We may be sure that any piece of literature which attracts
only by some trick of style, however it may blaze up for a
day and startle the world with its flash, lacks the element
of endurance. We do not need much experience to tell us the
difference between a lamp and a Roman candle. Even in our day
we have seen many reputations flare up, illuminate the sky, and
then go out in utter darkness. When we take a proper historical
perspective, we see that it is the universal, the simple, that
lasts.--CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER, _Atlantic Monthly_.
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