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Lay Morals

CHAPTER V--THE PHILOSOPHY OF NOMENCLATURE
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In wise pursuance of such views, Mr.John Milton Hengler, who not long since delighted us in this favoured town, has never attempted to write an epic, but has chosen a new path, and has excelled upon the tight-rope.

A marked example of triumph over this is the case of Mr.Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

On the face of the matter, I should have advised him to imitate the pleasing modesty of the last-named gentleman, and confine his ambition to the sawdust.

But Mr.Rossetti has triumphed.
He has even dared to translate from his mighty name-father; and the voice of fame supports him in his boldness.
Dear readers, one might write a year upon this matter.

A lifetime of comparison and research could scarce suffice for its elucidation.


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