Little journeys to the homes of eminent orators . e didnot die—nothing dies until hope dies. That mulepushed his way back into the throng and up and downhe went, filled and comforted with the thought thathe was doing his work—and all respected him andmade way. If this story was invented by a comic poetof the time, devised by an enemy of Pericles, we seeits moral, and think no less of Pericles. To inspire amule with a passion for work and loyalty in a greatcause is no mean thing. CJ So richly endowed was thecharacter of Pericles that he was able to appreciatethe best not only in men, but in lit
Little journeys to the homes of eminent orators . e didnot die—nothing dies until hope dies. That mulepushed his way back into the throng and up and downhe went, filled and comforted with the thought thathe was doing his work—and all respected him andmade way. If this story was invented by a comic poetof the time, devised by an enemy of Pericles, we seeits moral, and think no less of Pericles. To inspire amule with a passion for work and loyalty in a greatcause is no mean thing. CJ So richly endowed was thecharacter of Pericles that he was able to appreciatethe best not only in men, but in literature, painting,sculpture, music, architecture and life. In him therewas as near a perfect harmony as we have ever seen—in him all the various lines of Greek culture united,and we get the perfect man. Under the right condi-tions there might be produced a race of such men—but such a race never lived in Greece and never was a splendid experiment. Greece was Godsfinest plaything—devised to show what He could do. PERICLES II. ^^^ ^^ ? T-« ^^^^ sometimes thought thatjuS^^fi^^mSi comeliness of feature and fine^ JtM^Vi Ti physical proportions were a hand-icap to an orator. If a man is hand-some, it is quite enough—let himact as chairman and limit hiswords to stating the pleasure hehas in introducing the man in a full dress suit cansway a thousand people to mingle mirth and tears,play upon their emotions and make them rememberthe things they have forgotten, drive conviction home,and change the ideals of a lifetime in an hour. Theman in spotless attire, with necktie mathematicallyadjusted is an usher. If too much attention to dress isin evidence, we at once conclude that the attire isfirst in importance and the message orator is a man we hate, fear, or love, and arecurious to see. His raiment is incidental; the ushersclothes are vital. The attire of the usher may revealthe man—but not so the speaker. If our first impres-sions are di
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