# The Galaxy, January, 1877 Vol. 23, No. 1

Author: Various

Genre: The Galaxy

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30415

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Galaxy%2C+January%2C+1877+Vol.+23%2C+No.+1+Various&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

Was this man mad, that he, an invalid, propped up in his chair, and scarcely able to move a wine-glass out of his way, should play pranks with the whole created order of things, tossing about solar systems as if they were no more than juggler's balls, and making universal systems of philosophy jump through hoops as if he were a lion tamer in a den? These poor women did not know where to catch him. Violet used to say that he was like a prism, taking the ordinary daylight of life and splitting it up into a thousand gay and glancing colors. That was all very well as a spectacular exhibition; but how when he was apparently instructing them in some serious matter? Was it fair to these tender c...

## Chapters

- [Chapter 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-galaxy-january-1877-vol-23-no-1-30415/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Chapter 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-galaxy-january-1877-vol-23-no-1-30415/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-galaxy-january-1877-vol-23-no-1-30415/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-galaxy-january-1877-vol-23-no-1-30415/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-galaxy-january-1877-vol-23-no-1-30415/chapters/1/index.md)