[37] On the whole, however, it is probable that in dealing such hard
blows as he did at priests and dogmas he was actuated by sheer love of
truth, and those who knew him best assure us that he was entirely free
from bitterness and from the vanity which sets some people upon beating
their grandmother in public by way of showing that they are grown up in
their opinions.
[38] _Clifford’s Essays_, Vol. ii, p. 83.
[39] Vol. ii, p. 61.
[40] Vol. ii, p. 87.
[41] P. 80.
[42] _Deutsche Rundschau_, July, 1878.