itself first took rise. (334).-Puritanism, a section of the universal war of Belief against Make-believe. Laud, a weak ill-starred Pedant; in his spasmodic vehemence, heeding no voice of prudence, no cry of pity. Universal necessity for true Forms: How to distinguish between True and False. The nakedest reality, preferable to any empty semblance, however dignified. (338).—The work of the Puritans. The Sceptical Eighteenth Century, and its constitutional estimate of Cromwell and his associates. No wish to disparage such characters as Hampden, Eliot, Pym; a most constitutional, unblamable, dignified set of men. The rugged outcast Cromwell, the man of them all in whom one still finds human stuff. The One thing worth revolting for. (340).—Cromwell's 'hypocrisy,' an impossible theory. His pious Life as a Farmer until forty years of age. His public successes, honest successes of a brave man. His participation in the King's death, no ground of condemnation. His eye for facts, no hypocrite's gift. His Ironsides, the embodiment of this insight of his. (343).—Know the men that may be trusted: Alas, this is yet, in these days, very far from us. Cromwell's hypochondria: His reputed confusion of speech: His habit of prayer. His Speeches unpremeditated and full of meaning. His reticences; called 'lying' and 'dissimulation :' Not one falsehood proved against him. (347).—Foolish charge of'ambition.' The great Empire of Silence: Noble silent men, scattered here and there, each in his department; silently thinking, silently hoping, silently working. Two kinds of ambition; one wholly blamable, the other laudable, inevitable: How it actually was with Cromwell. (351).-Hume's Fanatic-Hypocrite Theory: How indispensable everywhere a King is, in all movements of men. Cromwell, as King of Puritanism, of England. Constitutional palaver: Dismissal of the Rump Parliament. Cromwell's Parliaments, and Protectorship: Parliaments having failed, there remained nothing for him but the way of Despotism. His closing days: His poor old Mother. It was not to men's judgments that he appealed; nor have men judged him very well. (356).-The French Revolution, the 'third act' of Protestantism. Napoleon, infected with the Quackeries of his age: Had a kind of Sincerity,—an instinct towards the practical. His faith,— 'the Tools to him that can handle them,'-the whole truth of Democracy. His heart-hatred of Anarchy. Finally, his quackeries got the upper hand: He would found a 'Dynasty:' Believed wholly in the dupeability of Men. This Napoleonism was unjust, a falsehood; and could not last. (363). INDEX. SARTOR RESARTUS. ACTION the true end of Man, 96, 98. Afflictions, merciful, 117. Aprons, use and significance of, 25. Baphometic Fire-baptism, 103. Battle, Life-, our, 53; with Folly and Being, the boundless Phantasmagoria Belief and Opinion, 118, 119. Bolivar's Cavalry-Uniform, 30. Childhood, happy season of, 55; early Christian Love, 115, 117. CC and mystic influences of Clothes, 30, Combination, value of, 82, 180. 152. Courtesy, due to all men, 146. Custom the greatest of Weavers, 158. Dandy, mystic significance of the, 174. Death, nourishment even in, 65, 102. 73, 103, 113; cannot now so much Doubt can only be removed by Action, and Guide, but a false earthly Fan- Editor's first acquaintance with Teu. |