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That these gifts were to lose something of their pristine repute before the end infuses, from a dramatic point of view, a contrasted and heightened luster to the period of their highest glory. THAT THESE GIFTS WERE TO LOSE SOMETHING OF THEIR PRISTINE REPUTE BEFORE THE END INFUSES FROM A DRAMATIC POINT OF VIEW A CONTRASTED AND HEIGHTENED LUSTRE TO THE PERIOD OF THEIR HIGHEST GLORY
ver 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. But his gifts flowered at a spectacular climax of national affairs and won thereby spectacular prominence. N 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 BUT HIS GIFTS FLOWERED AT A SPECTACULAR CLIMAX OF NATIONAL AFFAIRS AND WON THEREBY SPECTACULAR PROMINENCE
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