Word: mankind
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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THIS peculiar trait of human nature, which leads some to withdraw themselves from a friendly association with the rest of mankind, is rare, and we are thankful for it. It is so seldom seen, that to a majority it is a thing of the past, and supposed by them to have perished with the writers who so fully described some remarkable examples of it long years ago. But in a mild form it exists at the present time, and has found its way into the sanctum of the student. We have in our little world well-marked examples of this...
Unluckily, one finds no incentive, from his own circumstances, to pay any regard to what the rest of mankind is doing, or to make himself acquainted with the general news...
...truth, though it can hardly be considered startling in originality. Where are we to find any number of persons, in any condition of culture, to whom the same remark would be inapplicable? Every one ought to enjoy classical music, and until, in the course of half a dozen centuries, mankind is educated up to the desired point, the paragraph quoted will still be in order...
...upon the world in the shape of carelessly executed work. Still, we here find much of the highest excellence, and the better understanding of technicalities gives men of moderate ability many facilities for success. But art as an educator and an active power in the elevation and refinement of mankind no longer makes itself felt. Its best productions, instead of enriching the people at large, are sold to private individuals who can afford to pay the fancy prices asked, and are thus lost to the world. So it happens that men of the present day are as much indebted...