. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . r a logician; he was apoet—not a versifier, but a genuine seer. He beheldvisions, and had the power to describe them withsuch vivid coloring of word-painting that they stoodout in brilliant pictures before the eyes of those towhom they were exhibited. His imagination was con-structive and illuminating. He conceived of thingsin a unique and original way and presented them withrare dramatic power, aglow with light. He had alsothe rare gift of humor, that subtle quality which it isimpossible to define, but the presence of which it i
. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . r a logician; he was apoet—not a versifier, but a genuine seer. He beheldvisions, and had the power to describe them withsuch vivid coloring of word-painting that they stoodout in brilliant pictures before the eyes of those towhom they were exhibited. His imagination was con-structive and illuminating. He conceived of thingsin a unique and original way and presented them withrare dramatic power, aglow with light. He had alsothe rare gift of humor, that subtle quality which it isimpossible to define, but the presence of which it is im-possible not to feel. By means of it he played at will upon the emotions of those whom he addressed, tickling their fancy or convulsing them with laughter. BRIMFUL OF HUMOR. He could invest a stale story, even, with such freshness of fun, that thosewho had heard it a hundred times laughed over it as he told it as if it were brand This chapter is especially contributed for this work by Dr. Demarest, a fellow student and lifelong friend of 394. REV. JAMES DEMAREST, THE LESSON OF TALMAGES LIFE 395 new, wondering afterward why they did it. They had supposed they were donewith laughing at that old story long ago, but his rendering of it gave it a newpiquancy and charm. He had withal such a bright geniality of nature as gavea sparkle to everything he touched. Not only was he never dull, he was always sunny. He looked on the brightside of things, and flung the brightness all around him. Closely connected withthis, perhaps accounting for it, was his genuine kindliness. He entered intoheartiest sympathy with his fellows. The golden rule shone out in his disposi-tion. It was not easy to offend him. The immortal words of Lincoln, Withmalice toward none, with charity for all, would well describe him. HIS FRIENDSHIP A RARE PLEASURE Association with him was a pure delight. It was like drinking draughtsfrom a sparkling fountain, not simply, nor chiefly, for the brillia
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