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Page 111 of 1121929 · PDF PAGE 71
…b and Sir Martin Conway had been kind enough to second me; but the record of climbs which I put in to qualify for admission was much too good. It was subversive of all authority. The average Alpine clubman qualifies by paying guides to haul him up a few hackneyed peaks. He is not expected to do any new climbs whatever; and it is an outrage to the spirit of the club to do anything original. Mummery had been blackballed because he was the most famous climber in England; and, though occasionally climbing with guides before he found Collie and Hast…
1929 · PDF PAGE 27
…uld have been petty and contemptible. I wanted a supreme spiritual sin; and I had not the smallest idea how to set about it. There was a good deal of morbid curiosity among the saints about "the sin against the Holy Ghost" which "could never be forgiven". Nobody knew what it was. It was even considered rather blasphemous to offer any very positive conjecture on the point. The idea seems to have been that it was something like an ill-natured practical joke on the part of Jesus. This mysterious offence which could never be forgiven might be inadv…
1929 · PDF PAGE 519
… shall cut your head off, burn you alive, starve you, imprison you, ostracize you and otherwise make you sorry you did not agree to be a good boy." The essence of every missionary message has been to assimilate the taught to the teacher; and it has always been accompanied by bribes and threats. My message is exactly opposed to any of this. I say to each man and woman, "You are unique and sovereign, the centre of an universe. However right I may be in thinking as I do, you may be equally right in thinking otherwise. You can only accomplish your …
1906 · PDF PAGE 276
…ied. But alas! the very vivacity of the attack may leave the column without that support which might enable it, if checked, to retire in good order; and it is with true pity for a gallant Myst. Wow long. have you been a sectary astronomical? oo | Scept. Exr—what? Myst, You are then an astronomer? opponent—who would be wiser to surrender— that I find myself compelled to despatch half a squadron (no more !) to take him in flank. Our Author’s main argument for the Christian religion is that it is hated. To bring me as a witness to this colossal en…
1929 · PDF PAGE 375
…sense to see that whatever it may be, it is bound to go sooner or later, that when it does its place will be filled by something just as good, and nothing is more stupid than to try to set back the sun upon the dial of Ahaz. As soon as we learn that everything is only half, that it implies its opposite, we can let ourselves go with a light heart, finding just as much fun in the red leaves of autumn as in the green leaves of spring. What is interesting is the complete cycle. Life itself would be deplorably petty were it not
1929 · PDF PAGE 545
…o the best advantage. The central principle of my teaching is to compel the pupil to rely on his own resources, and having thus acquired good judgment and confidence, to develop intelligent initiative. One must show them how to choose the best hand holds and foot holds, but not let them acquire the habit of looking for the teacher to tell them what to do. They must be forced to find out for themselves how to meet any possible emergency. It is important to give them from the beginning as great a variety of crags as possible; smooth slabs, rough …
1929 · PDF PAGE 52
…rous feature was the attitude which I was compelled to assume about money. I was taught to expect every possible luxury. Nothing was too good for me; and I had no idea of what anything cost. It was all paid for behind my back. I was never taught that effort on my part might be required to obtain anything that I wanted; but one the other hand I was kept criminally short of pocket money lest I should spend it in some disgraceful way, such as buying books or tobacco, or spending it on even worse abominations such as theatres and women. (I was enco…
1929 · PDF PAGE 68
…e, but began to argue that even if it did drop out the fall would extinguish it, or if not, the wet coat would do so. It was a perfectly good argument; but the one chance in a million came off --- it didn't go out till my coat was burnt to cinders. Luckily, the next morning the guardian of the hut came up. I borrowed his coat and went down to Evolena, where my baggage had been sent. Ellis was not fit to be moved and I arranged to come up two days later and fetch him. At Evolena I got a change of clothes and sent up the guide's coat by a porter.…
1929 · PDF PAGE 60
… seeing an individual whose nonentity is not repulsive. Everyone who possesses natural advantages has got out of the ruck and takes very good care to avoid further contamination. Such people lead lives of artificial seclusion. It is part of their Freudian protection to become unconscious of the mob. But it is the business of the poet to
1929 · PDF PAGE 522
… possible for me; for, by this time, I was pretty well-known in the city in very varied sets, and as it happened, I had under my hand as good a means of making myself not only prosperous but popular, as any man could possibly wish for. During my retirement by Lake Pasquaney I had, according to my custom when in solitude and in need of relaxation, passed the time by dealing myself hands in such games as skat, piquet and bridge. I was led to invent a new game, a variation of auction bridge, which we subsequently called "pirate bridge". This appea…
1929 · PDF PAGE 46
… the religions of the world have discovered long since, that no man who allows a woman to take any place in his life is capable of doing good work. (Similarly, men may be as foolish over dogs as old maids over cats.) A man who is strong enough to use women as slaves and playthings is all right. Even so, there is always a danger, though it is difficult to avoid it. In fact, I don't think it should be avoided. I think a man should train himself to master what are commonly called vices, from maidens to morphia. It is undeniable that there are very…
1904 · PDF PAGE 67
…e that the “Babu” cannot understand Western ideas; but a distinguished civil servant in the Madras Presidency, second wrangler in a very good year, assured me that he had met a native whose mathematical knowledge was superior to that of the average senior wrangler, and that he had met several others who approached that standard. His specific attack on Madame Blavatsky is equally unjust, as many natives, not theoso- phists, have spoken to me of her in the highest terms. “Honest Hindus” cannot be ex- pected to think as Mr. Chesterton deems likely…
1911 · PDF PAGE 310
…n the building of character, with as much pleasure as this has |. Characterised throughout by a cheery optimism, the perusal of it is as good as any tonic, and far better than most,"—Pad? Mall Gazette. MENTAL MEDICINE: Some Practical Suggestions from a Spiritual Standpoint. By Oxiver Hucxet, $.T.D. With an Introduction by Lewettys F. BARKER, M.D. Price 3s. 6¢. net. Summary oF Conrents.—The New Outlook for Health, The Unique Powers of Mind. The Spiritual Mastery of the Body. Faith asa Vital Force. The Healing Value of Prayer. Glimpses of the Sub…
1911 · PDF PAGE 310
…n the building of character, with as much pleasure as this has |. Characterised throughout by a cheery optimism, the perusal of it is as good as any tonic, and far better than most,"—Pad? Mall Gazette. MENTAL MEDICINE: Some Practical Suggestions from a Spiritual Standpoint. By Oxiver Hucxet, $.T.D. With an Introduction by Lewettys F. BARKER, M.D. Price 3s. 6¢. net. Summary oF Conrents.—The New Outlook for Health, The Unique Powers of Mind. The Spiritual Mastery of the Body. Faith asa Vital Force. The Healing Value of Prayer. Glimpses of the Sub…
1906 · PDF PAGE 195
…self-accusatory, as the finest so often are) asserts itself, and he forgives even the vilest of the human race,—“‘ I pant for life: some good I mean to do Despite of mine own nature.! Quickly send, Be brief in it, to the castle; for my writ Is on the life of Lear and on Cordelia. Nay, send intime" (IL. 245-249). And in that last supreme hour of agony he claims Regan as his wife, as if by accident; it is not the passionate assertion of a thing doubt- ful, but the natural reference to a thing well known and indisputable. And in the moment of his …
1904 · PDF PAGE 54
…(self-accusatory, as the finest so often are) asserts itself, and he forgives even the vilest of the human race,—“I pant for life : some good I mean to do Despite of mine own nature. 1 Quickly send, Be brief in it, to the castle ; for my w rit Is on the life Lear and on Cordelia. Nay, send in time.” (ll. 245-249). And in that last supreme hour of agony he claims Regan as his wife, as if by accident ; it is not the passionate assertion of a thing doubt- ful, but the natural reference to a thing well known and indisputable. And in the moment of h…
1906 · PDF PAGE 194
…list interpreters defend this unwarrantable bullying if they dare! Another might be so gross, so cowardly; but not our greatest poet ! A good portion of this play, as will be shown later, is devoted to a bitter assault upon the essentially English notion that the pugilist is the supreme device of the Creator for furthering human happiness. (See ‘' Cashel Byron’s Pro- fession” for a similar, though more logical and better-worded, attack.) Coarse and violent lan- guage continues to disgrace Lear’s follower ; only Gloucester, the unconscionable as…
1904 · PDF PAGE 53
…t interpreters defend this unw arrantable bullying if they dare ! Another might be so gross, so cowardly ; but not our greatest poet ! A good portion of this play, as will be shown later, is devoted to a bitter assault upon the essentially English notion that the pugilist is the supreme device of the Creator for furthering human happiness. (See “Cashel Byron’s Pro-fession” for a similar, though more logical and better-worded, attack.) Coarse and violent language continues to disgrace Lear’s follower ; only Gloucester, the unconscionable ass and…
1906 · PDF PAGE 193
… depend upon his whims. Bad women would have rejoiced in the banish- ment of Kent, whom they already knew to be their enemy; these truly good women regret it. ‘‘Such unconstant starts are we like to have from him as this of Kent’s banishment ” (Act I. Se. i. I. 304-5). In Scene ii. Edmund is shown; he feels himself a man, more than Edgar: a clear- headed, brave, honourable man; but with no maggots. The injustice of his situation strikes him ; he determines not to submit.t This is the attitude of a strong man, and a righteous one. Primogeniture …
1904 · PDF PAGE 52
…depend upon his whims. Bad women would have rejoiced in the banish- ment of Kent, whom they already knew to be their enemy ; these truly good women regret it. “Such unconstant stars are we like to have from him as this of Kent’s banishment” (Act I. Sc. i. ll. 304-5). In Scene ii. Edmund is shown ; he feels himself a man, more than Edgar : a clear- headed, brave, honourable man ; but with no maggots. The injustice of his situation strikes him ; he determines not to submit.† This is the attitude of a strong man, and a righteous one. Primogeniture…