comes obsolete, the fundamental
thought of the poet about human
souls and the identity of the deed
and its result not only remains true
to experience but has received the
most impressive confirmation from
subsequent history and from psy-
chology.

It is as impossible, therefore, to
get away from the books of power as
from the stars; every new generation
must make acquaintance with them,
because they are as much a part of
that order of things which forms the
background of human life as nature
itself. With every intelligent man
or woman the question is not, "Shall
I take account of them?" but "How
shall I get the most and the best
out of them for my enrichment and
guidance?"

It is with the hope of assisting

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