The Novelist Must Look On Humanity Without

Dante Himself Is Open To The Suspicion Of Partiality: It Is Said, Not Without Apparent Ground, That He Puts Into Hell All The Enemies Of The Political Cause, Which, In His Eyes, Was That Of Italy And God.

Art Is Expression, And To Have High Expression You Must Have Something High To Express.

It Is Evident That In The Period Designated As That Of The Kings, When Rome Commenced Her Career Of Conquest, She Was, For That Time And Country, A Great And Wealthy City.

Who Can Doubt That Between The English And The French, Between The Scotch And The Irish, There Are Differences Of Character Which Have Profoundly Affected And Still Affect The Course Of History?

As To London We Must Console Ourselves With The Thought That If Life Outside Is Less Poetic Than It Was In The Days Of Old, Inwardly Its Poetry Is Much Deeper.