The Atlantic Monthly, volume 01, No. 01, November, 1857
The Atlantic Monthly, volume 01, No. 01, November, 1857
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Both words andpictures are used. They are the language of the spirit, which only the samespirit can understand. Look here, and you will see some symbols of a veryastonishing character. " "Astonishing, " said I, "is a mild word!" "And what is equally astonishing, " added the eager reformer, "is themanner in which they are produced. The hand is moved to write or draw themspontaneously. The symbol comes first, the interpretation afterwards. Hereis a vulture soaring away with a lamb. It has a meani...ng. " "A deep meaning!" I added. "We have known such a vulture!" "Here, " he cried, --too excited to heed any words but his own, --"are swinefeeding upon golden fruit. " "Oh, the swine! Oh, the precious, wasted, golden fruit!" "Here is one in words; it reads, _Beware of falling from a balloon_. Itrequires a peculiar experience, " added Pendlam, with a smile, "to enableone to understand that beautiful symbol. " "Perhaps I have not had the requisite experience; but"--I laid my hand onPendlam's shoulder--"I know a man who has fallen from several balloons!" "Here is one, " said Pendlam, turning to the table, "which I have justdrawn.
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