1 n ! ,^w4 ,& ! fact t ! *ase is unju/ only tickles !m ! m1 = to d inju/ice ) impunity is a sign ( p[]1 & p[] is ! ?+ t ! inf]ior man always craves mo/ viol5tly4 ,e "t ! pap]s pr9t ano!r acc\nt ( a ,prohibioni/ ag5t murd]+ a man :o resi/s him1 or se>*+ "s woman's und]we>1 or raid+ a ,v&]bilt ya*t1 or blackmail+ a ,legislature1 or committ+ "s o!r su* inord9ate & anti-social act1 !y simply make a ?\s& m votes = ,prohibition4 ,x is precisely t sort ( ent]ta9m5t t makes ,prohibition popul> ) ! boob]y4 ,x is precisely because x is unju/1 imbecile1 arbitr>y & tyrannical t !y are s hot = x4 ,! incid5tal violation ( ev5 ! inf]ior man's lib]ty is n suffici5t to empty him ( delight 9 ! *ase4 ,! victims report$ 9 ! newspap]s are commonly 8 sup]iors2 he ?us gets ! immemorial democratic satisfaction out ( _! discomfiture4 ,besides1 he has no great rage = lib]ty himself4 ,he is always will+ to surr5d] x at dem&4 ,! mo/ popul> man "u a democracy is n ! mo/ democratic man1 b ! mo/ despotic man4 ,! common folk delight 9 ! exactions ( su* a man4 ,!y l him to boss !m4 ,_! natural gait is ! goose-/ep4 ,x 0 pr$ict$ by romantics t ! arrival ( ,prohibition w\ld see ! ,am]ican work+man 9 revolt aga9/ its tyranny1 ) mills idle & indu/ry p>alyz$4 ,c]ta9 boozy labor lead]s ev5 w5t s f> z to ?reat5 a g5]al /rike4 ,no su* /rike1 ( c\rse1 mat]ializ$4 ,n a s+le ,am]ican work+man utt]$ a s\nd4 ,! only prote/s he>d ( came f a few b>b>\s =eign]s1 & ^! malcont5ts 7 quickly beat5 into submission by ! ,polizei4 ,9 a week or two all ! res]ve /ocks ( be] 7 exhau/$1 & e jug ( au!ntic h>d liquor 0 empti$4 ,s9ce !n1 save = ! gha/ly messes t he has brew$ beh9d lock$ doors1 ! ,am]ican work+man has be5 dry4 ,worse1 he has also be5 sil5t4 ,n a s\nd has come out ( him4444 ,b 8 liv] is full ( bile8 ,he n\ri%es an intol]able grievance8 ,he w get 8 rev5ge1 soon or late1 at ! polls8 ,all moon%9e6 ,he w d no?+ ( ! sort4 ,he w actually d :at he always does--t is1 he w make a virtue ( 8 necessity1 & /raightway beg9 believ+ t he likes ,prohibition1 t x is do+ him a lot ( good1 t he w\ldn't be )\t x if he c\ld4 ,?is is ! habitual process ( ?\ght ( inf]ior m51 at all times & ev]y:]e4 ,?is is ! /urdy common s5se ( ! pla9 p4 #b ,! ,lure ( ,babylon ,"o ( ! ultimate by-products ( ,prohibition & ! alli$ ,puritanical b>b>ities w probably be an appreciable slack5+ 9 ! pres5t movem5t ( yokels t[>d ! l>ge cities4 ,! ?+ t attract$ ! peasant y\? to our gaudy ,sodoms & ,n9evehs1 9 ! pa/1 0 n1 z sociologi/s h always assum$1 ! prospect ( less "w & m money4 ,! c\ntry boy1 9 po9t ( fact--t is1 ! av]age c\ntry boy1 ! normal c\ntry boy--_h to "w q z h>d 9 ! city z he ev] work$ 9 ! c\ntry1 & 8 wages 7 any?+ b pr9cely4 ,unequipp$ ) a city trade1 unprotect$ by a union1 & s =c$ into competition ) ! l[e/ types ( =eign labor1 he _h to be cont5t ) monoton\s1 un9spir+ & badly-paid jobs4 ,he did n become a /ock-brok]1 or ev5 a plumb]2 until ! w> gave him a tempor>y *ance at its gigantic swag1 he became a c> conductor1 a port] or a wagon-driv]4 ,& x took him _m ye>s to escape f t sordid fate1 = ! city boy1 ) a bett] education & bett] connections1 0 always a lap or two ahead ( him4 ,! notion t yokels always succe$ 9 ! cities is a great delusion4 ,! ov]:elm+ majority ( our ri* m5 are city-born & city-br$4 ,& ! ov]:elm+ majority ( our eld]ly motorm51 =lorn corn] groc]ym51 neighborhood c>p5t]s & o!r su* blank c>tridges are c\ntry-br$4 ,no1 x 0 n money t lur$ ! adolesc5t husb&man to ! cities1 b ! gay life4 ,:at he dream$ ( 0 a m spaci\s & /imulat+ exi/5ce ?an ! f>m c\ld (f]--an exi/5ce cr[d$ ) intrigu+ & usually unlawful recreations4 ,a few old f>m]s may h come 9 n[ & !n to buy gold bricks or to he> ! curr5t ,h5ry ,w>d ,bee*]s1 b ^! old/]s 7 m]e tripp]s--!y nev] ?\ght ( settl+ d[n--! v notion ( x w\ld h appall$ !m4 ,! actual settl]s 7 all "y1 & :at br\ght !m on 0 less an economic impulse ?an an /hetic "o4 ,!y want$ to live magnific5tly1 to ta/e ! sweets t drumm]s talk$ (1 to sample ! ref9$ div]tisem5ts describ$ 9 su* works z ,! ,confessions ( an ,actress1 ,night ,life 9 ,*icago & ,:at ,e ,"y ,husb& ,%\ld ,"k4 ,specifically1 !y ye>n$ = a seme/] or two 9 ! !at]s1 ! saloons & ! bordellos--p>ticul>ly1 ! saloons & bordellos4 ,x 0 ?is gorge\s bait t dragg$ !m out ( _! b>n-y>ds4 ,x 0 ?is bait t l&$ a select few 9 ,wall /reet & ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,s5ate--& millions on ! front seats ( trolley-c>s1 deliv]y-wagons & a%-c>ts4 ,b n[ ,puritanism eats ! bait4 ,9 all our great cities ! public /ews are clos$1 & ! lam5table irregul>ities !y cat]$ to are ?r[n ^u an individual initiative t is q beyond ! tal5ts & ent]prise ( a pl[-h&4 ,n[ ! saloons are clos$ too1 & ! bl9d-pigs beg9 to *>ge su* prices t no peasant c hope to pay !m4 ,only ! !at] rema9s--& already ! !at] loses its old lavi% devili%ness4 ,true en\gh1 x /ill deals 9 pornography1 b t pornography becomes exclusive & ev5 esot]ic3 a yokel c\ld n und]/& ! high] f>ce1 nor c\ld he af=d to pay = a seat at a mod]n leg-%[4 ,! *eap burlesque h\se ( o!r days is n[ incurably moral2 ,i saw a burlesque %[ lately :i* 0 almo/ a dramatization ( a wall-c>d by ,dr4 ,frank ,crane4 ,!re rema9s ! movie1 b ! peasant ne$n't come to ! city to see movies--!re is "o 9 e village4 ,:at rema9s1 !n1 ( ! old lure8 ,:at sane y\?1 com=tably h\s$ on a f>m1 ) ,!da ,b>a p]=m+ at ! ne>e/ cross-roads1 :eat at #b4be a bu%el & milk]s gett+ #ge a mon? & bo>d--:at jejune ru/ic1 n d[nright imbecile1 it*es = ! city to-day8 #c ,cupid & ,well-,wat] ,9 ! dep>tm5t ( am\r1 ,i d>esay1 ! fir/ effect ( ,prohibition w be to raise up imp$im5ts to m>riage4 ,x 0 alcohol1 9 ! pa/1 t 0 ! prim>y cause ( p]haps a majority ( alliances among civiliz$ folk4 ,! man1 prim+ himself ) cocktails to a*ieve boldness1 f\nd himself sudd5ly bogg$ 9 s5tim5tality1 & s yield$ to ! anci5t tricks ( ! lady4 ,absolutely sob] m5 w be h>d] to sn>e4 ,c(fee w nev] mell[ !m suffici5tly4 ,?us ,i look = a fall 9 ! m>riage rate4 ,b only tempor>ily4 ,9 ! long run1 ,prohibition w make m>riage m popul>1 at lea/ among ! upp] classes1 ?an x has ev] be5 9 ! pa/1 & = ! pla9 reason t1 once x is 9 full effect1 ! life ( a civiliz$ ba*elor w become intol]able4 ,9 ! pa/ he w5t to 8 club4 ,b a club )\t a b> is z hide\sly unattractive z a beautiful girl )\t hair or tee?4 ,no sane man w g into x4 ,9 two ye>s1 9 fact1 n9e out ( t5 clubs w be clos$4 ,! only survivors w be a few bleak rook]ies = s5ile wid[]s4 ,! ba*elor ( less ye>s1 unable to put up ) ! society ( su* inf]nos1 w inevitably decide t if he mu/ keep sob] he might j z well h a *>m+ girl to ease 8 agonies1 & s he w expose himself 9 society1 & "s fair "o or o!r w nab him4 ,at ! mom5t1 obs]v+ only ! fir/ effect ( ,prohibition1 ! great majority ( intellig5t wom5 are oppos$ to x4 ,b :5 ! second>y effect beg9s to appe> !y w become 9 favor ( x4 ,!y n[ h ! vote4 ,i see no hope4 #d ,! ,triumph ( ,idealism ,ano!r effect ( ,prohibition w be t x w gradually empty ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( its pres5t small m9ority ( civiliz$ m54 ,almo/ e man t "o respects is n[ ca/+ long+ eyes across ! ocean4 ,"s ( !m talk frankly ( emigrat+1 once ,europe pulls itself toge!r4 ,o!rs m]ely propose to g abroad e ye> & to /ay !re z long z possible1 visit+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates only at int]vals1 z a ,russian nobleman1 say1 us$ to visit 8 e/ates 9 ! ,ukra9e4 ,worse1 ,prohibition w sc>e (f all ! bett] sort ( immigrants f ! o!r side4 ,! l[] ord] ( labor]s may cont9ue to come 9 small numb]s--ea* plann+ to get all ! money he c & !n escape1 z ! ,italians are ev5 n[ escap+4 ,b no fir/-rate man w ev] come--no ,/eph5 ,gir>d1 or ,william ,osi]1 or ,c>l ,s*urz1 or ,!odore ,?omas1 or ,l\is ,agassiz1 or ,edw9 ,klebs1 or ,alb]t ,gallat91 or ,alex&] ,hamilton4 ,x is n ,prohibition p] se t w keep !m away2 x is ! :ole complex ( social & political attitudes und]ly+ ,prohibition--! :ole cl9ical picture ( ,puritanism rampant4 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates w become a sort ( huge ,holl&--fat & cont5t$1 b ess5tially undi/+ui%$4 ,its sup]ior m5 w leave x automatically1 z n9e-t5?s ( all sup]ior ,holl&]s leave ,holl&4 ,b all ?is1 f ! /&po9t ( ,prohibitioni/s1 is no argum5t aga9/ ,prohibition4 ,on ! contr>y1 x is an argum5t 9 favor ( ,prohibition4 ,= ! m5 ! ,prohibitioni/--i4 e41 ! inf]ior sort ( ,puritan--di/ru/s & dislikes mo/ int5sely is precisely :at ! re/ ( humanity reg>ds z ! sup]ior man4 ,y w g wrong if y imag9e t ! hone/ yeom5 (1 say1 ,mississippi deplore ! fact t 9 ! :ole /ate !re is n a s+le di/+ui%$ man4 ,!y actually delight 9 x4 ,x is a s\rce ( g5u9e pride to !m t no su* irreligi\s sc\ndrel z ,balzac lives !re1 & no su* sc&al\s adult]] z ,wagn]1 & no sc\ndrelly a!i/ z ,huxley1 & no su* rambuncti\s piano-?ump] z ,bee?ov51 & no su* ,g]man spy z ,nietzs*e4 ,su* m51 settl+ !re1 w\ld be visit$ by a ,vigilance ,committee & %>ply que/ion$4 ,! ,puritan ,commonweal?1 n[ z always1 has no traffic ) h]etics4 ,x4 ,,app5dix ,,on ,a ,,t5d] ,,!me #a ,! ,nature ( ,love ,:atev] ! orig9 79 ! s\l1 ! ductless gl&s or ! convolutions ( ! c]ebrum7 ( ! ?+ call$ romantic love1 its m]e ph5om5al nature may be v simply describ$4 ,x is1 9 brief1 a :olesale dim9i%+ ( disgu/s1 prim>ily bas$ on obs]vation1 b (t51 9 its lat] /ages1 tak+ on an halluc9atory & pa?ological "*4 ,fri5d%ip has precisely ! same con/itution1 b ! pa?ological factor is usually abs5t4 ,:5 we are attract$ to a p]son & f9d 8 or h] proximity agreeable1 x means t he or %e disgu/s u less ?an ! av]age human be+ disgu/s u--:i*1 if we h delicate s5sibilities1 is a good deal m ?an is com=table4 ,! elem5tal man is n mu* oppress$ by ?is capacity = disgu/2 9 consequ5ce1 he is capable ( fall+ 9 love ) almo/ any woman :o seems sexually normal4 ,b ! man ( a high] type is va/ly m sniffi%1 & s ! majority ( wom5 :om he meets are q unable to int]e/ him1 & :5 he succumbs at la/ x is always to a woman ( special "*1 & (t5 %e is also "o ( uncommon %rewdness & ent]prise4 ,because human contacts are *iefly sup]ficial1 mo/ ( ! disgu/s t we are consci\s ( are physical4 ,we are nev] hone/ly fri5dly ) a man :o is dirti] ?an we are ourselves1 or :o has table mann]s t are crud] ?an our own 7or m]ely noticeably diff]5t71 or :o laughs 9 a way t /rikes u z gross1 or :o radiates "s odor t we d n l4 ,we nev] conceive a romantic passion = a woman :o employs a too?pick 9 public1 or :o suff]s f acne1 or :o (f]s ! subtle b (t5 q unescapable sugge/ion t %e has on soil$ und]we>4 ,b !re are also psy*ical disgu/s4 ,our fri5ds1 9 ! ma91 mu/ be p]sons :o ?9k sub/antially z we d1 at lea/ ab\t all ?+s t actively conc]n u1 & :o h ! same g5]al ta/es4 ,x is impossible to imag9e a ,brahmsian] be+ hone/ly fond ( a man :o enjoys jazz1 or a man :o admires ,joseph ,conrad fall+ 9 love ) a woman :o reads ,rex ,bea*4 ,by ! same tok51 x is impossible to imag9e a woman ( g5u9e ref9em5t fall+ 9 love ) a ,knight ( ,py?ias1 a ,me?odi/ or ev5 a *auffeur2 ei!r ! *auffeur is a ,h>v>d aviator 9 disguise or ! lady h]self is a *>woman 9 disguise4 ,"h1 h[ev]1 ! =ce ( av]sion may be greatly dim9i%$ by contr>y physical attractions2 ! body1 z usual1 is enorm\sly m pot5t ?an ! s-call$ m9d4 ,9 ! mid/ ( ! bitt]e/ w>s1 ) e man ( ! enemy held to be a fi5d 9 human =m1 wom5 con/antly fall 9 love ) enemy soldi]s :o are ( pleasant p]son & we> attractive uni=ms4 ,& _m a fair agno/ic1 z e "o kn[s1 is on good t]ms ) a h&some prie/4444 ,imag9e a "y man 9 good heal? & easy circum/ances1 entirely ripe = love4 ,! prompt+ to mate & beget arises )9 8 int]/itial dep?s1 trav]ses 8 lymphatic sy/em1 lifts 8 blood pressure1 & goes :oop+ ?r\gh 8 meatus auditorium ext]nus l a fanf>e ( slide trombones4 ,! impulse is v p[]ful4 ,x /agg]s & dismays him4 ,he trembles l a /ag at bay4 ,:y1 !n1 doesn't he fall head ov] heels 9 love ) ! fir/ eligible woman t he meets8 ,= ! pla9 reason t ! majority ( wom5 t he meets (f5d him1 repel him1 disgu/ him4 ,(t5 x is 9 "s small1 inconspicu\s &1 at fir/ glance1 unanalyzable way4 ,%e is1 9 g5]al1 a v pretty girl--b h] e>s /& out too mu*4 ,or h] hair rem9ds him ( oakum4 ,or h] m\? looks l 8 aunt's4 ,or %e has be]-keg ankles4 ,"h v impalpable ?+s1 su* z bodily odors1 play a capital "p2 _! importance is always mu* und]e/imat$4 ,_m a girl has lo/ a husb& by us+ ! wrong p]fume1 or by neglect+ to h h] hair wa%$4 ,_m ano!r has come to grief by p[d]+ h] nose too mu* or too little1 or by %r9k+ f ! paltry pa9 ( hav+ "s ( h] eyebr[s pull$1 or by employ+ a lip-salve ) too mu* purple 9 x1 or by patroniz+ a bad d5ti/1 or by speak+ incauti\sly ( *ilbla9s4444 ,b ev5tually ! y\? f9ds 8 love--soon or late ! angel =eorda9$ comes along4 ,:o is ?is prodigy8 ,simply ! fir/ girl to sneak ov] :at may be call$ ! ?re%old ( 8 disgu/s--simply ! fir/ to disgu/ him s little1 at fir/ glance1 t ! l\d1 insi/5t prompt+s ( ! ,div9e ,s*ad*5 h a *ance to be he>d4 ,if he muffs ?is fir/1 ano!r w come along1 maybe soon1 maybe late4 ,= e normal man !re are hundr$s ( ?\s&s 9 ,*ri/5dom1 ?\s&s 9 8 own t[n1 scores )9 8 own circle ( acqua9tance4 ,?is normal man is n too delicate4 ,8 fix$ foci ( disgu/ are nei!r v num]\s nor v s5sitive4 ,= ! re/1 he is sway$ by fa%ion1 by sugge/ion1 by transi5t moods4 ,anon a mood ( cynicism is ^u him & he is h>d to please1 b anon he succumbs to s5tim5tality & is bl9d to ev]y?+ save ! grosse/ (f5d+s4 ,x is only ! man ( extraord9>y s5sitiv5ess1 ! man ( hyp]trophi$ delicacy1 :o mu/ se>* ! _w = 8 elective aff9ity4 ,once ! ?re%old is cross$ emotion comes to ! aid ( p]ception4 ,t is to say1 ! bl9d1 almo/ irresi/ible mat+ impulse1 n[ =tuit\sly reliev$ f ! contr>y pressure ( active disgu/s1 =tifies itself by manufactur+ illusions4 ,! lov] sees ) an eye t is bo? opaque & out ( focus4 ,?us he beg9s ! famili> process ( edit+ & improv+ 8 girl4 ,features & *>act]i/ics t1 obs]v$ 9 cold blood1 might h quickly ar\s$ 8 mo/ active disgu/ are n[ se5 ?r\gh a rose-t9t$ fog1 l drabs 9 a musical com$y4 ,! lov] ends by be+ almo/ an/hetic to disgu/4 ,:ile ! spell la/s 8 lady c\ld %ave h] head or take to rubb+ snuff1 or scrat* h] leg at a communion s]vice1 or sme> h] hair ) be>'s grease1 & yet n disgu/ him4 ,"h ! p>alysis ( ! faculties is aga9 *iefly physical--a matt] ( obscure secretions1 ( %ift+ pressure1 ( metabolism4 ,nature is at h] tricks4 ,! fev] ( love is ^u its victim4 ,8 gu>d d[n1 he is little m ?an a pa!tic automaton4 ,! %rewd obs]v] ( gau*]ies1 ! s5sitive sniff]1 ! er/:ile cynic1 has become a m]e pot5tial papa4 ,?is spell1 ( c\rse1 doesn't la/ =ev]4 ,m>riage cools ! fev] & l[]s ! ?re%old ( disgu/4 ,! husb& beg9s to obs]ve :at ! lov] 0 bl9d to1 & (t5 8 discov]ies affect him z unpleasantly z ! treason ( a tru/$ fri5d4 ,& n only is ! fev] cool$3 ! opportunities = exact obs]vation are enorm\sly increas$4 ,x is a commonplace ( juridical sci5ce t ! great majority ( divorces h _! orig9 9 ! connubial *amb]4 ,"h intimacy is s extreme t x is fatal to illusion4 ,bo? p>ties1 ?r[n into ! close/ human contact t ei!r has suff]$ s9ce _! unconsci\s days 9 ut]o1 f9d _! old capacity = disgu/ reviv+1 & !n sudd5ly flam+4 ,! girl :o 0 p]fect 9 h] w$d+ g[n becomes a gha/ly c>icature 9 h] robe de nuit2 ! man :o 0 a ,*evali] ,bay>d z a woo] becomes a snuffl+1 %ambl+1 drivel+ nuisance z a husb&--a fell[ (f5sive to eyes1 e>s1 nose1 t\* & immortal s\l4 ,a le>n$ judge ( my acqua9tance1 con/antly he>+ divorce actions & z con/antly /riv+ to reconcile ! p>ties1 always tries to induce pla9tiff & def5dant to live ap>t = a :ile1 or1 fail+ t1 to occupy sep>ate rooms1 or1 fail+ t1 to at lea/ dress 9 sep>ate rooms4 ,accord+ to ?is juri/1 a husb& :o %aves 9 8 wife's pres5ce is ei!r an idiot or a sc\ndrel4 ,! spectacle1 he argues1 is intr9sically disgu/+1 & to =ce x ^u a ref9$ woman is ei!r to subject h] to ! mo/ exquisite torture or to degrade h] gradually to ! ins5sate level ( an ,abortfrau4 ,! day is sav$1 z e "o kn[s1 by ! p[]ful effects ( habit4 ,! acquisition ( habit is ! process :]eby disgu/ is ov]come 9 daily life--! process :]eby "o may cease to be disgu/$ by a p]si/5t noise or odor4 ,"o suff]s horribly at fir/1 b aft] a bit "o suff]s less1 & 9 ! c\rse ( "t "o sc>cely suff]s at all4 ,?us a man1 :5 8 m>riage ent]s ^u ! /age ( regul>ity & safety1 gets us$ to 8 wife z he might get us$ to a tann]y next door1 & vice v]sa4 ,i ?9k t wom51 9 ?is direction1 h ! h>d] r[ to hoe1 = !y are m obs]vant ?an m51 & va/ly m s5sitive 9 small ways4 ,b ev5 wom5 succumb to habit ) humane rapidity1 else e m>riage w\ld end 9 divorce4 ,disgu/s pale into m]e dislikes1 disreli%es1 di/a/es4 ,!y cease to gag & torture4 ,b ?\gh !y ?us %r9k into ! %ad[1 !y are by no means dispos$ (4 ,deep d[n 9 ! subconsci\s !y cont9ue to lurk1 & "s accid5t may cause !m to fl>e up at any "t1 & s "w havoc4 ,?is fl>+ up acc\nts = a famili> & yet usually v my/ify+ ph5om5on --! sudd5 collapse ( a m>riage1 a fri5d%ip or a bus9ess association aft] ye>s ( app>5t prosp]ity4 #b ,! ,incomp>able ,buzzsaw ,! *ief 7& p]haps ! only g5u9e7 *>m ( wom5 is seldom m5tion$ by ! or?odox pr(essors ( ! sex4 ,i ref] to ! *>m t lies 9 ! dang]s !y pres5t4 ,! allurem5t t !y hold out to m5 is precisely ! allurem5t t ,cape ,hatt]as holds out to sailors3 !y are enorm\sly dang]\s & h5ce enorm\sly fasc9at+4 ,to ! av]age man1 doom$ to "s banal & sordid drudg]y all 8 life long1 !y (f] ! only gr& haz>d t he ev] enc\nt]s4 ,take !m away & 8 exi/5ce w\ld be z flat & secure z t ( a mil*-c[4 ,ev5 to ! unusual man1 ! adv5tur\s man1 ! imag9ative & romantic man1 !y (f] ! adv5ture ( adv5tures4 ,civilization t5ds to dilute & *eap5 all o!r haz>ds4 ,w> itself1 once an ent]prise /up5d\sly ?rill+1 has be5 r$uc$ to m]e caution & calculation2 already1 inde$1 x employs z _m press-ag5ts1 lett]-op5]s1 & *autauqua orators z soldi]s4 ,on "s n di/ant to-morr[ its sali5t p]sonality may be ,pota%1 & if n ,pota%1 !n ,p]lmutt]4 ,b ! duel ( sex cont9ues to be f\ght 9 ! ,b]s]k] mann]4 ,:oso approa*es wom5 /ill faces ! immemorial dang]s4 ,civilization has n made !m a bit m safe ?an !y 7 9 ,solomon's "t2 !y are /ill inord9ately b>b>\s & m5ac+1 & h5ce inord9ately provocative1 & h5ce inord9ately *>m+ & romantic4444 ,! mo/ disgu/+ cad 9 ! _w is ! man :o1 on gr\nds ( decorum & morality1 avoids ! game ( love4 ,he is "o :o puts 8 own ease & security above ! mo/ laudable ( philan?ropies4 ,wom5 h a h>d "t ( x 9 ?is _w4 ,!y are oppress$ by man-made laws1 man-made social cu/oms1 mascul9e egoism1 ! delusion ( mascul9e sup]iority4 ,_! "o com=t is ! assurance t1 ev5 ?\gh x may be impossible to prevail aga9/ man1 x is always possible to enslave & torture a man4 ,?is feel+ is fo/]$ :5 "o makes love to !m4 ,"o ne$ n be a great beau1 a s$uctive cat*1 to d x effectively4 ,any man is bett] ?an none4 ,no woman is ev] (f5d$ by admiration4 ,! wife ( a millionaire notes ! rev]5t glance ( a head-wait]4 ,to )hold t devotion1 to %r9k poltrooni%ly f giv+ s mu* happ9ess at su* small exp5se1 to evade ! bus9ess on ! gr\nd t x has haz>ds--?is is ! act ( a pul+ & tacky fell[4 #c ,wom5 z ,spectacles ,wom51 :5 x comes to sn>+ m51 ?r\gh ! eye1 bait a great _m hooks t fail to flu/] ! fi%4 ,n9e-t5?s ( _! primp+ & decorat+ ( _! p]sons n only doesn't please m52 x actually repels m54 ,i (t5 pass two days runn+ )\t enc\nt]+ a s+le woman :o is *>m+ly dress$4 ,ne>ly all ( !m run to pa9ful color s*emes1 absurd designs & excessive ov]-ornam5tation4 ,"o seldom obs]ves a man :o looks an absolute guy1 :]eas su* wom5 are v num]\s2 9 ! av]age !at] audi5ce !y con/itute a majority ( at lea/ n9e-t5?s4 ,! reason is n f> to seek4 ,! clo!s ( m5 are pla9 9 design & neutral 9 hue4 ,! only t\* ( g5u9e color is 9 ! florid blob ( ! face1 ! c5t] ( int]e/--exactly :]e x ought to be4 ,if !re is any o!r color at all1 x is a fa9t sugge/ion 9 ! cravat--adjac5t to ! face1 & s lead+ ! eye t[>d x4 ,x is color t kills ! clo!s ( ! av]age woman4 ,%e runs to bright spots t take ! eye away f h] face & hair4 ,%e ceases to be woman clo!d & becomes a m]e piece ( clo?+ woman$4 ,ev5 at ! basic fem99e art ( pigm5t+ _! faces v few wom5 excel4 ,! av]age woman seems to ?9k t %e is mo/ lovely :5 h] sophi/ication ( h] complexion is mo/ adroitly conceal$--:5 ! p\dre de riz is rubb$ 9 s h>d t x is almo/ invisible1 & ! p5cil+ ( eyes & lips is p]fectly reali/ic4 ,?is is a false notion4 ,mo/ m5 ( appreciative eye h no objection to artificiality p] se1 s long z x is intr9sically sightly4 ,! m>ks made by a lip-/ick may be v beautiful2 !re are _m lovely %ades ( sc>let1 crimson & v]milion4 ,a man ) eyes 9 8 head admires !m = !mselves2 he doesn't h to be fir/ conv9c$ t !y are non-exi/5t1 t :at he sees is n ! m>k ( a lip-/ick at all1 b an au!ntic lip4 ,s ) ! eyes4 ,no?+ c\ld be m *>m+ ?an an eye prop]ly ren=c$2 ! nak$ organ is n to be comp>$ to x2 nature is an idiot :5 x comes to %ad[s4 ,b x mu/ be admir$ z a "w ( art1 n z a miracul\s & incr$ible eye4 444 ,wom51 9 ?is important & v5]able art1 /ick too closely to crude repres5tation4 ,!y =get t m5 d n admire ! te*nique1 b ! result4 ,:at !y %\ld d is to =get realism = a :ile1 & conc5trate _! att5tion ^u composition1 *i>oscuro & color4 #d ,woman & ! ,arti/ ,mu* gabble is to be f\nd 9 ! lit]ature ( ! _w ^u ! function ( woman z inspiration1 /imulant & ag5te provocateuse to ! creative arti/4 ,! subject is a favorite "o ) s5tim5tali/s1 mo/ ( :om are q beyond any?+ prop]ly describable z inspiration1 ei!r ) or )\t fem99e aid4 ,i incl9e to ?9k1 z ,i h9t1 t !re is little if any basis ( fact b5ea? ! !ory4 ,wom5 n only d n inspire creative arti/s to high endeavor2 !y actually /& firmly aga9/ e high endeavor t a creative arti/ initiates spontane\sly4 ,:at a man's wom5 folks almo/ inv>iable ask ( him is t he be respectable--t he d some?+ g5]ally approv$--t he avoid yield+ to 8 ab]rant fancies--9 brief1 t he s$ul\sly es*ew %[+ any sign ( g5u9e g5ius4 ,_! int]e/ is n prim>ily 9 ! self-expression ( ! individual1 b 9 ! well-be+ ( ! family organization1 :i* means ! safety ( !mselves4 ,no sane woman w\ld want to be ! wife ( su* a man1 say1 z ,nietzs*e or ,*op94 ,8 mi/ress p]haps1 yes--= a mi/ress c always move on :5 ! wea!r gets too w>m4 ,b n a wife4 ,i "h speak by ! book4 ,bo? ,nietzs*e & ,*op9 _h pl5ty ( mi/resses1 b nei!r 0 ev] able to get a wife4 ,%akespe>e & ,ann ,ha?away1 ,wagn] & ,m9na ,plan]1 ,molire & ,arm&e ,bj>t--"o might multiply in/ances almo/ endlessly4 ,m9na1 at lea/ 9 !ory1 knew some?+ ( music2 %e 0 ?us :at romance reg>ds z an ideal wife = ,wagn]4 ,b in/ead ( help+ him to manufacture 8 incomp>able ma/]pieces1 %e 0 = tw5ty-five ye>s ! *ief imp$im5t to _! manufacture4 ,loh5gr9 gave h] ! horrors2 %e begg$ ,ri*>d to give up 8 lunacies & return to ! composition ( respectable cornet music4 ,9 ! end he _h to get rid ( h] 9 %e] self-def5se4 ,once free1 ) no?+ worse on 8 h&s ?an ! illicit affection ( ,cosima ,liszt von ,bl[1 he produc$ music drama aft] music drama 9 rapid succession4 ,!n1 m>ri$ to ,cosima1 he desc5d$ to ! anticlimax ( ,p>sifal1 a truly tragic mixture ( ! /up5d\s & ! banal1 ( "w ( g5ius & s9fonia dome/ica--a great man dy+ by in*es1 smo!r$ by ! smoke ( ,fr5* fri$ potatoes1 deaf5$ by ! wail+ ( *ildr51 murd]$ 9 8 own h\se by ! holie/ ( passions4 ,s5tim5tali/s always br+ up ! case ( ,s*umann & 8 ,cl>a 9 rebuttal4 ,b does x actually rebut8 ,i d\bt x4 ,cl>a1 too1 p]petrat$ h] att5tat aga9/ art4 ,h] fair :ite arms1 lift+ f ! keybo>d to encircle ,rob]t's neck1 squeez$ m out ( him ?an m]e fatu\s smirks4 ,he _h ! be/ head on him t music _h se5 s9ce ,bee?ov5's day2 he 01 on ! c]ebral side1 a colossus2 he might h writt5 music ( ! v fir/ ord]4 ,well1 :at he did write 0 piano music--"s ( x imp]fectly arrang$ = or*e/ra4 ,! sad eyes ( ,cl>a 7 always ^u him4 ,he kept )9 ! limits ( h] intellig5ce1 h] prejudices1 h] wifely love4 ,no gr& exp]im5ts ) ! or*e/ra4 ,no sup]b leap+s & cavort+s4 ,no rubb+ ( s&-pap] ov] critical e>s4 ,rob]t liv$ & di$ a respectable musical ,hausvat]4 ,he 0 a man ( g5u9e g5ius--b he didn't leave t5 l9es t might n h be5 pass$ by old ,pr(4 ,jadassohn4 ,! tru? is t1 no matt] h[ great ! dome/ic concord & h[ lavi% ! sacrifices a man makes = 8 wom5-folk1 !y almo/ always reg>d him secretly z a silly & selfi% fell[1 & *]i% ! !ory t x w\ld be easily possible to improve him4 ,?is is because ! ess5tial int]e/s ( m5 & wom5 are et]nally anti!tical4 ,a man may yield ov] & ov] aga91 b 9 ! long run he mu/ occasionally look out = himself--& x is ^! occasions t 8 wom5-folk rememb]4 ,! typical dome/ic situation %[s a woman try+ to induce a man to d some?+ t he doesn't want to d1 or to refra9 f some?+ t he does want to d4 ,?is is true 9 8 ba*elor days1 :5 8 "m or 8 si/] is 8 antagoni/4 ,x is prem95tly true j be=e 8 m>riage1 :5 ! girl :o has m>k$ him d[n is h>d at ! colossal job ( ov]com+ 8 reluctance4 ,& aft] m>riage x is s true t !re is h>dly ne$ to /ate x4 ,"o ( ! ?+s e man discov]s to 8 disquiet is t 8 wife1 aft] ! fir/ play-act+ is ov]1 reg>ds him ess5tially z 8 "m us$ to reg>d him--t is1 z a self-wor%ip] :o ne$s to be polic$ & an idiot :o ne$s to be protect$4 ,! notion t wom5 admire _! m5-folks is pure moon%9e4 ,! mo/ !y ev] a*ieve 9 t direction is to pity !m4 ,:5 a woman g5u9ely loves a man x is a sign t %e reg>ds him mu* z a heal?y man reg>ds a "o-arm$ & epileptic soldi]4 #e ,m>tyrs ,ne>ly ! :ole case ( ! bir?-controll]s :o n[ ro> 9 ,*ri/5dom is gr\nd$ ^u ! doctr9e t x is an intol]able outrage = a woman to h to submit to mo!rhood :5 h] private fancies may r incl9e to automobil+1 %opp+ or go+ to ! movies4 ,= ?is curse ! husb& is blam$2 ! :ole crime is laid to 8 sw9i% lascivi\sness4 ,) ! highe/ respect1 nons5se6 ,my private suspicion1 support$ by long obs]vation1 copi\s pray] & ! mo/ labori\s cogitation1 is t no woman delights 9 mo!rhood s va/ly z ?is woman :o !oretically abhors x4 ,%e exp]i5ces1 9 fact1 a d\ble delight4 ,on ! "o h&1 !re is ! c>ess+ ( h] vanity--a ?+ enjoy$ by e woman :5 %e a*ieves ! banality ( viable (fspr+4 ,& on ! o!r h&1 !re is ! f9e *ance x gives h] to play ! m>tyr--a *ance t e woman seeks z dilig5tly z a man seeks ease4 ,all ^! s-call$ unwill+ mo!rs wall[ 9 _! m>tyrdom4 ,!y revel 9 ! opportunity to be piti$1 made mu* ov] & envi$ by o!r wom54 #f ,! ,burnt ,*ild ,! fundam5tal tr\ble ) m>riage is t x %akes a man's confid5ce 9 himself1 & s greatly dim9i%es 8 g5]al compet5ce & effectiv5ess4 ,8 habit ( m9d becomes t ( a comm&] :o has lo/ a decisive & calamit\s battle4 ,he nev] q tru/s himself !reaft]4 #g ,! ,supreme ,com$y ,m>riage1 at ,be/1 is full ( a s\r & inescapable com$y1 b x nev] rea*es ! highe/ peaks ( ! ludicr\s save :5 ef=ts are made to escape its t]ms--t is1 :5 ef=ts are made to loos5 its bonds1 & s ameliorate & d5aturize x4 ,all projects to re=m x by conv]t+ x into a free union ( free individuals are inh]5tly absurd4 ,! ?+ is1 at bottom1 ! mo/ rigid ( exi/+ conv5tionalities1 & ! only way to conceal ! fact & s make x be>able is to submit to x docilely4 ,! effect ( e revolt is m]ely to make ! bonds gall+1 &1 :at is worse1 poignantly obvi\s4 ,:o are happy 9 m>riage8 ,^? ) s little imag9ation t !y _c picture a bett] /ate1 & ^? s %rewd t !y pref] quiet slav]y to hopeless rebellion4 #h ,a ,hidd5 ,cause ,_m a woman1 9 ord] to br+ ! man ( h] *oice to ! alt> ( ,god1 has to fight him ) su* rel5tless vigilance & f]ocity t %e comes to hate him4 ,?is1 p]haps1 expla9s ! unhapp9ess ( _m m>riages4 ,9 p>ticul>1 x expla9s ! unhapp9ess ( _m m>riages bas$ ^u :at is call$ love4 #i ,bad ,workman%ip ,! ess5tial slackness & incompet5ce ( wom51 _! cong5ital incapacity = small exp]tness1 already descant$ ^u at l5g? 9 my psy*ological "w1 ,9 ,def5se ( ,wom51 is nev] m pla9ly reveal$ ?an 9 _! manh&l+ ( ! prim>y bus9ess ( _! sex4 ,if ! av]age woman 7 z compet5t at h] trade ( gett+ a husb& z ! av]age c> conductor is at 8 trade ( robb+ ! f>e-box1 !n a ba*elor beyond ! age ( tw5ty-five w\ld be s r>e 9 ! _w t yokels w\ld pay t5 c5ts to gape at him4 ,b wom51 9 ?is fundam5tal indu/ry1 pursue a faulty te*nique & p]mit !mselves to be l$ a/ray by uns\nd pr9ciples4 ,! axioms into :i* !y h precipitat$ _! wisdom are ne>ly all untrue4 ,= example1 ! axiom t ! way to capture a man is ?r\gh 8 /oma*--:i* is to say1 by fe$+ him lavi%ly4 ,no?+ c\ld be m absurd4 ,! av]age man1 at lea/ 9 ,engl& & ,am]ica1 has su* rudim5t>y ta/es 9 victualry t he doesn't "k good food f bad4 ,he w eat any?+ set be=e him by a cook t he likes4 ,! true way to fet* him is ) dr9ks4 ,a s+le bottle ( dr9kable w9e w fill m m5 ) ! passion ( love ?an t5 sides ( beef or a ton ( potatoes4 ,ev5 a ,seidel ( be]1 deftly appli$1 is en\gh to mell[ ! h>de/ ba*elor4 ,if wom5 really knew _! bus9ess1 !y w\ld h ab&on$ cook+ c5turies ago1 & devot$ !mselves to brew+1 di/ill+ & b>t5d+4 ,x is a r>e man :o w walk five blocks = a fir/-rate meal4 ,b x is equally a r>e man :o1 ev5 9 ! old days ( fre$om1 w\ld n walk five blocks = a fir/-rate cocktail4 ,to-day he w\ld walk five miles4 ,ano!r uns\nd fem99e axiom is ! "o to ! effect t ! way to capture a man is to be di/ant--to ?r[ all ! burd5 ( ! c\rt%ip ^u him4 ,?is is precisely ! way to lose him4 ,a man face to face ) a girl :o seems res]v$ & unapproa*able is n inspir$ !reby to drag h] (f 9 ! mann] ( a caveman2 on ! contr>y1 he is inspir$ to ?ank ,god t "h1 at la/1 is a girl ) :om x is possible to h fri5dly do+s )\t gett+ into tr\ble--t "h is "o n likely to gr[ mu%y & make a mess4 ,! av]age man does n m>ry because "s m>ble fair "o *all5ges 8 ent]prise4 ,he m>ries because *ance ?r[s into 8 way a fair "o :o repels him less actively ?an mo/1 & because 8 delight 9 :at he ?us calls h] *>m is ren=c$ by a gr[+ suspicion t %e has fall5 9 love ) him4 ,9 brief1 x is *ivalry t undoes him4 ,! girl :o infallibly gets a husb&--9 fact1 any husb& t %e wants--is ! "o :o tracks him boldly1 fa/5s him ) sad eyes1 & !n1 :5 8 consci5ce has begun to torture him1 ?r[s h] arms ar\nd 8 neck1 bur/s into maid5ly te>s on 8 %\ld]1 & tells him t %e fe>s h] =w>dness w de/roy 8 respect = h]4 ,x is only a colossus :o c resi/ su* /rategy4 ,b x takes only a man ( ! intellectual grade ( a ,y4 ,m4 ,c4 ,a4 secret>y to elude ! girl :o is afraid to take ! (f5sive4 ,a ?ird bogus axiom ,i h already discuss$1 to wit1 ! axiom t a man is repell$ by palpable cosmetics--t ! wise girl is ! 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