And those we call "the dead" (who are not dead—Death was their herald to Celestial Life)—May soothe the aching heart and weary headIn pain, in toil, in sorrow, and in strife.That is a part of every natural creed—Instinctive teaching of another state:When manacles of earth are loosed and freed—Which Science vainly strives to dissipate.In tortuous paths, with prompters blind, we trustOne Guide—to lead us forth and set us free!Give us, Lord God! all merciful and just!TheFaiththat is but Confidence in Thee!
And those we call "the dead" (who are not dead—Death was their herald to Celestial Life)—May soothe the aching heart and weary headIn pain, in toil, in sorrow, and in strife.
That is a part of every natural creed—Instinctive teaching of another state:When manacles of earth are loosed and freed—Which Science vainly strives to dissipate.
In tortuous paths, with prompters blind, we trustOne Guide—to lead us forth and set us free!Give us, Lord God! all merciful and just!TheFaiththat is but Confidence in Thee!
FOOTNOTES:[2]Alluded to above, p.350.
[2]Alluded to above, p.350.
[2]Alluded to above, p.350.
Transcriber's Notes:Page36: Single closing quote mark after "He will accept you"sicPage79: "next my boy"sicPage110: Wormwood Scrubbssic; platform amended to platformsPage185: anatotomized amended to anatomized; full stop following "few friends" removedPage186: hooping coughsicPage234: umpromising amended to unpromisingPage244: "vary scrubby ground" amended to "very scrubby ground"Page338: flabbergasteredsicPage341: facilè princeps amended to facile princepsPage360: scarely amended to scarcelyPage365: closing parenthesis added after "particular shape"Page370: invesgator amended to investigatorPage388: closing parenthesis added after "assumption of omniscience"In the last essay, while there are paragraphs numbered 1 and 3, there is no paragraph numbered 2 in the original.Hyphenation has generally been standardized. However, when hyphenated and unhyphenated versions of a word each occur an equal number of times, both versions have been retained (beershop/beer-shop; nowadays/now-a-days; reaction/re-action; reassumption/re-assumption).
Page36: Single closing quote mark after "He will accept you"sic
Page79: "next my boy"sic
Page110: Wormwood Scrubbssic; platform amended to platforms
Page185: anatotomized amended to anatomized; full stop following "few friends" removed
Page186: hooping coughsic
Page234: umpromising amended to unpromising
Page244: "vary scrubby ground" amended to "very scrubby ground"
Page338: flabbergasteredsic
Page341: facilè princeps amended to facile princeps
Page360: scarely amended to scarcely
Page365: closing parenthesis added after "particular shape"
Page370: invesgator amended to investigator
Page388: closing parenthesis added after "assumption of omniscience"
In the last essay, while there are paragraphs numbered 1 and 3, there is no paragraph numbered 2 in the original.
Hyphenation has generally been standardized. However, when hyphenated and unhyphenated versions of a word each occur an equal number of times, both versions have been retained (beershop/beer-shop; nowadays/now-a-days; reaction/re-action; reassumption/re-assumption).