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LL who have read the Laureate's poem, "Enoch Arden," wil recognize the phrase which heads this paper, and to them it will suggest many a reflection. It will not be entirely barren of thought to those who, not having read the episode, have nevertheless acquainted themselves with other writers, ancient or modern, whose heroes may have rested beneath the shadow of one of these time-honoured