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Literary
November 26, 1831
The Liberator
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
A passage praising DeWitt Clinton's sentiments on the superiority of knowledge over pleasure, wealth, and power, portraying it as ecstatic, perennial, and boundless in exploration from mountains to skies.
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How beautiful and exalted are the following sentiments of Dewitt Clinton!
Pleasure is a shadow: wealth is vanity; and power a pageant; but knowledge is extatic and enjoyment—perennial in fame, unlimited in space, and infinite in duration. . . In the performance of its sacred offices, it fears no danger—spares no expense—omits no exertion. It scales the mountain—looks into the volcano—dives into the ocean—perforates the earth—wings its flight into the skies—encircles the globe—explores sea and land—contemplates the distant—examines the minute—comprehends the great—ascends to the sublime: No place too remote for its grasp—no heavens too exalted for its reach.
Pleasure is a shadow: wealth is vanity; and power a pageant; but knowledge is extatic and enjoyment—perennial in fame, unlimited in space, and infinite in duration. . . In the performance of its sacred offices, it fears no danger—spares no expense—omits no exertion. It scales the mountain—looks into the volcano—dives into the ocean—perforates the earth—wings its flight into the skies—encircles the globe—explores sea and land—contemplates the distant—examines the minute—comprehends the great—ascends to the sublime: No place too remote for its grasp—no heavens too exalted for its reach.
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Knowledge
Dewitt Clinton
Praise
Exploration
Perennial Fame
What entities or persons were involved?
Dewitt Clinton
Literary Details
Author
Dewitt Clinton
Subject
Sentiments On Knowledge
Key Lines
Pleasure Is A Shadow: Wealth Is Vanity; And Power A Pageant; But Knowledge Is Extatic And Enjoyment—Perennial In Fame, Unlimited In Space, And Infinite In Duration.