The Doctrine of the Life of Man
established after the truth through all his faculties; -- this is the
thought which the literature of this hour meditates and labors to
say. This is that which tunes the tongue and fires the eye and sits
in the silence of the youth. Verily it will not long want articulate
and melodious expression. There is nothing in the heart but comes
presently to the lips. The very depth of the sentiment, which is the
author of all the cutaneous life we see, is guarantee for the riches
of science and of song in the age to come. He, who doubts whether
this age or this country can yield any contribution to the literature
of the world, only betrays his own blindness to the necessities of
the human soul. Has the power of poetry ceased, or the need? Have
the eyes ceased to see that which they would have, and which they
have not? Have they ceased to see other eyes? Are there no lonely,
anxious, wondering children, who must tell their tale? Are we not
evermore whipped by thoughts;
"In sorrow steeped and steeped in love
Of thoughts not yet incarnated?"
The heart beats in this age as of old, and the passions are
busy as ever.
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