But most of the men with whom he took his place were stinted in acquirements, and not over-gifted in intellect, and had no conception or ambition beyond admiring or applauding the behests of one predominant and controlling will.

With the passionate aspirations of the young student they felt no kindred sympathies.

In their hands, political action, for whatever end, sank into a traffic or parade.

Even with such materials he determined to work out his country's redemption, though already satisfied that before such a thing were possible, their habits, feelings, passions and hearts should be entirely changed.

In order to do this, it was necessary he should stoop to the level of their conceptions and capacities.