omeshallhavesuccessivelydepositedtheirtrophiesintheforumoftheworld.Bysuchapilewemayhopetoscaleheavenatlast.
Theworksofthegreatpoetshaveneveryetbeenreadbymankind,foronlygreatpoetscanreadthem.Theyhaveonlybeenreadasthemultitudereadthestars,atmostastrologically,notastronomically.Mostmenhavelearnedtoreadtoserveapaltryconvenience,astheyhavelearnedtocipherinordertokeepaccountsandnotbecheatedintradebutofreadingasanobleintellectualexercisetheyknowlittleornothingyetthisonlyisreading,inahighsense,notthatwhichlullsusasaluxuryandsuffersthenoblerfacultiestosleepthewhile,butwhatwehavetostandontip-toetoreadanddevoteourmostalertandwakefulhoursto.
Ithinkthathavinglearnedourlettersweshouldreadthebestthatisinliterature,andnotbeforeverrepeatingourababs,andwordsofonesyllable,inthefourthorfifthclasses,sittingonthelowestandforemostformallourlives.Mostmenaresatisfiediftheyreadorhearread,andperchancehavebeenconvictedbythewisdomofonegoodbook,theBible,andfortherestoftheirlivesvegetateanddissipatetheirfacultiesinwhatiscalledeasyreading.ThereisaworkinseveralvolumesinourCirculatingLibraryentitledLittleReading,whichIthoughtreferredtoatownofthatnamewhichIhadnotbeento.Therearethosewho,likecormorantsandostriches,candigestallsortsofthis,evenafterthefullestdinnerofmeatsandvegetables,fortheysuffernothingtobewasted.Ifothersarethemachinestoprovidethisprovender,theyarethemachinestoreadit.TheyreadtheninethousandthtaleaboutZebulonandSephronia,andhowtheylovedasnonehadeverlovedbefore,andneitherdidthecourseoftheirtrueloverunsmooth,—atanyrate,howitdidrunandstumble,andgetupagainandgoon!howsomepoorunfortunategotupontoasteeple,whohadbetterneverhavegoneupasfarasthebelfryandthen,havingneedlesslygothimupthere,thehappynovelistringsthebellforalltheworldtocometogetherandhear,Odear!howhedidgetdownagain!Formypart,Ithinkthattheyhadbettermetamorphoseallsuchaspiringheroesofuniversalnoveldomintomanweathercocks,astheyusedtoputheroesamongtheconstel