Little journeys to the homes of eminent orators . , but Burke merely suggeststhat it had not been omitted. At college young Burke did not prove a brilliant stu-dent—his intellect and aptitude it seems were amodest mouse-color, that escaped attention. Hisreading was desultory and general, with spasms ofpassion for this study or that, this author or theother. And he has remarked, most regretfully, that allof these passions were short-lived, none lasting morethan six weeks. It is a splendid sign to find a youth with a passion forany branch of work, or study, or for any author. Nomatter how brief
Little journeys to the homes of eminent orators . , but Burke merely suggeststhat it had not been omitted. At college young Burke did not prove a brilliant stu-dent—his intellect and aptitude it seems were amodest mouse-color, that escaped attention. Hisreading was desultory and general, with spasms ofpassion for this study or that, this author or theother. And he has remarked, most regretfully, that allof these passions were short-lived, none lasting morethan six weeks. It is a splendid sign to find a youth with a passion forany branch of work, or study, or for any author. Nomatter how brief the love—it adds a ring of growth tocharacter; and if you have loved a book once it is easyto go back to it. In all these varying moods of likesand dislikes, Burke was gathering up material for usein after years. 142 EDMUND BURKE But his teachers did not regard it so, neither did hisfather ^ ^ He got through college after a five years course, agedtwenty, by the grace of his tutors. He kne^v every*,thing excepting svhat was in the EDMUND BURKE 143
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