Aninterestingnoteinpassingisthis:whenweseektoexpresssociallyournoblest,ideas,Truth;Justice;Liberty;weusethewoman’sbodyasthehighesthumantype。Butindoingthis,theartist,truetohumanityandnotbiassedbysex,givesusastrong,grandfigure,beautifulindeed,butnever_decorated_。FancyLibertyinrufflesandfrills,withringsinherears——ornose。
Musicisinjuredbyaone—sidedhandling,partlyintheexcessoftheonedominantmasculinepassion,partlybythegeneralpresenceofegoism;thattendencytoself—expressioninsteadofsocialexpression,whichsodisfiguresourart;andthisistruealsoofpoetry。
Milesandmilesofpoetryconsistoftheceaselessoutcryofthemaleforthefemale,whichisbynomeanssooverwhelmingasafeatureofhumanlifeasheimaginesit;andothermilesexpresshisotherfeelings,withthatingenuouslackofreticencewhichisatitsbaseessentiallymasculine。Havingapain,thepoetmustneedspouritforth,thathiswoebesharedandsympathizedwith。
Asmoreandmorewomenwritersflockintothefieldthereisroomforfinehistoricstudyofthedifferenceinsexfeeling,andthegradualemergenceofthehumannote。
Literature,andinespecialtheartoffiction,issolargeafieldforthisstudythatitwillhaveachaptertoitself;thisonebuttouchingonthesevariousforms;andindicatinglinesofobservation。