Мидлмарч

Chapter 16

           

           Manymenhavebeenpraisedasvividlyimaginativeonthestrengthoftheirprofusenessinindifferentdrawingorcheapnarration:reportsofverypoortalkgoingonindistantorbs;orportraitsofLucifercomingdownonhisbaderrandsasalargeuglymanwithbat’swingsandspurtsofphosphorescence;orexaggerationsofwantonnessthatseemtoreflectlifeinadiseaseddream.ButthesekindsofinspirationLydgateregardedasrathervulgarandvinouscomparedwiththeimaginationthatrevealssubtleactionsinaccessiblebyanysortoflens,buttrackedinthatouterdarknessthroughlongpathwaysofnecessarysequencebytheinwardlightwhichisthelastrefinementofEnergy,capableofbathingeventheetherealatomsinitsideallyilluminatedspace.Heforhisparthadtossedawayallcheapinventionswhereignorancefindsitselfableandatease:hewasenamouredofthatarduousinventionwhichistheveryeyeofresearch,provisionallyframingitsobjectandcorrectingittomoreandmoreexactnessofrelation;hewantedtopiercetheobscurityofthoseminuteprocesseswhichpreparehumanmiseryandjoy,thoseinvisiblethoroughfareswhicharethefirstlurking-placesofanguish,mania,andcrime,thatdelicatepoiseandtransitionwhichdeterminethegrowthofhappyorunhappyconsciousness.

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