whereadoubtexists，togivetheprisoneratthebarthebenefitofit;nottoexcitethemindsofthepublicagainsthimbythoseinsinuativeorvituperativeepithets，whicharebutaddersandscorpions;and，onthewhole，tobelievethataman\'sdeathandburialisnottheleastreasonforceasingtobehavetohimlikeagentlemanandaChristian。Wearenotinclinedtoplaywithsolemnthings，ortocopyLucianandQuevedoinwritingdialoguesofthedead;butwhatdialoguesmightsomeboldpendashoffbetweentheoldsonsofAnak，atwhosecomingHadeshaslongagobeenmoved，andtoreceivewhomallthekingsofthenationhaverisenup，andthelittlescribblerswhohavefanciedthemselvesabletofathomanddescribecharacterstowhomtheywerebutpigmies！Conceiveahalf—
hour\'sinterviewbetweenQueenElizabethandsomepopularlady—
scribbler，whohasbeendeludingherselfintothefancythatgossipinginventoriesofmillineryarehistory……\'Youpretendtojudgeme，whoselabours，whosecares，whosefierytrialswere，besideyours，astheheavingvolcanobesideaboy\'sfirework？Youcondemnmyweaknesses？Knowthattheywerestrongerthanyourstrength！Youimputemotivesformysins？KnowthattillyouareasgreatasI
havebeen，forevilandforgood，youwillbeaslittleabletocomprehendmysinsasmyrighteousness！Poormarsh—croaker，whowishestnotmerelytoswelluptothebulkoftheox，buttoembraceitinthylittlepaws，knowthineownsize，andleavemetobejudgedbyHimwhomademe！\'……Howthepoorsoulwouldshrinkbackintonothingbeforethatlioneyewhichsawandguidedthedestiniesoftheworld，andalltheflunkey—nature（ifsuchaviceexistbeyondthegrave）comeoutinutterabjectness，asiftheassinthefable，onmakinghiskickatthedeadlion，haddiscoveredtohishorrorthatthelionwasaliveandwell——SpiritofQuevedo！finishforusthepicturewhichwecannotfinishforourselves。
InaverydifferentspiritfromsuchhasMr。Froudeapproachedthesetimes。Greatandgooddeedsweredoneinthem;andithasthereforeseemedprobabletohimthatthereweregreatandgoodmentheretodothem。ThoroughlyawaketothefactthattheReformationwasthenewbirthoftheBritishnation，ithasseemedtohimapuzzlingtheorywhichattributesitssuccesstothelustofatyrantandthecupidityofhiscourtiers。Ithasevidentlyseemedtohimparadoxicalthatakingwhowasreputedtohavebeenasatyr，insteadofkeepingasmanyconcubinesasseemedgoodtohim，shouldhavechosentogratifyhispassionsbyenteringsixtimesintothestrictbondsofmatrimony，religiouslyobservingthosebonds。IthasseemedtohimevenmoreparadoxicalthatonereputedtohavebeenthemostsanguinarytyrantwhoeverdisgracedtheEnglishthroneshouldhavebeennotonlyendured，butlovedandregrettedbyafierceandfree—spokenpeople;