GodlikefabulousAchilles,andtheoldGreekKingsofmen,oneperceives,afterstudy,tobedimenoughGrazierSovereigns,’livingamonginfinitedung,’tilltheirsacredPoetextricatedthem。AndourUNsacredall—desecratingDryasdust,——HerrDoctor,I
mustsay,itfillsmewithdespair!AuthentichumanHeroisms,notfabulousawhit,buttruetothebone,andbyallappearanceverymuchnoblerthanthoseofgodlikeAchillesandpiousAEneasevercouldhavebeen,——leftinthismanner,troddenunderfootofmanandbeast;manandbeastalikeinsensiblethatthereisanythingbutcommonmudunderfoot,andgratefultoanybodythatwillassurethemthereisnothing。Oh,Doctor,oh,Doctor!Andtheresultsofit——Youneednotgoexclusively’toFrance’tolookatthem。
Theyaretoovisibleintheso—called’SocialHierarchies,’andsublimegiltDoggeries,sltcredandsecular,ofallModernCountries!Letusbesilent,myfriend。\"——
\"PrussianDryasdust,\"hesayselsewhere,\"doesmakeaterriblejobofit;especiallywhenheattemptstoweepthroughhispipe—clay,orrisewithhislongearsintothemoralsublime。AstotheGermanPeople,IfindthattheydimlyhavenotwantedsensibilitytoFriedrich;thattheirmultitudesofAnecdotes,stillcirculatingamongtheminprintandVIVAVOCE,areproofofthis。TherebytheyhaveatleastmadeaMYTHofFriedrich’sHistory,andgivensomerhythmus,lifeandcheerfulhumansubstantialitytohisworkandhim。AccepttheseAnecdotesastheEpicTHEYcouldnotwriteofhim,butwerelongingtohearfromsomebodywhocould。Whohasnotyetappearedamongmankind,norwillforsometime。Alas,myfriend,onpiercingthroughthebewilderingnimbusofbabble,malignity,mendacity,whichveilsseven—foldtheFaceofFriedrichfromus,andgettingtoseesomeglimpsesoftheFaceitself,oneissorrowfullystruckdumboncemore。Whatasuicidalsetofcreatures;commandingaswithonevoice,ThatthereshallbenoHeroismmoreamongthem;thatallshallbeDoggeryandCommon—
placehenceforth。’ACH,MEINLIEBERSULZER,youdon’tknowthatdamnedbrood!’——Well,well。’Solomon’sTemple,’theMoslemssay,’hadtobebuiltunderthechirpingoftenthousandSparrows。’