Alltheslopsofthatcourtwentintothedrama，allthe`sentinareipublicae’，thebilgewateroftheshipofstate。
Thedramaticwritersofthetime，tousethewordsofSt。PaulinhislettertotheEphesians，”walkedinthevanityoftheirmind；
havingtheunderstandingdarkened，beingalienatedfromthelifeofGodthroughtheignorancethatwasinthembecauseoftheblindnessoftheirheart；who，beingpastfeeling，gavethemselvesoveruntolasciviousness，toworkalluncleannesswithgreediness。”Theage，asEmersonsays，hadnolive，distinct，actuatingconvictions。Itwasinevenworsethananegativecondition。
Asrepresentedbyitsdramaandpoetry，itmayalmostbesaidtohaverepudiatedthemoralsentiment。Aspiritualdiseaseaffectedtheupperclasses，whichcontinueddownintothereignoftheGeorges。Thereappearstohavebeenbutlittlebeliefintheimpulsewhichtheheartimpartstotheintellect，orthatthelatterdrawsgreatnessfromtheinspirationoftheformer。
TherewasatimeinthehistoryoftheJewsinwhich，itisrecorded，”therewasnoopenvision”。Itcanbesaid，emphatically，thatinthetimeofCharlesII。therewasnoopenvision。