,religio ,j\rnali/ici ,,o!r ,,books ,,by ,,! ,,same ,,au?or ,fiction ,,p>nassus ,,on ,,:eels ,,! ,,haunt$ ,,book%op ,,ka?le5 ,,tales ,,f ,a ,,rolltop ,,desk ,,:]e ,,! ,,blue ,,beg9s ,essays ,,%&ygaff ,,m9ce ,,pie ,,pipefuls ,,plum ,,pudd+ ,,travels ,,9 ,,philadelphia ,,! ,,p[d] ,,( ,,sympa?y ,,inw>d ,,ho6 ,,religio ,,j\rnali/ici ,poetry ,,songs ,,= ,a ,,little ,,h\se ,,! ,,rock+ ,,horse ,,hide ,,& ,,seek ,,*imneysmoke ,,translations ,,f ,,! ,,*9ese ,,p>sons' ,,pleasure ,,! ,,b[l+ ,,gre5 ,religio ,j\rnali/ici ,by ,*ri/oph] ,morley ,illu/ration ,g>d5 ,city ,new ,york ,d\bl$ay1 ,page ,company #aibd ,,copyright1 #aibd1 ,,by ,,d\bl$ay1 ,,page ,,company ,,all ,,rights ,,res]v$ ,,copyright1 #aibd1 ,,by ,,! ,,c5tury ,,co4 ,,pr9t$ ,,9 ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,,at ,,! ,,c\ntry ,,life ,,press1 ,,g>d5 ,,city1 ,n4 ,y4 ,fir/ ,edition ,religio ,j\rnali/ici ,,religio ,,j\rnali/ici ,x is n ^u y alone ! d>k pat*es fall4444 ,i too knitt$ ! old knot ( contr>iety1 ,_h guile1 ang]1 lu/1 hot wi%es ,i d>$ n speak1 ,0 wayw>d1 va91 gre$y1 %all[1 sly1 c[>dly1 malignant4444 ,refusals1 hates1 po/ponem5ts1 meanness1 laz9ess1 none ( ^! want+1 ,saw _m ,i lov$ 9 ! /reet or f]ry-boat or public assembly1 yet nev] told !m a ^w4 --,:itman's 8,cross+ ,brooklyn ,f]ry40 ,! secret ?\ghts ( a man run ov] all ?+s )\t %ame or blame2 :i* v]bal disc\rse _c d f>!r ?an ! judgm5t %all approve ( ! "t1 place1 & p]sons4--,hobbes's 8,levia?an40 ,i 0 com+ home f ,buffalo 9 a tra9 delightfully call$ 8,! ,black ,diamond40 ,i _h any numb] ( books 9 my bag1 b my l[] in/9cts 7 upp]mo/3 ,i 0 tir$1 & p9$ = ! n>cosis ( newspap]s4 ,i ask$ ! port]1 also a black diamond1 to see if !re 7 any ly+ ar\nd4 ,he br\ght me a great mass ( !m3 ,*icago pap]s1 ,buffalo pap]s1 ,wilkes-,b>re pap]s4 ,) great happ9ess ,i br[s$ among _! *e]ful simplicities4 ,f ,wilkes-,b>re ,i le>n$ t ,%akespe>e's m>vell\s plays c\ld nev] h be5 writt5 by a dyspeptic4 ,he ate c>efully1 s5sibly1 & _h excell5t dige/ion4 7,i _h j come back f ! d9+ c> :5 ,i read t1 & wond]$ a little sadly if ,i _h be5 s5sible47 ,f ,*icago 78,! ,_w's ,greate/ ,newspap]07 ,i le>n$1 9 an article on 8,a ,p]fume to ,suit ,y\r ,p]sonality10 t ,! vampire _h be/ be sp>+ 9 h] use ( any od\r4 ,an ori5tal b\quet ( jasm9e1 tube rose1 cassie1 & civet w\ld enhance ! individuality ( ! col\rful type4 ,= a p]fume comb9ation ( ?is sort :5 us$ correctly c create a s5sation ak9 to ec/asy1 br++ to ! we>] a feel+ ( trem5d\s vitality4 ,b 9 ?is ,*icago pap] ,i f\nd s mu* to p]p5d t ,i nev] rea*$ ! j\rnals ( o!r cities4 ,i le>n$ 9 an int]view ) ,lady ,diana ,mann]s 78,press$ = ,preci\s ,secrets ( ,pul*ritude1 ,%e ,reveals a ,surpris+ ,lack ( ,!m07 t ,! life ( a newspap] p]son is n )\t its recomp5ses--aside f ! weekly /ip5d4 ,sometimes x is a h>d life--:51 say1 y scrat* & p\nd ^u ! old dome1 plead+1 begg+ its t5ant1 ,mr4 ,bra91 to give up an idea1 & y get 9 response a l\d & holl[ e*o conv9c+ y he has left = p>ts unkn[n6 ,i le>n$ f ,*icago t ,! lit]>y life ( ,new ,york cont9ues to rattle on4 ,& x is a r gr& life3 ?\gh a numb] ( writ]s appe> to scrat* an exi/5ce f ! soil ( ,gre5wi* ,village & ! purlieus ( mean /reets1 mo/ ( ! m5 :o write our books live q com=tably4 ,"o meets !m e day--a prosp]\s crew--:o lun* cosily at ! ---- or at ! ---- & n infrequ5tly ! ----1 !n are :isk$ homew>d 9 %9+ lim\s9es to put 9 ano!r h\r or s on ! manuscript ( a new novel4 ,a few days lat]1 fill$ ) p5sive1 affectionate1 & some:at irrev]5t ?\ghts ab\t ! newspap] bus9ess1 ,i w5t upt[n to ! (fices ( a v great ,new ,york pap]--a pap] :i*1 z a ga!r] ( news1 ?\gh x does n claim ! 8,greate/0 phrase1 comes a lot ne>] to x ?an t "o 9 ,*icago4 ,a beautiful bronze elevator lift$ me g5tly to ! t5? floor1 a beautiful bronze att5dant took my "n politely & ask$ me to wait until my ho/ em]g$ f conf]5ce4 ,i gaz$ amaz$ly into ! editorial p5etralia1 *ur*ly 9 aspect1 ) gro9$ ceil+1 panell$ alcoves1 l pews1 & lead-ve9$ glass4 ,v h&some "y wom5 came /roll+ f ^? %ad[y cloi/]s ( op9ion4 ,a s*ol>ly-look+ "y man1 ) tortoise spectacles1 sat "u a r]$os ( books4 ,if n a curate1 at lea/ a curator4 ,x all came d[n ^u me ) cru%+ =ce4 ,h[ c\ld "o *aff ?is magnific5t ?+8 ,h[ c\ld "o speak jocul>ly ( ,! ,press8 ,?is 0 all s t]ribly real1 s unmi/akably !re4 ,i rememb]$ my amazem5t :5 ,i fir/ ent]$ ! ,curtis ,build+ 9 ,philadelphia4 ,beside ! humble little /ate h\se :]e a nation 0 f\nd$ rises t gigantic cube ( ,am]icanization2 9 m s5ses ?an "o x is ! exact spiritual c5tre ( ,am]ica4 ,does x n conta9 a mosaic glass picture ) 8ov] a million pieces08 ,x has be5 told1 ) ! jollie/ hum\r1 h[ sev]al ( ! _w's greate/ arti/s 7 commission$1 "o aft] ano!r1 to create a pa9t+ ( ,plato's ,grove ( ,academe = t lobby2 b !y kept on 8pass+ away0 be=e x 0 done4 ,!re is some?+ mo/ qua9tly ,am]ican1 ,i believe1 9 ador+ ,plato ) a va/ pa9t+ r ?an by li/5+ to :at he _h to say4 ,at a w9d[ on ! sev5? floor 7,i ?9k x 0 ! sev5?7 might h be5 se5 ! /rong mascul9e face ( ! fa%ion editor ( ! ,ladies' ,home ,j\rnal gaz+ out ) a sudd5 unacc\ntable no/algia4 ,! tradem>k$ patroness ( ! 8,l4 ,h4 ,j410 ,i rememb]$1 0 ,pallas ,a!ne4 ,pallas is "r1 ,i said to myself1 /udy+ t build+4 ,?is mu/ be a home ( lit]ature1 ! walnut panell+ is s f9e4 ,?is huge bulk1 edifi$ f ! ribs ( a simple1 %rewd1 c\rage\s1 & /rangely wi/ful little man f ,ma9e--surely if ! ,muse 7 look+ = a com=table lodg+1 ?is is :]e %e w\ld habit8 ,sometimes x is ) an ef=t t "o mu/ rem9d oneself1 a ?+ is n necess>ily wrong because x is s l>ge4 ,well1 all t came back to me z ,i sat wait+ 9 ! ,new ,york newspap] (fice4 ,pa9ful d\bts1 too1 z to :e!r :at ,i am anxi\s to say is wor? attempt4 ,= x is sure to be misconceiv$4 ,i am n satiriz+ any?+4 ,^! matt]s are f> too s]i\s = m]e satire1 :i* is s agreeably easy4 ,no1 ,i am m]ely attempt+ to ?9k4 ,i rememb]$ also h[1 n long be=e1 x /rangely befell me to speak 9 a l>ge *ur* on a ,sunday aft]noon4 ,i _h n rightly appreh5d$ ! situation be=eh&3 ,i f\nd t ,i %\ld h to m\nt into :at ! *e]ful m9i/] call$ 8! high pulpit40 ,sitt+ beh9d a ?9 frondage ( palms1 & scann+ ! sc5e 9 "s frightfulness1 ,i wait$ my exposure4 ,x 0 a beautiful *ur*1 & !re 0 a l>ge & fri5dly congregation4 ,9 "o ( ! front pews !re 0 ev5 a g5tleman ) a silk hat4 ,!re 0 music1 ! ?rill+ tumult ( ! organ1 a *oir1 a soprano soloi/ ) a cle> & lovely voice4 ,!re 7 pray]s1 & great words 7 said4 ,& 9 ! same way t ! editorial magnific5ce ( t newspap] (fice came d[n ^u me f above1 s ,i felt ! :ole weight & beauty & tradition ( ,holy ,*ur* m\ld+ me & subdu+ my poor little prem$itat$ ard\rs4 ,i felt ! awful hopelessness ( attempt+ to convey1 9 ^? circum/ances1 my feeble & futile s5se ( ! love & lib]ty ( life4 ,i knew !n :y ,*ri/ prea*$ 9 ! op5 air4 ,& ,i knew t ! p 9 ^? pews1 de> fri5dly p ! lat*ets ( ^: m9ds ,i 0 n wor?y to unloose1 desir$ me to say :at 0 9 my he>t j z ke5ly z ,i desir$ to say x4 ,yet x c\ld n1 fully1 be done4 ,holy ,*ur* 0 too /rong = !m z x 0 = me4 ,i knew !n1 ev5 9 ! small1 imp]fect way ,i "k ?+s1 some?+ ( ! :ole hi/ory ( religions4 ,i knew h[ ! maje/y & glam\r & noble gravity ( in/itutions & au?orities mu/ h la9 heavy on ! he>ts ( s*ismatics & re=m]s4 ,x is n t ^? poor brave s\ls did n love ! rote !y que/ion$4 ,b ! rote mu/ be kept 9 its place4 ,i knew !n1 = ! fir/ "t1 ! real dang]s ( ! pulpit4 ,& yet ev5 t poli%$ wood 0 once alive1 gr[+ f e>? t[>d sky4 #b ,! _w ( newspap]s & ! life ( newspap] m5 are = ! mo/ "p vulg>1 & !re=e delightful4 ,i mean vulg> 9 its exact s5se3 x is a ^w nei!r ( praise nor blame1 bo? ( :i* are =eign to philosophy4 ,o ?rill+1 delici\s1 *ildi% _w6 ,! o!r day1 f a gre5 glade 9 ! c\ntry1 ,i telephon$ to a newspap] (fice4 8,city room1 please10 ,i said4 ,! connection 0 made1 & z ! receiv] 0 tak5 d[n1 ,i c\ld he> t old adorable hum1 ! quick patt] ( typewrit]s1 voices on ! copy desk t]sely discuss+ ! +5i\s m9uti ( ! job4 ,no man :o has dabbl$1 ev] s amateuri%ly1 9 t spirit$ *ild's-play outgr[s its irrational & cursd *>m4 ,ov] miles ( telephone wire t drugg+ hum came back to my e>1 t furi\s & bewild]+ pulse ( excitem5t :i* seems s frantically important & really means s little4 ,o _w s happy1 s amus+1 s g5]\sly emotional1 s exempt f ! p5alty ( ?\ght6 ,_w t deals ) qua9tly codifi$ & ab/ract$ notions ( life6 ,h[ idle to ask :e!r newspap]s tell ! tru?6 ,) tru? !y h little conc]n4 ,_! trade is 9 facts2 l all prosp]\s tradesm5 !y are reasonably consci5ti\s4 ,to belittle newspap]s = n tell+ ! tru? is z silly z to reg>d !m z tra9+-gr\nd = lit]ature4 ,lit]ature & j\rnalism r>ely ov]lap4 ,= ! newspap] _w1 t va/1 brightly col\r$1 cont5ti\s1 & phantasmagoric picture ( life t x evolves = its read]s1 is mo/ly a spuri\s _w evolv$ = hurri$ & ignorant p4 ,x is a _w s happily out ( t\* ) ! _w ( philosophy t :51 on r>e occasions1 ! newspap]s get w9d ( ! ?+s t philosoph]s habitually & calmly discuss1 x causes a t]rible to-d 9 ! headl9es4 ,! _w ( newspap] ?9k+ is almo/ ! la/ resort ( ! truly *ildi% 9 he>t4 ,) pr9cely accuracy is x call$ 8! newspap] game40 ,*ildr5 are n fri5dly to philosophy1 nor ho/ile4 ,!y are simply n aw>e x exi/s4 ,& ! game ( newspap]s1 :i* ,i greatly love1 be+ at he>t no philosoph]1 is enorm\sly important4 ,! prevail+ temp]am5t ( its play]s is wor? c>eful /udy4 ,! m]e exi/5ce ( newspap]s is a pro( ( ! religi\s in/9ct among m51 t passionate int]e/ 9 "o ano!r :i* implies t we are all gossips toge!r4 ,gossips are p :o h only "o relative 9 common1 b t relative ! highe/ possible2 namely1 ,god4 ,!re is truly "s /range analogy betwe5 *ur* & press4 ,:e!r x is ! successful newspap]'s ta/e = mak+ itself cl]ical 9 ar*itecture1 or ! successful *ur*'s appetite = front-page controv]sy2 :e!r x is t !y bo? make ! cruelle/ & deadlie/ ( enemies if annoy$2 :e!r x is t ! newspap] c>ries on ! m$ieval *ur*'s lu/ ( p]secution2 or t !y bo? mobilize = w> soon] ?an any "o else2 or t bo? are vehicles ( great realities1 b vehicles s gorge\sly me*aniz$ & ritual$ t ! pass5g] has almo/ be5 =gott5--:atev] ! basis ( ! analogy may be1 ,i am n sure2 b ,i feel x to be !re4 ,j\rnalism1 l e skill$ mti]1 t5ds to become a sort ( prie/hood4 ,all su* pr(essional gr\ps admit ) cynical or humor\s read9ess1 inside ! circle1 tru?s t x is unmann]ly to gossip abroad4 ,b n[ & !n "s happy memb] feels he has absorb$ en\gh hokum to la/ him = a reasonable lifetime4 ,he has enjoy$1 p]haps ev5 pr(it$ by1 ! %>p *ildi%ness ( t way ( life4 ,he escapes = a "t1 ) aspiration to ?9k x ov]4 ,he we>ies ( ! tragic +5uity ( m5 at conceal+ _! real ?\ghts4 ,!re are no long] any codes ( mann]s to be consid]$1 any possibly t5d] read]s to be %elt]$1 any p[]ful patrons to be placat$4 ,( c\rse g5u9ely deta*$ ?9k+1 ev5 if x 7 possible1 is likely to be disc\rag$2 = deta*m5t is always assum$ to be malignant4 ,b1 anyh[1 let's be at lea/ l s _m h\ses 9 ! suburbs1 semi-deta*$4 ,yes1 !re is a sort ( spr+ fev] ( ! s\l1 a seizure :51 9 mom5ts ( gold5 tranquil intuition1 we see ,lucretius's 8coa/s ( light40 ,we w\ld hope to sav\r1 z he bids u1 n m]ely ! honey t is greas$ r\nd ! rim ( ! cup--! honey ( our daily amusem5t & di/raction--b ev5 ! *ill purg+ wormwood ( ! draft4 ,sudd5ly ! quotidian employ1 ! haggl+ scruples ( detail1 seem /rangely insignificant4 ,languor & lassitude & uneasy hank]+ p]vade ! _s--an intimation ( une>?l9ess4 ,!re is passion to g seek+ 8^? ?+s t are requisite & necess>y40 ,9 ,walt's noble phrase1 8to sign = s\l & body40 ,!n1 una%am$ ( ! hung] & tr\ble ( human spirits1 x seems irrelevant ei!r to *aff or to praise ! de> f>ce ( life4 ,"o dreams ( utt]+ only "s small granule ( brok5 tru?1 some?+ m ?an ! jocund trick]y ( ! press4 ,e philosoph] is a humori/ :o has be5 squeez$4 ,& ! newspap] man1 odd z ?is may s\nd1 is n ! lea/ appropriate /ud5t to pursue ! w+y my/]ies 9 div9ity4 ,= he is k9spirit ( ! p>son 9 ?is1 t *ur* & press are p]haps ! two pr(essions t h mo/ frankly reg>d$ !mselves z sep>ate e/ates1 above & ap>t f ! common man4 ,! prie/ e/eems himself ! vic> ( ,god4 ,! pressman appo9ts himself vic> ( ,news4 ,! prie/ transmits to ! congregation z mu* ( ,god's do+s z he ?9ks w be n too emb>rass+ = !m to he>4 ,& ! newspap] man lays b>e t portion ( ! ev5t :i* he consid]s ! public w be mo/ anxi\s to pay =4 ,bo? are an?ologi/s4 ,= "s "t ,i _h be5 sav+ clipp+s ( newspap] /ories ab\t rec5t religi\s controv]sy4 ,i meant to sit d[n "s ev5+ & read !m ?r\gh1 pati5tly1 to see h[ mu* humane s5se ,i c\ld w9n[4 ,b ,i f\nd ,i c\ld n =ce my eyes ?r\gh !m4 ,= ! sake ( record1 to notify ! qua9tness ( mank9d1 ,i copi$ d[n a few ( ! headl9es4 8,,*ri/ ,,held ,,div9e ,,or ,,illegitimate3 ,dr4 ,pett+ill ,makes ,bapti/s ,gasp by ,/rong ,def5se ( ,virg9 ,bir?40 7,new ,york ,_w47 ,,dr4 ,,gu?rie ,,f9ds ,,yule ,,all ,,pagan3 ,/4 ,m>k's ,rector ,says ,gift ,cu/om ,0 ,roman1 ,mi/letoe ,celtic & ,tree ,teutonic4 7,new ,york ,times47 ,,mod]nism ,,f\nd ,,"h ,,mid ,,rituals1 ,,dogma ,,mid ,,gl>e4 7,new ,york ,ev5+ ,po/47 ,,dr4 ,,gu?rie ,,sc5ts ,,cla%es ,,to ,,come4 7,new ,york ,times47 ,& s on4 ,i ?rew ! mass ( clipp+s into ! fire4 ,& yet ?r\gh\t ^? nave burbl+s ! read] felt a /range mixture ( exhil>ation & disgu/4 ,= ! newspap]s1 ) _! un]r+ in/9ct1 realize t m5 are ke5ly & desp]ately int]e/$ 9 ^! matt]s4 ,hidd5 inside t my/]i\s c>cass1 y\r neighb\r1 is ! univ]sal cry1 8,i want to be happy60 ,& ) all _! agile & cauti\s skill at hid+ :at !y really ?9k1 m5 wildly crave ^? lib]at+ sorc]ies 7liquor & love & laught]1 p]haps ev5 lit]ature1 too7 t roll away ! /one f ! door ( ! he>t4 ,yet p]haps no man 9 8 s5ses talks ab\t religion except = ! pleasure ( ! talk1 :i* is a suffici5t human excuse4 ,= ! less we talk ab\t religion1 probably1 ! ne>] we come to ! he>t ( x4 ,by religion we mean1 ,i suppose1 our ligatures ) an unse5 _w--a _w n realiz$1 z ,wordswor? says 9 ^? 8,intimations0 t are a :ole pray]-book 9 !mselves4 ,!re are 8high in/9cts10 he tells u1 be=e :i* we tremble 8l a guilty ?+ surpris$40 ,our guilt1 surely1 is t we "k ourselves to h be5 s we>ily & p]v]sely disloyal to t unse5 _w ( beauty & ec/asy2 & our surprise1 t :5 we escape into ! hone/ solitudes ( ! m9d we f9d x wait+ = u4 ,!re is a great say+ to ! effect t :]ev] two or ?ree are ga!r$ toge!r1 ,i %all be among y4 ,b1 alas6 x is ev5 m true p]haps 7"o mu/ n =get a pl5ty ( p]hapses7 t :]ev] two or ?ree are ga!r$ toge!r1 !re ,i am n4 ,human meet+ introduces awkw>dly human difficulties & emb>rassm5ts4 ,x introduces1 = in/ance1 vanity & humility1 bo? awkw>d encumbrances to tru?4 ,is !re a man :o does n "k1 sorr[fully1 t he is mu* 8bett] company0 :5 he is alone8 ,z old ,doctor ,donne f\nd 9 ! abs5ce ( 8 mi/ress1 !re is a 8close corn] ( ! bra90 :]e ! pure/ & lovelie/ embraces are possible4 ,( all mi/resses1 ! faire/ & ! f>!/ away is ,tru?4 ,god is kn[n1 if at all1 9 solitude4 #c ,! !ological bick]+s ( our "t & _! 8t9cture ( *ol]10 z ,hobbes w\ld say1 are due p]haps to ! unev5 progress ( a great %ift 9 ! human notion ( ,god4 ,! primitive imag9ation ( ,deity is (t5 ( a gigantic omnipot5t & omnipres5t p]sonality4 ,!n1 lat]1 m5 come to ?9k ( ,god z a k9d ( =ce or law1 or a h>mony among inf9ite laws & =ces4 ,?is process ( magnify+ ,god f a p]son to a 8f>-(f ,div9e ,ev5t0 proce$s unev5ly1 z d all ideas4 ,& !re is no squabbl+ s viol5t z t betwe5 p :o accept$ an idea ye/]day & ^? :o w accept ! same idea to-morr[4 ,m important ?an ! novelty ( ideas is ! diff]5tial 9 ! rate at :i* p accept !m4 ,or x might ev5 be put ! o!r way r\nd--! rate at :i* ideas accept p z vehicles4 ,an idea (t5 hops into a p]son & uses him1 m or less z we hop into taxicabs4 ,b]n>d ,%aw rem>k$1 n unwisely1 t 8 8,irrational ,knot0 0 a fir/ try 7on ! "p ( 8! ,life ,=ce07 to get ! !me ( 8,a ,doll's ,h\se0 writt5 9 ,engli%4 ,rob9son ,crusoe's religion 0 m]ely a calculus ( p]sonal b5efit4 ,:5 he f\nd t ! se$s he ?rew away _h spr\t$ & come up1 he sudd5ly rememb]$ ! goodness ( ,god4 ,b gradually m5 t5d to rise suffici5tly above _! own pangs & pleasures to reli% ! conception ( a va/] ,god--a ,god :o does n ev5 "k t we exi/4 ,!re are /ill1 a/\nd+ z x seems1 actual & liv+ p>sons :o tell u t ! ,museum ( ,natural ,hi/ory is an affront to ! ,deity4 ,_! simplicity is z delightful z t ( ,edmund ,gosse's fa!r 7if y rememb] t great book1 8,fa!r & ,son074 ,! rock t 8 reason split ^u 0 ! problem :e!r ,adam & ,eve1 creat$ de novo1 _h navels4 ,!re are o!rs :o f9d 9 ! spid] webs & r$wood r+s ( ! museum a p[]ful impulse to wond] & praise4 ,at any rate1 ?is process ( magnify+ ,god f an invisible bi%op ( friable temp] to a univ]sal phantom ( legality is :at ,?omas ,h>dy _h 9 m9d :5 he urg$ 8! ab&onm5t ( ! mascul9e pron\n 9 allusions to ! ,fundam5tal ,en]gy40 ,nor1 on consid]ation1 d we f9d ! mascul9e pron\n a symbol ( su* b5evol5t maje/y t x ne$ mu* long] be reta9$ z spokesman = ,deity4 ,x is necess>y = man to "k1 z a/ronom]s d1 ! inconceivable m9ut5ess ( himself & 8 affairs4 ,yet1 kn[+ 8 unimportance1 x is equally urg5t = man to act z ?\gh 8 bus9ess 7 mom5t\s4 ,= ! :ole intellectual life is bas$ ^u p>adox & da9ty artifice4 ,& "h we enc\nt] "s fundam5tal *>act]i/ics ( human behavi\r :i* are highly int]e/+4 ,fir/ ( all1 man is ord]ly4 ,f9d+ himself 9 a grotesquely complicat$ univ]se1 he ha/ily tries to r$uce :at he sees to "s g5]al pr9ciples4 ,he concocts helpful =mul1 rules ( ?umb1 mnemonic rhymes1 all sorts ( prov]bs1 to simplify matt]s4 ,!re has be5 a r absurd eag]ness on ! "p ( ! newspap]s to reproa* ! *ur* = its adh]5ce to =malism4 ,b man is a =mula-be>+ animal4 ,& ,i d\bt if ! mo/ rigid bi%op :o ev] liv$ 0 m at ! m]cy ( ritual & =mulat$ ways ( expression ?an ! av]age city editor4 ,an incid5t may be z int]e/+ z y please1 b unless x fits into 8 c>efully ratioc9at$ s*eme ( :at con/itutes a 8/ory0 & h[ x %\ld be 8play$10 x gets little att5tion4 ,i h m5tion$ ! ,museum ( ,natural ,hi/ory2 let's take x aga9 z an illu/ration4 ,i took !re a small girl f\r ye>s old4 ,at fir/ %e 0 appall$ & horrifi$ by ! ?+s %e saw4 ,live animals1 at ! zoo1 %e 0 famili> )4 ,b ^! s g5u9e-look+ & yet motionless creatures1 plausible en\gh 9 _! syn!tic facsimile surr\nd+s1 yet ) a gruesome air ( n-q-rightness--%e 0 badly puzzl$4 ,!y fitt$ into no preconceiv$ frame 9 h] small m9d4 8,are !y real1 ,daddy80 %e inquir$4 8,!y 7 once real1 & n[ are /uff$10 ,i said4 ,h] eag] m9d leap$ at ?is4 ,"h 0 a happy little =mula4 ,& at e succe$+ specim51 :e!r a wolf or a puma or a walrus or a :ale1 ) monoton\s insi/5ce %e ask$1 8,is x real & /uff$80 ,to :i* ,i repli$1 ea* "t1 ) pati5t repetition1 8,yes1 real & /uff$40 ,x satisfi$ h] p]fectly until we came to ! figures ( ,indians & ,eskimos4 ,"h a new =mula _h to be devis$1 t !y 7 8,n real1 b made to look l x40 ,^! trifl+ /atem5ts made ! museum1 = h]1 a rational & n too t]rify+ place4 ,once 9 a :ile1 if y are fond ( self-scrut9y1 y w cat* y\rself 9 ! v act ( creat+ or p>rot+ "s useful =mula4 ,=mul sw>m 9 ! m9d j z birds d 9 an or*>d4 ,& ?\gh !y de/roy "s fruit1 !y also help to ext]m9ate less] v]m9 :i* might d mu* h>m4 ,= ! mo/ "p we are all m]cifully unaw>e ( our dep5d5ce on !m4 ,secondly1 !n1 once =mul are made1 ano!r subtle trick ( ! m9d ent]s into function4 ,man's sov]eign faculty ( pret5se works ^u !m4 ,he p]suades himself t ^! little rites & %ort-cuts are n really made by himself1 b t !y are sacr$4 ,man's capacity = pret5se1 ,i d>e say1 has be5 ! only ?+ t has kept him go+ 9 a r\gh1 bruis+ _w4 ,he has f\nd1 ?r\gh\t hi/ory1 t ! p]colation ( c]ta9 fictions into affairs made ord] & gov]nm5t m easy4 ,inde$ ! numb] ( g5]ally accept$ fictions 9 curr5cy is n su* a bad te/ ( civilization3 ! m su* h>mless pret5ses1 ! pleasant] life is4 ,! div9e "r ( k+s 0 "o great fiction t _h a long s]ial c>e] & gradually tap]$ (f4 ,oliv] ,cromwell 8,g>r$ k+s k5 !y _h a li? 9 _! necks02 ! ,pr9ce ( ,wales's horses seem to h sugge/$ ! same ?+4 ,t adorable old %rew1 ,?omas ,hobbes1 ^: wise & racy survey ( human foibles might almo/ h made any subsequ5t palav] unnecess>y1 _h p pati5ce to read 8,levia?an0 n[adays1 is copi\s 9 in/ance ( m5's love ( /&+ 89 awe ( _! own imag9ations40 ,we are all quick to believe any?+1 he rem>ks1 f tea*]s :o c 8) g5tl5ess & dext]ity take hold ( our fe> & ignorance40 ,:]eas any tru?1 no matt] h[ rationally arriv$ at1 t c\nt]s our passion & int]e/1 we naturally reject4 8,i d\bt n b10 says ! d>l+ old cynic1 8if x _h be5 a ?+ contr>y to any man's "r ( dom9ion t ! ?ree angles ( a triangle %\ld be equal to two angles ( a squ>e1 t doctr9e %\ld h be51 if n disput$1 yet by ! burn+ ( all books ( geometry1 suppress$40 ,ma/] ,hobbes is v jolly1 too1 on a matt] t has int]e/$ e ?\ghtful obs]v] s9ce civilization began--t religion is always he>tily fav\r$ by prosp]\s p4 ,obvi\sly2 = x is a /abiliz+ =ce4 ,i 0 greatly /ruck1 approa*+ ,pittsburgh on ! tra91 pass+ ?r\gh a black1 c9d]$ region :]e life mu/ lack _m ( its mo/ h>mless pleasures1 to notice ! a/\nd+ numb] ( *ur*es4 ,^!1 surely1 are n !re )\t "s s\nd social reason4 ,!re are ?ree prime consolations kn[n to man 9 ! difficulty ( 8 life1 ,god1 love1 & money4 ,( any two ( ^! y may deprive him )\t he>+ mu* grumble1 provid$ he has pl5ty ( ! ?ird4 ,b if he lacks all ?ree1 !re is sure to be tr\ble4 ,i h (t5 notic$1 9 burn+ a pile ( dead leaves1 t ! mass t seems burn$ ?r\gh w1 if turn$ ov] ) ! rake1 bur/ into fre% flame4 ,d[n "u ! m\nd1 smo!r$ by weight & clos5ess1 7 _m fragm5ts t ne$$ only air & fre$om to bur/ into gold5 blaze4 ,p]haps x is s ) any indu/rial society4 ,to turn x top to bottom n[ & !n w\ld lib]ate brilliant human combu/ions t n[ lie *ok$4 ,x is a dang]\s doctr9e1 b s are all doctr9es t are any fun4 ,x is a ?or\ghly ,*ri/ian doctr9e1 too4 ,be=e we leave ! topic ( human reli% 9 pret5se1 let's m5tion "o v innoc5t & amus+ example4 ,"o ( ! gay hil>ities ( exi/5ce is ! way ! curr5t social pret5ses %ift & v>y & move 9 recurr+ orbits4 ,! nglig ( "o p]iod becomes ! haut ton ( ! next4 ,a few ye>s ago1 dur+ a v sev]e w9t]1 x became ! mode = "y wom5 to g trapes+ ab\t 9 galo%es :i* 7 left flopp+ly unbuckl$4 ,:at1 !n1 d we see8 ,a ye> or s lat] galo%es are put on ! m>ket1 v cunn+ly devis$ ) droop+ webb$ tops to look z ?\gh !y 7 c>elessly left undone4 ,^! at once became1 p>ticul>ly 9 ru/ic high s*ools1 excell5tly de rigueur4 ,x 0 a da9tily accurate exposition ( our human ta/e = illusion4 ,& ! ?ird fundam5tal *>act]i/ic t ,i am ?9k+ ( is our univ]sal liability to habit4 ,?is is too famili> = comm5t4 ,take m]ely "o in/ance :i* has pleas+ analogies4 ,suppose y g to a small hab]da%] to buy a pair ( socks4 ,9 paym5t1 y give him a five-doll> gold piece4 ,z he makes *ange1 he is obscurely tr\bl$4 ,he w ask if y hav5't a bill in/ead4 ,he doesn't reli% t co91 because he isn't us$ to x4 ,yet1 if ,i und]/& correctly1 gold is ! only g5u9e money !re is2 all ! o!r /uff is m]ely money by conv5tion4 ,& h[ beautifully valid 9 reg>d to tru? z well4 ,half-tru?s to :i* m5 are accu/om$ are s mu* easi] to pass ?an ! gold5 m9tage !y r>ely enc\nt]6 ,:at 0 x ,mr4 ,don ,m>quis has rem>k$3 8,if y make p ?9k !y ?9k1 !y'll love y4 ,if y really make !m ?9k1 !y'll hate y40 #d ,c]ta9ly ^! ?ree co]cive factors1 & _m o!rs1 too1 be> /rangely ^u all our attempts to ?9k4 ,! beauty & ! happ9ess ( religion1 p]haps1 lie 9 ! fact t x has little to d ) ?9k+4 ,z f> z any man kn[s1 up to n[1 ! univ]se is insoluble2 & ! m9d1 ard5t p>ticle1 r res5ts insolubility4 ,x res5ts ! solemn circl+ ( ! ,dipp]1 se5 f ! front por* e cle> night4 ,fill+ itself ) sl[ d>kness1 g5tly tilt+ & dra9+ aga91 x too cruelly rem9ds u ( ! ord]ly imm5sities ( space4 ,& religion may v well be consid]$ a =m ( art & ( ane/hetic to s(t5 ! onset ( t insolv5cy4 ,x is reason's petition 9 bankruptcy1 8to dr[n ! memory ( t insol5ce40 ,if x makes u happy1 we ne$ inquire no fur!r2 = happ9ess is :at all pursue4 ,p]haps1 inde$1 we are b memor&a 9 ! note-book ( ! cosmic ,au?or1 jott+s ( "s /ory t fla%$ into ,8 m9d "o day1 b :i* ,he did n tr\ble to write4 ,s we are hunt+1 hunt+ endlessly = ! re/ ( ! plot4 ,or we are surf-ba!rs 9 an ocean :]e "o /ep c>ries u beyond our dep?4 ,accept any figure ( spee* t appeals to y4 ,no "w ( art or lit]ature yet1 s f> z ,i "k1 has giv5 an adequate pres5tm5t ( ! glory & agony & mir? & excitem5t ( be+ alive4 ,suppose "s visitor f ano!r planet dropp$ 9 = an ev5+ & c\ld communicate 8 inquisition4 ,we want$ to give him j "o book t w\ld (f] a picture1 tru/wor?y1 frank1 recognizable1 ( ! life we h kn[n--man's long campaign ) nature1 ) o!r m51 ) woman1 ) himself4 ,"s sugge/ 8,c&ide10 b ,i f9d t great book too pitiless4 ,"s1 ,br[ne's 8,religio ,m$ici10 b is x n too witty8 ,we might1 9 a ha/y ransack ( ! %elves1 l+] mom5tly ^u ,boswell or ,walt ,:itman or ,%akesp]e's ,sonnets or 8,moby ,dick02 or ^u ! ,book ( ,common ,pray] or a photograph ( ,gozzoli's 8,viaggio dei ,re ,magi40 ,b n ev5 ^! w\ld duly s]ve4 ,x w\ld h to be an an?ology1 ,i fe>2 p]haps ,rob]t ,bridges's 8,_s ( ,man10 ?\gh x %\ld really h a /\t] infusion ( ! sev5te5? c5tury1 :5 ,god-intoxicat$ & ,eros-madd5$ poets l ,john ,donne & ,&rew ,m>vell utt]$ _! ec/atic & magnanim\s despair4 ,& t br+s u to ano!r cusp 9 ?is only too risible ind5t ^u ! inf9ite4 ,religion is an attempt1 a noble attempt1 to sugge/ 9 human t]ms m-?an-human realities4 ,! seat ( ,pet] has always la9 beyond ! ,alps4 ,! *ur*1 l ! poet1 is an ambassador f abroad2 f ! /range/ ( c\ntries1 t ly+ )9 our own bosoms4 ,& :at is ! virtue ( an ambassador8 ,surely1 tact4 ,! "o ?+ t makes ambassadors useless or dang]\s is too great a ze/ to blurt out tru?s t _m ( u "k1 b h agre$ n to emphasize4 ,he ?9ks 9 ! language ( 8 homel&2 he mu/ speak--?\gh always1 we tru/1 ) w9n+ly =eign acc5t--! tongue to :i* he is accr$it$4 ,! ambassador kn[s1 bett] ?an any o!r1 t tru? is condim5t1 n diet4 ,x is r\gh mann]s to %ove tru? at p :5 !y are n expect+ x4 ,!re is always *>m+ significance 9 popul> phrases4 8,! dreadful tru?0 is su* a "o4 ,tru? is always dread$1 n s mu* because x is gruesome or tragic1 b because x is s (t5 absurd4 ,! *ur*1 !n1 comes be=e u z envoy f ! _w ( _s to ! _w ( fle%2 & "h is ! anomaly1 t only too probably ^! worlds h small int]e/ 9 common4 ,s is our envoy b demi-pot5ti>y4 ,9 m$ieval "t ! problem 0 simple2 fle% & _s 7 assum$ to be deadly enemies "o ( ! o!r4 ,b n[adays we lean t[>d a casui/ry f> m p]plex$2 t body is s\l's noble/ ally1 t :atev] makes fle% satiate & m]ry is s mu* ga9 = s\l4 ,bli!1 ruddy doctr9e6 ,yet1 sadly en\gh1 x is ev5 possible t tru? is nei!r ,trojan nor avoirdupois4 ,fle% & _s sometimes look t]ribly incomm5surable4 ,sa9t ,paul did n fully plumb ! real trag$y ( ! situation4 ,! mo/ bitt] wisdom ( ! human voice is ! v opposite ( ,paul's cry4 ,transpose x s3 ,video det]iora proboque1 meliora sequor4 ,body & s\l1 ti$ toge!r back to back1 see diff]5t realms ( sky4 ,& ! inn]mo/ capsule ( m9d1 t v ,i ( v ,i1 ?\gh wret*$ly at ! m]cy ( pa9s & lu/s1 is yet also oddly deta*$4 ,sitt+ 9 ! d5ti/'s *air1 ! inn]mo/ self says3 8,"h we are4 ,?is is t]rible4 ,n[ he is go+ to hurt me4 ,is x ! ess5tial me he is go+ to hurt1 or is x j ! make-believe me80 ,b :5 ! pang comes1 !n truly = an in/ant all me's :atsoev] coalesce into "o indignant crav5 :ole4 ,yet ev5 9 t horrid %udd] ,i ?9k we are obscurely aw>e t x is n our ess5ce t surr5d]s4 ,t volatile quiddity has retreat$ 9 disgu/1 loa? to att5d ! deplorable sc5e4 ,he is z *e]fully reg>dless ( body z is ! t5ant ( a h\se he has m]ely r5t$1 & = r less ?an value4 ,he is1 p]haps1 n unlike ! fire on ! he>?1 ! brightness & w>m c5tre ( ! home1 yet c>+ n\ght = y\r *]i%$ odds & ends4 ,:at's ,hecuba to him8 ,giv5 a *ance1 t same dome/ic emb] w\ld dev\r ! :ole build+2 & is no diff]5t1 9 ess5ce1 f ! ro>+ /ream]s t once ran wild 9 ,baltimore & ,san ,francisco4 ,i knew a lovely & ?\ghtful woman :o1 ) a few o!r adepts1 us$ to d graceful figure-skat+ on ! f> side ( a college skat+-pond4 ,!re1 9 a quiet little cove ( cle> ice1 ap>t f ! cr[d & ! rhy?mic1 holl[ und]song ( ! :ole vibrat+ lake1 ?is little gr\p swung & twirl$4 ,i c see h] small sl5d] figure1 h] bright *eek1 ! lovely float & spread ( h] skirt z %e curv$ & pois$ 9 t /eely waltz+4 ,college /ud5ts & wild hockey b]s]ks & miscellane\s small fry scuttl$ & c>e]$ ab\t2 n[ & !n a rubb] puck w\ld skim across ! ice1 & l a pack ( h\nds ! b>b>ian r\t w\ld sweep ^u t tranquil %ore ( ! pond4 ,= a mom5t ! p5sive skat]s w\ld be blott$ out by swirl+ movem5t--clatt]+ /icks1 r++ skates1 noisy %\ts4 ,!n ! rabble w\ld :irl away4 ,! fancy skat]s w\ld be se5 aga92 & t lonely figure1 sw++1 lean+ 9 airy curves1 aw>e ( x all ) ?\ghtful eyes a little sp>k$ ) annoyance1 alo( f ! turmoil1 yet n unk9dly s4 ,n o!rwise1 p]haps1 our hidd5 capsule ( id5tity is a solit>y skat]4 ,! wild ru% ( emotions1 desires1 passions1 timidities1 comes te>+ across ! pond2 lonely ,diana is hidd51 ev5 %\ld]$ (f h] lagoon ( cle> cry/al4 ,b !n !y g racket+ away4 ,! pir\ette beg9s aga91 & ! s\l is happy ) h] own conc]ns4 ,:at language1 !n1 is our ambassador to utt]1 deal+ ) two worlds appall+ly incongru\s8 ,is x /range if1 l ! re/ ( u1 he falls back ^u prud5tial & *e]y approximations8 ,t witty writ] ,/ella ,b5son m5tions 9 "o ( h] novels 78,! ,poor ,man07 a "* :o 8knew too well ! difficulties & dang]s ( be+ alive to despise ^? :o s\ght = safety 9 tremul\s platitudes40 #e ,speak+ ( ambassadors !re 0 "o 9 ! sixte5? c5tury :o told ! foll[+ /ory3 ,at ,con/ant9ople ,i saw an ,old ,man1 :o1 aft] he _h tak5 a ,cup ( ,w9e 9 8 ,h& to ,dr9k1 u'd fir/ to make a hide\s ,noise2 ,i ask$ 8 ,fri5ds1 ,:y he did s8 ,!y answ]$ me1 t1 by ?is ,outcry1 he did1 z x 71 w>n 8 ,s\l to retire to "s secret ,corn] ( 8 ,body1 or else1 :olly to ,emigrate1 & pass out ( x1 t x might n be guilty ( t ,s9 :i* he 0 ab\t to ,commit1 nor be defil$ ) ! ,w9e t he 0 ab\t to guzzle d[n4 ,?is humor\s anci5t 0 n unlike ! mod]n newspap] man4 ,! hide\s noise ( ! press1 its consci5ce-annull+ ha/e1 its s5se ( p[] & almo/ uncontradictable c]ta9ty1,a are :at he employs to w>n 8 s\l1 8 reason1 n to look ov] 8 %\ld] :ile he is at "w4 ,! fact is t ! :ole +5i\s me*anism ( a newspap] is s automatically conjo9t$ & revolves s rapidly t by %e] fury & spe$ ( movem5t x takes on a k9d ( syn!tic life ( its own4 ,x c\ld well be imag9$ ?und]+ r\nd & r\nd ( its own accord 9 a great jovial1 %\t+ /upor4 ,a lead+ editorial1 te>+ passions to tatt]s1 c\ld arise by spontane\s combu/ion1 exhal+ itself someh[ f ! g5]al upro> & joy4 ,virg9 bir? w\ld be no miracle 9 a newspap] (fice3 ,i h se51 & myself committ$1 editorial matt] ^: p>5t _h nev] be5 approa*$ by any sir+ intellig5ce4 ,or1 9 ! case ( ! report]1 pa9fully tra9$ 9 a g5]\s human skepticism1 en=c$ /ud5t ( ! way p behave & ! way ?+s happ51 al]t to disc]n ! ov]tones ( irony & pa?os 9 ! ev5t1 y might expect him to be ! lea/ cr$ul\s ( be+s4 ,if s1 ! g5]al flav\r ( ! press little repres5ts him4 ,he acquiesces1 consci\sly or unconsci\sly1 9 ! fact t 9 all b a few really intellig5t j\rnals ! news columns are edit$ d[n to ! level ( ! proprietor's intellig5ce1 or :at ! active manag]s imag9e to be ! proprietor's ta/e4 ,n 9 facts1 b 9 ! tone adopt$ 9 sett+ out ^? facts4 ,an ,index ,expurgatorius is issu$ = (fice guidance1 li/s made ( words & phrases n to be m5tion$ 9 news /ories4 ,! m ess5tially vulg> a pap] is1 ! m cauti\s x w be n to use words ! manag+ editor believes dirty4 8,obsc5e10 = example1 is delet$1 & ! truly disgu/+ ^w 8spicy0 is sub/itut$4 ,& ! report] himself hav+ acquiesc$1 x is n unnatural t ! read]s ( ! pap] d also4 ,! great majority ( !m1 tippl+ _! cu/om>y %eet day aft] day ) ! regul>ity ( dram-fi5ds1 are s indurat$ to ! grotesque psy*ology ( ! m popul> news columns t to f9d a pap] habitually speak+ recognizable mod]ate s5se w\ld afflict !m ) a w>m? ( indec5cy & dismay4 ,! daily j\rnals give !m ! same pleasure t ! s]ial p>ts ( ,dick5s's novels gave ! e>ly ,victorians eighty & n9ety ye>s ago4 ,s we h ! agreeable p>adox t ^! pap]s we see all r\nd u1 ro>+ _! navets & sc&als1 are writt5 & compil$ by ^? :o are1 z individuals1 /udi\s1 s]5e1 & g5tly acetic skeptics4 ,x is an ent]ta9+ ?\ght4 ,if x is true1 ,i believe x is due to :at ,i ?9k ( z ! c>buretor-adju/m5t ( ! human m9d1 a delicate1 unconsci\s1 & cont9u\s process4 ,x pleases me to imag9e t 9 ! intellect !re is a valve t regulates ! mixture ( tru? & conv5tion t we utt]1 j z gasol5e & heat$ air are mix$ & vaporiz$ 9 ! c>buretor ( an eng9e4 ,:5ev] we meet any "o1 or at any rate any /rang]1 we are likely to be on our gu>d4 ,we h our own little private res]voir ( s9c]ity1 b we don't int5d to draw on x too l>gely until we "k we are safe4 ,!re are "s p1 z y mu/ h notic$1 to :om x is almo/ impossible to say a ^w ( :at y really believe4 ,accord+ly1 automatically & almo/ unconsci\sly1 we make a m5tal adju/m5t ( our 8mixture40 ,we admit into x j z mu* tru? z we believe ! o!r is likely to reli%1 or will+ to receive4 ,b we may h made a bad guess4 ,! conv]sation beg9s to back-fire4 ,t means ! mixture is too 8lean40 ,v well2 pull out ! *oke1 enri* x ) m c&\r1 all goes delightfully4 ,too 8ri*0 a mixture1 h[ev]1 is1 e me*anician kn[s1 z bad z too 8lean40 ,! m9d gets cru/$ ) c>bon--unassimilat$ tru?4 ,! analogy seems to me highly applicable1 ev5 d[n to ! infusion ( :at us$ to be call$1 9 a bygone slang1 8hot air40 ,?r\gh ?is ne$le-valve1 = ! mo/ "p unconsci\sly1 we regulate our m5tal ignition4 ,all ?is1 z y %all see pres5tly1 has its j be>+ on our topic ( religion4 ,we ne$1 b are little likely to get1 a new 8,areopagitica0 to lib]ate our press f its *e]y bondage ( vulg>ity & slip-slop ?9k+4 ,! newspap] man :o has pride 9 8 hon\rable tradition may well feel grim to see ! ?+s he has sweat = traffick$ across c\nt]s l bundles ( m]*&ise2 yes1 & to see ! transaction applaud$ by em95t /atesm5 & div9es :o feel ! ne$ ( a front-page quote4 ,a little pride is desirable n[ & !n2 yes1 9 ,god's "n1 a little pride1 g5tlem54 ,we :o h liv$1 z be/ we c\ld1 = ! dec5cy ( lett]s2 :o h vigil$ ) ,*auc] & tak5 w9e ) ,desc>tes & *ang$ op9ion ) ,doctor ,johnson1 are we to be hir$ to & fro by ! g5ial huck/]s :o "k ! art ( pr9t *iefly z a rapid factory = gaily t9t$ palav]8 ,9 8 tight place1 beset by d\bts j z acute z ^? ( ! "y !ologian1 our newspap] man ratioc9ates ^u ! qua9t processes ( m9d4 ,he broods on ! haphaz>d1 int]e/-ta9t$1 & fallible nature ( mo/ mortal op9ion4 ,he /udies ! relativity ( tru? & ! prolif]ation ( rum\r4 ,he notes h[ e ev5t is l a /one ca/ into a pond2 x ejaculates conc5tric vibrations1 wid5+ loops ( he>say4 ,v>y+ lay]s or r+s ( tru? are available = diff]5t classes ( by/&]s1 or by?9k]s4 ,h[ well he kn[s ! que] fact t y c say1 unrebuk$1 9 a weekly :at w\ld nev] pass 9 a daily6 ,y c say /ill m 9 a mon?ly2 9 a qu>t]ly review almo/ all ! beans c be decant$4 ,& 9 a book1 q (t5 y c pr9t y\r surmises 9 full4 ,( c\rse1 to tell exactly :at happ5s1 z ,pepys did1 x is be/ to be dead4 7,h[ odd is ! say+1 8,dead m5 tell no tales40 ,:y1 !y tell ! be/ tales ( all47 ,x does sometimes seem z ?\gh ! m imm$iate read]s !re are = any bit ( pr9t1 ! less c&\r c be ration$ out = ea*4,b ,s e human be+ /&s at ! c5tre ( a little eddy or :irl ( te/imony4 ,if "o c\ld make a map or editor's projection ( him consid]$ z a news item--x w\ld be z complicat$ z an ocean *>t ) fe/oons ( b>ographs & iso!rms1 curves & twi/s & arr[s indicat+ set ( curr5ts1 prevail+ w9ds1 s\nd+s4 ,on su* a *>t1 we w\ld d5ote "h a cyclone ( sc&al1 !re a hot monsoon ( misappreciation1 yond] a /eady trade-w9d ( g5]\s sympa?y4 ,9 an ocean s v>i\s we %\ld f9d our victim lead+ a ?\s& diff]5t phantom lives 9 ! op9ion ( o!rs4 ,if y beg9 to ?9k ab\t ?is sort ( ?+1 ! asylum waits2 = truly1 confront$ by ! alt]nat+ delights & possibilities ( life1 ! m9d is n unlike t *ameleon t w5t mad :5 te!r$ on a ,paisley %awl4 ,! newspap] man1 !n1 beg9s to feel p]haps t x is necess>y = him to und]take ! burd5 ( fidelity to human realities--t burd5 t is (t5 s lightly %rugg$ (f by bi%ops4 ,look+ at ?+s 9 ! l>ge1 or try+ to1 he /rongly suspects t =mal religion1 z we h kn[n x1 is dy+2 loveli] & great] poetries are pu%+ 94 7,!re are ?\s&s ( ye>s /ill to come1 y "k47 ,! highe/ hon\r t he c pay to sacr$ matt]s is to reg>d !m z s ?rill+ly actual t !y c be accept$ into ! great g5]al body ( human life4 ,to reg>d !m1 inde$1 z news1 z ! ^w ,gospel itself sugge/s4 ,x w\ld seem fairly obvi\s t ! miracles & p>ables ( ! ,new ,te/am5t1 l ! v>i\s cre$s !mselves1 7 int5d$ z vivid & /unn+ apologues4 ,to batt] !m d[n to ! level ( facts seems to degrade !m1 z x w\ld be degrad+ to reject ,keats's sonnet because !re are no peaks 9 ! i/hmus ( ,d>i51 & because x wasn't ,cortes4 ,! newspap] man pref]s to take 8 /& ) ,tol/oy1 :o said1 9 t ?rill+ book 8,a ,confession03 8,i wi% to und]/& 9 su* a way t ev]y?+ t is inexplicable %all pres5t itself to me z necess>ily inexplicable40 ,he pref]s t :5 !re is an available & mortally recognizable way ( und]/&+ ?+s1 !y %\ld s be und]/ood4 ,take1 = example1 ! /ory ( ! miracle at ,cana4 ,to a man tra9$ to obs]ve ! delightful ways 9 :i* te/imony arises & is transmitt$1 h[ does t /ory expla9 itself8 ,"h is a w$d+ p>ty1 at :i* appe>s ! amaz+ /rang]4 ,he seems a man m fasc9at+1 m *>m+1 m utt]ly delightful1 ?an any t ^? c\ntry folk h ev] enc\nt]$4 ,!y are all v m]ry1 ! toa/s g r\nd1 ! w9e runs %ort4 ,b ! rul] ( ! fea/1 turn+ to ! /rang]1 says1 prettily en\gh1 ,i ?9k1 8,) y "h1 wat] is z good z w9e40 ,"s "o else takes x up1 e*o+ ! s5tim5t1 seek+ to add to x4 8,"r60 he cries4 8,our fri5d "h makes ! wat] into w9e4 ,"h's to y60 ,& ) fri5dly applause ! ga!r+ ratifies ! complim5t4 ,"o ( ! s]vants ov]he>s1 & c>ries ! incid5t into ! kit*54 ,h[ quickly x gr[s & passes d[n ! village /reet6 8,!y've got "s "o 9 !re :o's turn+ wat] into w9e60 ,c x be d5i$ t ?is is ! way t human ev5ts are report$8 ,let u take an example ( a miracle-g]m 9 our own "t4 ,:5 ,horace ,traubel1 fai?ful & simple-m9d$ disciple ( ,walt ,:itman1 di$ 9 ,septemb]1 #aiai1 8 body 0 tak5 to ! ,community ,*ur*1 at ,p>k ,av5ue & ,?irty-f\r? ,/reet1 ,new ,york1 = ! fun]al s]vice4 ,b :5 ! body rea*$ ! *ur*1 ! little company ( m\rn]s c\ld n ent]2 ! build+ _h sudd5ly caught fire4 ,imag9e ?is episode h&$ d[n ?r\gh g5]ations ( simple p by ^w ( m\?4 ,! intimate disciple ( a great poet1 bo? ( !m impati5t ( ! g5teel religions1 is borne dead to a sacr$ edifice4 ,x bur/s into flame4 ,w\ld t n be tak5 z "s au!ntic ,p5teco/1 & at ! v lea/ z a pro( ( ,walt's div9ity8 ,yet we "k well en\gh t ! ev5t 0 no miracle1 b r :at ,hobbes call$ 8an extraord9>y felicity40 ,!re is "o m ,biblical passage ,i %\ld l to ref] to1 "o t has (t5 be5 consid]$ a knotty say+4 ,x is ! p>able ( ! tal5ts & ! unpr(itable s]vant4 ,i l to conceive ,deity 9 ! guise ( t h>d ma/] :o want$ 8 own ) usury4 8,well10 ,i c imag9e ,god say+ to ! newly dead1 8:at did y ?9k ( t _w ,i gave y80 8,n s bad1 on ! :ole10 replies ! emb>rass$ s\l4 8,:at60 cries ,god4 8,simpleton1 d y mean to say y took x z y f\nd x1 accept$ x1 swall[$ x d[n )\t "q8 ,dep>t f me1 unpr(itable s]vant6 ,y 7 suppos$ to rem\ld x ne>] to y\r he>t's desire1 to create out ( my mat]ials a new _w ( y\r own40 ,old ,doctor ,jewett said to ,m>got ,asqui?1 8,y mu/ believe 9 ,god 9 spite ( :at ! cl]gy say40 ,& truly ,i don't ?9k t any man :o has work$ 9 d[nt[n ,new ,york c be mu* ( an a!i/4 ,9 t great jungle ( viol5t life1 "u ! glitt]+ spires ( su* /eep ca!drals1 he mu/ inevitably be a trifle mad4 ,ev5 ,manhattan1 suppos$ to be mo/ mat]ial ( cities1 is be/ kn[n = ! fanta/ic figure %e cuts aga9/ ! sky4 ,! lovelie/ picture ,i ev] saw ( h] pr(ile 0 a photograph giv5 me by an amateur l5sman :o caught x by accid5t4 ,x %[s t unev5 sc>p ( build+s 9 s(t masses ( d>k & %ad[1 loom+ on a que]ly pebbl$ & fusc\s twilight1 l an eclipse4 ,& ?is1 z my a/oni%$ fri5d le>n$ f 8 film-deal]1 0 an accid5t1 due to mildew on ! gelat94 ,s "s ( ! mo/ lovely visions ( reality are pr9t$ on m9ds t are mildew$4 ,! madman & ! n9compoop (t5 see m beauty ?an ! sane & solid cit4 ,! only possible sugge/ion t "o might humbly v5ture to (f] to ! au?oritative (fic]s ( ,holy ,*ur* is t !y are too sane & too bus9esslike4 ,!y ask u to believe n ?+s t are too h>d1 b too easy4 ,!y are too eag] to lock ! /able door aft] ! ,messiah has be5 /ol54 ,!y h le>n$ ! tricks ( our _w ( fle% s glibly t !y seem sometimes to =get ! mann]s ( t _w ( _s !y are commission$ to repres5t4 ,= ! _w is fasc9at+ & pa9ful beyond human p[] ( te/imony4 ,! be/ ( e life is unpr9table4 ,if "o 7 giv5 five m9utes' w>n+ be=e sudd5 dea?1 five m9utes to say :at x _h all meant to u1 e telephone-boo? w\ld be occupi$ by p try+ to call up o!r p to /amm] t !y lov$ !m4 ,y w\ld want to tell a :ole lot ( p t y love !m1 b _h be5 too clumsy & too %y to admit x4 ,& ! newspap] man himself1 :o bo? loves & hates 8 que] trade1 w\ld be ! fir/ to rememb] t "o always is sev]e/ ) :at "o adores4 ,e movem5t is set 9 "s /range turn+ ( wond]4 ,z a man w sudd5ly discov] 9 himself "s mis]able petty trick ( behavi\r :i*1 he pa9fully realizes1 is a true microcosm & *>act]i/ic ( 8 life z a :ole1 s n[ & !n ) ! _w at l>ge4 ,we are aw>e ( lights & %ad[s & mom5ts ( mill5nium t seem a "p ( "s va/ consi/5cy4 ,y "k ! ?rill ( a lett] or p>cel t comes f "s "o y are fond (1 f> away4 ,z y undo ! /r+1 y say1 fooli%ly1 b ) a g5u9e quav] ( s5tim5t1 8,:5 t 0 ti$ up1 ,s-&-s h&l$ x60 ,well1 !re are in/ants ( prepo/]\s happ9ess1 cle> insight1 t are j l t--little packages ( reality1 ti$ up 9 ! tw9e ( our "t s5se1 t come to u direct1 intact1 f ! et]nity & inf9ity we call ,god4 ,x matt]s little h[ y expla9 t great ^w to y\rself4 ,p]haps y mean by x ! sum total ( all human aw>5esses ( beauty4 ,9 t s5se ( prevail+ lovel9ess we are all obscurely unit$4 ,9 ^? mom5ts1 mom5ts ( heav5ly f>ce & unr$eemable trag$y1 we c =give ourselves = be+ only human4 ,b 9 ^! matt]s sil5ce is ! f9al eloqu5ce4 ,"o does n argue ) moonlight4 ,m5 talk ( 8f9d+ ,god10 b no wond] x is difficult2 ,he is hidd5 9 t d>ke/ ( hid+-places1 y\r own he>t4 ,y y\rself are a "p ( ,him4 ,! *ief dang] is to be too prosaic4 ,any "o :o has ev] done pro(-read+ kn[s ! delici\s fidelity & /rict zeal & madd5+ lit]alness ) :i* ! pr(essional corrector m>ks a galley-pro(4 ,h[ he con/rues ! text accord+ to 8 own rote & rigid s*eme2 h[ he res5ts any unusual use ( words2 h[ he is s busy qu]y+ ?+s t look odd to him t he misses _m ( ! d[nright errors4 ,t is precisely ! attitude ( man t[>d ! univ]se1 :i* he is s d>+ly anxi\s to int]pret 9 "s com=t+ s5se4 ,! j\rnali/1 :atev] 8 s9s & /upidities1 w\ld hope to enjoy ! text ( life 9 ! _s ( a collaborat+ au?or r ?an presume to correct x4 ,& he w n d any great poet1 su* z ,*ri/1 ! di%on\r ( tak+ him too lit]ally4 ,we _c hope until we h le>n$ to despair4 ,let me rem9d y ( "s great l9es by ,&rew ,m>vell3 ,my love is ( a bir? z r>e ,z 'tis = object /range & high3 ,x 0 begott5 by ,despair ,^u ,impossibility4 ,z l9es1 s loves oblique1 may well ,!mselves 9 e angle greet3 ,b ours1 s truly p>allel1 ,?\gh inf9ite1 c nev] meet4 ,,! ,,end ,,footnotes3 ,a ,mr4 ,c4 ,e4 ,montague writes z foll[s ( ! orig9 ( 8 novel ,a ,h9d ,let ,loose1 a witty satire ( newspap] life3 8,x arose f mu* /udy--9 ! c\rse ( my daily "w--( ! editorial articles ( ! be/-reput$ ,engli% pap]s4 ,i f\nd t !y consi/$1 to a wond]fully l>ge p]c5tage1 ( c]ta9 /ock expressions ( positiv5ess1 dislike & contempt4 ,^!1 ,i notic$1 7 s g5]al t !y con/antly recurr$ 9 all sorts ( discussions on v>i\s subjects1 & ! fancy took me t _! use c\ld be c>ri$ fur!r & fur!r until all ref]5ce to any p>ticul> topic vani%$ & no?+ b q g5]al positiv5ess rema9$1 ! ,olympian m5tality & temp] j go+ on ass]t+ !mselves = ass]tion's sake40 ,b ,!re is a v able book call$ ,! ,gospel ,accord+ to ,judas1 writt5 by a pr(essor at a ,we/]n college1 :i* has circulat$ 9 ,,ms4 among publi%]s = t5 ye>s1 )\t yet f9d+ "o :o is will+ to take a *ance on its v rem>kable wit & uniquely orig9al conception ( ! ,new ,te/am5t /ory4 ,i h (t5 wond]$ :e!r x w ev] get pr9t$4 ,,transcrib]',s ,,notes3 ,italiciz$ text is surr\nd$ by und]scores3 italics4 ,obvi\s typographical errors h be5 /&>diz$4 ,inconsi/5cies 9 hyph5ation h be5 /&>diz$4