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318 society complete oneness of aim is felt, and that aim self-improvement and the happiness of others—these true, congenial friends are the only ones admitted or welcomed to their home circle, and these are all-sufficing for their need of friendship. If there be outside sneerers at their marriage, world-people who feel that a marriage such as this is an outrage upon and a detriment to “society,” they keep themselves too far apart from such to be hurt or annoyed by what they may say or think.

Of George Henry Lewes, Justin McCarthy speaks as follows:

“What man of our day has done so many things, and done them so well? He is the biographer of Goethe and Robespierre; he has compiled the "History of Philosophy,” in which he has something really his own to say of every great philosopher, from Thales to Schelling; he has translated Spinoza; he has published various scientific works; he has written at least two novels; he has made one of the