下载辰思小说免费APP
Inoneofhis`Causeries’，thekeenFrenchcriticquotedabovehasaremarkuponthegreatBossuet，whichmaywithsingularaptnessberepeatedofBrowning：“HisistheHebrewgeniusextended，fecundatedbyChristianity，andopentoalltheacquisitionsoftheunderstanding，butretainingsomedegreeofsovereigninterdiction，andclosingitsvasthorizonpreciselywhereitslightceases。“
Browningcannot，orwillnot，facetheproblemofthefutureexceptfromthebasisofassuredcontinuityofindividualexistence。
Heissomuchinlovewithlife，forlife’ssake，thathecannotevencreditthepossibilityofincontinuity；hisassuranceofeternityinanotherworldisatleastinpartduetohisdespairatnotbeingeternalinthis。
Heissosure，thattheintellectuallyscrupulousdetecttheodoursofhypothesesamidthesweetsavourofindestructibleassurance。
Schopenhauersays，inoneofthoserecently-foundAnnotationsofhiswhicharesocharacteristicandsoacute，“thatwhichiscalled`mathematicalcertainty’isthecaneofablindmanwithoutadog，orequilibriumindarkness。“Browningwouldsometimeshaveusaccepttheevidenceofhis`cane’asall-sufficient。Hedoesnotentrenchhimselfamongconventions：forhealreadyfindshimselfwithinthefortifiedlinesofconvention，andremainsthere。ThusistruewhatMr。Mortimersaysinarecentadmirablecritique“Hispositioninregardtothethoughtoftheageisparadoxical，ifnotinconsistent。
Heisinadvanceofitineveryrespectbutone，themostimportantofall，thematteroffundamentalprinciples；intheseheisbehindit。
Hisprocessesofthoughtareoftenscientificintheirprecisionofanalysis；
thesuddenconclusionwhichheimposesuponthemistranscendentalandinept。“
Browning’sconclusions，whichharmonisesowellwithourhaphazardprevisionings，aresometimessodisastrouslyfacilethattheyexerciseaninsurrectionaryinfluence。TheyoccasionallysuggestthatwisdomofGothamwhichiseverreadytopostulatethecertaintyofafulfilmentbecauseoftheexistenceofadesire。
Itisthisthatvitiatessomuchofhispoeticreasoning。
TruthmayringregnantinthelinesofAbtVogler
“Andwhatisourfailureherebutatriumph’sevidenceForthefulnessofthedays？“
but，unfortunately，theconclusionis，initself，illogical。
Weareallfamiliarwith，andinthisbookIhavedweltmorethanonceupon，Browning’shabitualattitudetowardsDeath。Itisnotanovelone。
Thefrontageisnotsomuchthatofthedaringpioneer，asthesedateassuranceof`theoldestinhabitant’。Itisofgoodhap，ofwelcomesignificance：nonethelessthereisanaspectofourmortalityofwhichthepoet’sevasionisuncompromisingandabsolute。
IcannotdobetterthanquoteMr。Mortimer’snoteworthywordshereupon，inconnection，moreover，withBrowning’sartisticrelationtoSex，thatothergreatProtagonistintherelentlessduelofHumanitywithCircumstance。“Thefinalinductivehazardhedeclinesforhimself；
hisreadersmaytakeitiftheywill。Itispartoftheinsistentandperverseingenuitywhichwedisplayinmaskingwithillusionthemoredisturbingelementsoflife。Veil
后续内容为VIP可读请开通VIP，或购买此章节
