clearoutitsaccumulatedmountainsofpendantriesandcobwebs；
bidthePedantsandtheDullardsdepart，bidtheGiftedandtheSeeingenterandinhabit。SothathenceforththerebeHeavenlylightthere，insteadofStygiandusk；thatGod’svivifyinglightinsteadofSatan’sdeadeningandkillingdusk，mayradiatetherefrom，andvisitwithhealingallregionsofthisBritishEmpire，——whichnowwrithesthrougheverylimbofit，indireagonyasifofdeath！Theenterpriseisgreat，theenterprisemaybecalledformidableandevenawful；butthereisnonenobleramongthesublunaryaffairsofmankindjustnow。NaytacitlyitistheenterpriseofeverymanwhoundertakestobeBritishPremierinthesetimes；——andIcannotesteemhimanenviablePremierwho，becausetheengagementis_tacit_，flattershimselfthatitdoesnotexist！“Showitmeinthebond，“hesays。YourLordship，itactuallyexists：andIthinkyouwillseeityet，inanotherkindof“bond“thanthatsheepskinone！
Buttruly，inanytime，whatastrangefeeling，enoughtoalarmaverybigLordship，this：thathe，ofthesizeheis，hasgottotheapexofEnglishaffairs！Smallestwrens，weknow，bytrainingandtheaidofmachinery，arecapableofmanythings。
Forthisworldaboundsinmiraculouscombinations，fartranscendinganythingtheydoatDruryLaneinthemelodramaticway。Aworldwhich，assolidasitlooks，ismadeallofaerialandevenofspiritualstuff；permeatedallbyincalculablesleepingforcesandelectricities；andliabletogooff，atanytime，intothehugestdevelopments，uponascratchthoughtfullyorthoughtlesslygivenontherightpoint：——Nay，foreveryoneofus，couldnotthesputterofapoorpistol-shotshriveltheImmensitiestogetherlikeaburntscroll，andmaketheHeavensandtheEarthpassawaywithagreatnoise？Smallestwrens，andcanary-birdsofsomedexterity，canbetrainedtohandlelucifer-matches；andhave，beforenow，firedoffwholepowder-magazinesandparksofartillery。Perhapswithoutmuchastonishmenttothecanary-bird。Thecanary-birdcanholdonlyitsownquantityofastonishment；andmaypossiblyenoughretainitspresenceofmind，wereevenDoomsdaytocome。ItisonthisprinciplethatIexplaintomyselftheequanimityofsomemenandPremierswhomwehaveknown。
ThisandtheotherPremierseemstotakeitwithperfectcoolness。Andyet，Isay，whatastrangefeeling，tofindhimselfChiefGovernorofEngland；girdingon，uponhismoderatelysizednewsoul，theoldbattle-harnessofanOliverCromwell，anEdwardLongshanks，aWilliamConqueror。“I，then，amtheAblestofEnglishattainableMen？ThisEnglishPeople，whichhasspreaditselfoveralllandsandseas，andachievedsuchworksintheages，——whichhasdoneAmerica，India，theLancashireCotton-trade，BromwichamIron-trade，Newton’sPrincipia，Shakspeare’sDramas，andtheBritishConstitution，——theapexofallitsintelligencesandmightyinstinctsanddumblongings：itisI？WilliamConqueror’sbiggifts，andEdward’sandElizabeth’s；Oliver’slightningsoul，nobleasSinaiandthethundersoftheLord：thesearemine，I