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In fact, our decade has turned its back relentlessly upon the decayed, and we no longer read the lament over the lost art of lying issued many magazines ago by a once prominent British author. IN FACT OUR DECADE HAS TURNED ITS BACK RELENTLESSLY UPON THE DECAYED AND WE NO LONGER READ THE LAMENT OVER THE LOST ART OF LYING ISSUED MANY MAGAZINES AGO BY A ONCE PROMINENT BRITISH AUTHOR
defense they stand pledged to draw their salaries and fight to the last gasp for reelection. These lofty platitudes, while trying to the lungs, doubtless appeal to a certain class of minds. But, indeed, the schoolmaster is not abroad; he is domesticated in every village in America, where each hamlet has its would-be Shakespeare, and each would-be Shakespeare has his 'Hamlet' by heart. Learning is rampant in the land, and valuable information is pasted up in the streetcars so that he who rides may read. "And Ignorance--beautiful, divine Ignorance--is forsaken by a generation that clamours for the truth. And what value, pray, has this Truth that we should lust after it?" He glanced up, in an inquiring fashion. Mr. Jukesbury, meeting his eye, smiled and shook his head and said "Fie, fie!" very placidly. To do him justice, he had not the least idea what Kennaston was talking about. "I am aware," the poet continued, with an air of generosity, "that many pleasant things have been said of it. ER IS ABROAD IN THE LAND IN WHOSE DEFENSE THEY STAND PLEDGED TO DRAW THEIR SALARIES AND FIGHT TO THE LAST GASP FOR REELECTION THESE LOFTY PLATITUDES WHILE TRYING TO THE LUNGS DOUBTLESS APPEAL TO A CERTAIN CLASS OF MINDS BUT INDEED THE SCHOOLMASTER IS NOT ABROAD HE IS DOMESTICATED IN EVERY VILLAGE IN AMERICA WHERE EACH HAMLET HAS ITS WOULD BE SHAKESPEARE AND EACH WOULD BE SHAKESPEARE HAS HIS HAMLET BY HEART LEARNING IS RAMPANT IN THE LAND AND VALUABLE INFORMATION IS PASTED UP IN THE STREET CARS SO THAT HE WHO RIDES MAY READ AND IGNORANCE BEAUTIFUL DIVINE IGNORANCE IS FORSAKEN BY A GENERATION THAT CLAMORS FOR THE TRUTH AND WHAT VALUE PRAY HAS THIS TRUTH THAT WE SHOULD LAST AFTER IT HE GLANCED UP IN AN INQUIRING FASHION MISTER JEWKESBURY MEETING HIS EYES SMILED AND SHOOK HIS HEAD AND SAID FIVE FIVE VERY PLACIDLY TO DO HIM JUSTICE HE HAD NOT THE LEAST IDEA WHAT CANNASTON WAS TALKING ABOUT I AM AWARE THE POET CONTINUED WITH AN AIR OF GENEROSITY THAT MANY PLEASANT THINGS HAVE BEEN SAID OF IT
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