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But his gifts flowered at a spectacular climax of national affairs and won thereby spectacular prominence. BUT HIS GIFTS FLOWERED AT A SPECTACULAR CLIMAX OF NATIONAL AFFAIRS AND WON THEREBY SPECTACULAR PROMINENCE
ronment characteristic of them? Or are they, perhaps, inevitably forced to create such an environment wherever they find themselves? Both facts seem true in this case. This wide world of marsh and sea is not only beautifully expressive of one who plunged himself into a rich communion with the earth, with her full harvests and blooded cattle, with her fruitful brooks and lakes; but it is still, after more than half a century, vibrant with the spirit of the man who dwelt there. We of another generation--and a generation before whom so many portentous events and figures have passed--find it hard to realize the tremendous magnetism and brilliancy of a man who has been so long dead, or properly to estimate the high historical significance of such a life. The human attribute which is the most immediately impelling in direct intercourse--personality--is the most elusive to preserve. If Webster's claim to remembrance rested solely upon that attribute, he would still be worthy of enduring fame. SCIOUSLY SEEK AN ENVIRONMENT CHARACTERISTIC OF THEM OR ARE THEY PERHAPS INEVITABLY FORCED TO CREATE SUCH AN ENVIRONMENT WHEREVER THEY FIND THEMSELVES BOTH FACTS SEEM TRUE IN THIS CASE THIS WIDE WORLD OF MARSH AND SEA IS NOT ONLY BEAUTIFULLY EXPRESSIVE OF ONE WHO PLUNGED HIMSELF INTO A RICH COMMUNION WITH THE EARTH WITH HER FULL HARVESTS AND BLOODED CATTLE WITH HER FRUITFUL BROOKS AND LAKES BUT IS STILL AFTER MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY VIBRANT WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE MAN WHO DWELT THERE WE OF ANOTHER GENERATION AND A GENERATION BEFORE WHOM SO MANY PORTENTOUS EVENTS AND FIGURES HAVE PASSED FIND IT HARD TO REALIZE THE TREMENDOUS MAGNETISM AND BRILLIANCY OF A MAN WHO HAS BEEN SO LONG DEAD WERE PROPERLY TO ESTIMATE THE HIGH HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF SUCH A LIFE THE HUMAN ATTRIBUTE WHICH IS THE MOST IMMEDIATELY IMPELLING IN DIRECT INTERCOURSE PERSONALITY IS THE MOST ELUSIVE TO PRESERVE IF WEBSTER'S CLAIM TO REMEMBRANCE RESTED SOLELY UPON THAT ATTRIBUTE HE WOULD STILL BE WORTHY OF ENDURING FAME
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