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pon　the　soul？　　It　is　thus　of　common　note　that　one　may　dislike　or　even　hate　a　particular　style　while　admiring　its　facility；　its　strength；　its　skilful　adaptation　to　the　matter　set　forth。　　Milton；　a　chaster　and　more　unerring　master　of　the　art　than　Shakespeare；　reveals　no　such　lovable　personality。　　While　persons　count　for　much；　style；　the　index　to　persons；　can　never　count　for　little。　　〃Speak；〃　it　has　been　said；　〃that　I　may　know　you〃　…　voice…gesture　is　more　than　feature。　Write；　and　after　you　have　attained　to　some　control　over　the　instrument；　you　write　yourself　down　whether　you　will　or　no。　　There　is　no　vice；　however　unconscious；　no　virtue；　however　shy；　no　touch　of　meanness　or　of　generosity　in　your　character；　that　will　not　pass　on　to　the　paper。　　You　anticipate　the　Day　of　Judgment　and　furnish　the　recording　angel　with　material。　　The　Art　of　Criticism　in　literature；　so　often　decried　and　given　a　subordinate　place　among　the　arts；　is　none　other　than　the　art　of　reading　and　interpreting　these　written　evidences。　　Criticism　has　been　popularly　opposed　to　creation；　perhaps　because　the　kind　of　creation　that　it　attempts　is　rarely　achieved；　and　so　the　world　forgets　that　the　main　business　of　Criticism；　after　all；　is　not　to　legislate；　nor　to　classify；　but　to　raise　the　dead。　　Graves；　at　its　command；　have　waked　their　sleepers；　oped；　and　let　them　forth。　　It　is　by　the　creative　power　of　this　art　that　the　living　man　is　reconstructed　from　the　litter　of　blurred　and　fragmentary　paper　documents　that　he　has　left　to　posterity。





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