not bear the fruit of acquirement
only; they put us into personal pos-
session of the vitality, the truth, and
the beauty about us. A man may
know the plays of Shakespeare accu-
rately as regards their order, form,
construction, and language, and yet
remain almost without knowledge of
what Shakespeare was at heart, and
of his significance in the history of
the human soul. It is this deeper
knowledge, however, which is essen-
tial for culture; for culture is such
an appropriation of knowledge that
it becomes a part of ourselves. It
is no longer something added by the
memory; it is something possessed
by the soul. A pedant is formed by
his memory; a man of culture is
formed by the habit of meditation,
and by the constant use of the ima-
gination. An alert and curious man

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