Мидлмарч

Chapter 15

           prejudices;orwhosebetterenergiesareliabletolapsedownthewrongchannelundertheinfluenceoftransientsolicitations?AllthesethingsmightbeallegedagainstLydgate,butthen,theyaretheperiphrasesofapolitepreacher,whotalksofAdam,andwouldnotliketomentionanythingpainfultothepew-renters.Theparticularfaultsfromwhichthesedelicategeneralitiesaredistilledhavedistinguishablephysiognomies,diction,accent,andgrimaces;fillinguppartsinveryvariousdramas.Ourvanitiesdifferasournosesdo:allconceitisnotthesameconceit,butvariesincorrespondencewiththeminutiaeofmentalmakeinwhichoneofusdiffersfromanother.Lydgate’sconceitwasofthearrogantsort,neversimpering,neverimpertinent,butmassiveinitsclaimsandbenevolentlycontemptuous.Hewoulddoagreatdealfornoodles,beingsorryforthem,andfeelingquitesurethattheycouldhavenopoweroverhim:hehadthoughtofjoiningtheSaintSimonianswhenhewasinParis,inordertoturnthemagainstsomeoftheirowndoctrines.Allhisfaultsweremarkedbykindredtraits,andwerethoseofamanwhohadafinebaritone,whoseclotheshungwelluponhim,andwhoeveninhisordinarygestureshadanairofinbreddistinction.Wherethenlaythespotsofcommonness?saysayoungladyenamouredofthatcarelessgrace.

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