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...influence extending far up Brattle street and as far down as the dens of Boylston Hall,--the demon of irreligion. But what Mr. Wright gives us is a colorful web of reminiscence and meditation. He pleads for a creed of spiritual temperance, of purity and discipline, for the sake of the aesthetic satisfaction to be derived from such a view. This he calls the pagan morality, and such it is if Francis Thompson is the authentic model of Catholicism and Cotton Mather of non-Catholic Christianity. But may it not here be the signs of a growth in wisdom...
...want to see a play for the sake of its general excellence, in structure and in cast, by all means go to "Justice" at the Plymouth. But if you look for something merely amusing, avoid it; for "Justice" is a play which first of all makes you think, and then leaves you with a bad taste in your mouth...
...faults in the play are not particularly obvious except in the unfortunate condition of the scenery in the corridor of the prison. The court room scene is particularly impressive, though much of it should be sacrificed for the sake of brevity and strength...
...plot deals with the adventures of Tom Stewert, who for the sake of his friend, Dick Lockhart, plays the part of a long lost son. The developments are at all times obvious. Tom falls in love with a charming seamstress of good family, is besieged by a scheming adventuress, dashes heroically off on his horse to divert the officers of the law who are in pursuit of Dick, and returns to win his "heart o' th' heather...
...Dante, and quotes, "The human race cannot live happily without freedom, but this political liberty must be based upon freedom of judgment." To this we may add, from the same poet, "Upright governments have liberty as their aim, that men may live for themselves; not citizens for the sake of the consuls, not a people for a king, but conversely, consuls for the sake of the citizens, and a king for his people...