VOLUME III--LECTURES

DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME III.

SHAKESPEARE

ROBERT BURNS.*

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

VOLTAIRE.

LIBERTY IN LITERATURE.

THE GREAT INFIDELS.*

CONCLUSION.

WHICH WAY?

ABOUT THE HOLY BIBLE.

DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME III.

SHAKESPEARE

(1891.) I. The Greatest Genius of our WorldóNot of Supernatural Origin or of Royal BloodóIlliteracy of his ParentsóEducationóHis FatheróHis Mother a Great WomanóStratford Unconscious of the Immortal ChildóSocial Position of ShakespeareóOf his Personal PeculiaritiesóBirth, Marriage, and DeathóWhat we Know of HimóNo Line written by him to be FoundóThe Absurd EpitaphóII. Contemporaries by whom he was MentionedóIII. No direct Mention of any of his Contemporaries in the PlaysóEvents and Personages of his TimeóIV. Position of the Actor in Shakespeare's TimeóFortunately he was Not Educated at OxfordóAn IdealistóHis Indifference to Stage-carpentry and PlotóHe belonged to All LandsóKnew the Brain and Heart of ManóAn Intellectual SpendthriftóV. The Baconian TheoryóVI. Dramatists before and during the Time of ShakespeareóDramatic Incidents Illustrated in Passages from "Macbeth" and "Julius CÊsar"óVII. His Use of the Work of OthersóThe Pontic SeaóA Passage from "Lear"óVIII. Extravagance that touches the InfiniteóThe Greatest Complimentó"Let me not live after my flame lacks oil"óWhere Pathos almost Touches the GrotesqueóIX. An Innovator and IconoclastóDisregard of the "Unities"óNature ForgetsóViolation of the Classic ModelóX. TypesóThe Secret of ShakespeareóCharacters who Act from Reason and MotiveóWhat they Say not the Opinion of ShakespeareóXI. The Procession that issued from Shakespeare's BrainóHis Great WomenóLovable ClownsóHis MenóTalent and GeniusóXII. The Greatest of all PhilosophersóMaster of the Human HeartóLoveóXIII. In the Realm of ComparisonóXIV. Definitions: Suicide, Drama, Death, Memory, the Body, Life, Echo, the World, RumoróThe Confidant of NatureóXV. Humor and PathosóIllustrationsóXVI. Not a Physician, Lawyer, or BotanistóHe was a Man of ImaginationóHe lived the Life of AllóThe Imagination had a Stage in Shakespeare's Brain.

ROBERT BURNS.

(1878.) Poetry and PoetsóMilton, Dante, PetrarchóOld-time Poetry in ScotlandóInfluence of Scenery on LiteratureóLives that are PoemsóBirth of BurnsóEarly Life and EducationóScotland Emerging from the Gloom of CalvinismóA Metaphysical PeasantryóPower of the Scotch PreacheróFamous Scotch NamesóJohn Barleycorn vs. CalvinismóWhy Robert Burns is LovedóHis ReadingóMade Goddesses of WomenóPoet of Love: His "Vision," "Bonnie Doon," "To Mary in Heaven"óPoet of Home: "Cotter's Saturday Night," "John Anderson, My Jo"óFriendship: "Auld Lang-Syne"óScotch Drink: "Willie brew'd a peck o' maut"óBurns the Artist: The "Brook," "Tam O'Shanter"óA Real Democrat: "A man's a man for a' that"óHis Theology: The Dogma of Eternal Pain, "Morality," "Hypocrisy," "Holy Willie's Prayer"óOn the BibleóA Statement of his ReligionóContrasted with TennysonóFrom Cradle to CoffinóHis Last wordsóLines on the Birth-place of Burns.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

(1894.) I. Simultaneous Birth of Lincoln and DarwinóHeroes of Every GenerationóSlaveryóPrinciple Sacrificed to SuccessóLincoln's ChildhoodóHis first SpeechóA Candidate for the Senate against DouglassóII. A Crisis in the Affairs of the RepublicóThe South Not Alone Responsible for SlaveryóLincoln's Prophetic WordsóNominated for President and Elected in Spite of his FitnessóIII. Secession and Civil WaróThe Thought uppermost in his MindóIV. A Crisis in the NorthóProposition to Purchase the SlavesóV. The Proclamation of EmancipationóHis Letter to Horace GreeleyóWaited on by ClergymenóVI. Surrounded by EnemiesóHostile Attitude of Gladstone, Salisbury, Louis Napoleon, and the VaticanóVII. Slavery the Perpetual Stumbling-blockóConfiscationóVIII. His Letter to a Republican Meeting in IllinoisóIts EffectóIX. The Power of His PersonalityóThe Embodiment of MercyóUse of the Pardoning PoweróX. The Vallandigham AffairóThe Horace Greeley IncidentóTriumphs of HumoróXI. Promotion of General HookeróA Prophecy and its FulfillmentóXII.óStates Rights vs. Territorial IntegrityóXIII. His Military GeniusóThe Foremost Man in all the World: and then the Horror CameóXIV. Strange Mingling of Mirth and TearsóDeformation of Great Historic CharactersóWashington now only a Steel EngravingóLincoln not a TypeóVirtues Necessary in a New CountryóLaws of Cultivated SocietyóIn the Country is the Idea of HomeóLincoln always a PupilóA Great LawyeróMany-sidedóWit and HumoróAs an OratoróHis Speech at Gettysburg contrasted with the Oration of Edward EverettóApologetic in his KindnessóNo Official RobesóThe gentlest Memory of our World.

VOLTAIRE.

(1894.) I. Changes wrought by TimeóThrone and Altar Twin VulturesóThe King and the PriestóWhat is Greatness?óEffect of Voltaire's Name on Clergyman and PriestóBorn and BaptizedóState of France in 1694óThe Church at the HeadóEfficacy of Prayers and Dead SaintsóBells and Holy WateróPrevalence of Belief in Witches, Devils, and FiendsóSeeds of the Revolution Scattered by Noble and PriestóCondition in EnglandóThe Inquisition in full Control in SpainóPortugal and Germany burning WomenóItaly Prostrate beneath the Priests, the Puritans in America persecuting Quakers, and stealing ChildrenóII. The Days of YouthóHis EducationóChooses Literature as a Profession and becomes a DiplomatóIn Love and DisinheritedóUnsuccessful Poem CompetitionóJansenists and MolinistsóThe Bull UnigenitusóExiled to TulleóSent to the BastileóExiled to EnglandóAcquaintances made thereóIII. The Morn of ManhoodóHis Attention turned to the History of the ChurchóThe "Triumphant Beast" AttackedóEurope Filled with the Product of his BrainóWhat he MockedóThe Weapon of RidiculeóHis TheologyóHis "Retractions"óWhat Goethe said of VoltaireóIV. The Scheme of NatureóHis belief in the Optimism of Pope Destroyed by the Lisbon EarthquakeóV. His HumanityóCase of Jean CalasóThe Sirven FamilyóThe Espenasse CaseóCase of Chevalier de la Barre and D'EtallondeóVoltaire Abandons FranceóA Friend of EducationóAn AbolitionistóNot a SaintóVI. The ReturnóHis ReceptionóHis DeathóBurial at Romilli-on-the-SeineóVII. The Death-bed ArgumentóSerene Demise of the InfamousóGod has no Time to defend the Good and protect the PureóEloquence of the Clergy on the Death-bed SubjectóThe Second ReturnóThroned upon the BastileóThe Grave Desecrated by PriestsóVoltaire. A Testimonial to Walt WhitmanóLet us put Wreaths on the Brows of the LivingóLiterary Ideals of the American People in 1855ó"Leaves of Grass"óIts reception by the Provincial PrudesóThe Religion of the BodyóAppeal to Manhood and WomanhoodóBooks written for the MarketóThe Index ExpurgatoriusóWhitman a believer in DemocracyóIndividualityóHumanityóAn Old-time Sea-fightóWhat is Poetry?óRhyme a Hindrance to ExpressionóRhythm the Comrade of the PoeticóWhitman's Attitude toward ReligionóPhilosophyóThe Two Poemsó"A Word Out of the Sea"ó"When Lilacs Last in the Door"ó"A Chant for Death"ó The History of Intellectual Progress is written in the Lives of InfidelsóThe King and the PriestóThe Origin of God and Heaven, of the Devil and HellóThe Idea of Hell born of Ignorance, Brutality, Cowardice, and RevengeóThe Limitations of our AncestorsóThe Devil and GodóEgotism of BarbariansóThe Doctrine of Hell not an Exclusive Possession of ChristianityóThe Appeal to the CemeteryóReligion and Wealth, Christ and PovertyóThe "Great" not on the Side of Christ and his DisciplesóEpitaphs as Battle-criesóSome Great Men in favor of almost every SectóMistakes and Superstitions of Eminent MenóSacred BooksóThe Claim that all Moral Laws came from God through the JewsóFearóMartyrdomóGod's Ways toward MenóThe Emperor ConstantineóThe Death TestóTheological Comity between Protestants and CatholicsóJulianóA childish Fable still BelievedóBrunoóHis Crime, his Imprisonment and

LIBERTY IN LITERATURE.

(1890.) "Old Age"ó"Leaves of Grass"

THE GREAT INFIDELS.

(1881.) MartyrdomóThe First to die for Truth without Expectation of RewardóThe Church in the Time of VoltaireóVoltaireóDiderotóDavid HumeóBenedict SpinozaóOur InfidelsóThomas PaineóConclusion.

WHICH WAY?

(1884.) I. The Natural and the SupernaturalóLiving for the Benefit of your Fellow-Man and Living for GhostsóThe Beginning of DoubtóTwo Philosophies of LifeóTwo Theories of GovernmentóII. Is our God superior to the Gods of the Heathen?óWhat our God has doneóIII. Two Theories about the Cause and Cure of DiseaseóThe First PhysicianóThe Bones of St. Anne Exhibited in New YorkóArchbishop Corrigan and Cardinal Gibbons Countenance a Theological FraudóA Japanese StoryóThe Monk and the Miraculous Cures performed by the Bones of a Donkey represented as those of a SaintóIV.óTwo Ways of accounting for Sacred Books and ReligionsóV-Two Theories about MoralsóNothing Miraculous about MoralityóThe Test of all ActionsóVI. Search for the ImpossibleóAlchemyó"Perpetual Motion"óAstrologyóFountain of Perpetual YouthóVII. "Great Men" and the Superstitions in which they have BelievedóVIII. Follies and Imbecilities of Great MenóWe do not know what they Thought, only what they SaidóNames of Great UnbelieversóMost Men Controlled by their SurroundingsóIX. Living for God in Switzerland, Scotland, New EnglandóIn the Dark AgesóLet us Live for ManóX. The Narrow Road of SuperstitionóThe Wide and Ample WayóLet us Squeeze the Orange DryóThis Was, This Is, This Shall Be.

ABOUT THE HOLY BIBLE.

(1894.) The Truth about the Bible Ought to be ToldóI. The Origin of the BibleóEstablishment of the Mosaic CodeóMoses not the Author of the PentateuchóSome Old Testament Books of Unknown OriginóII. Is the Old Testament Inspired?óWhat an Inspired Book Ought to BeóWhat the Bible IsóAdmission of Orthodox Christians that it is not Inspired as to ScienceóThe Enemy of ArtóIII. The Ten CommandmentsóOmissions and RedundanciesóThe Story of AchanóThe Story of ElishaóThe Story of DanielóThe Story of JosephóIV. What is it all Worth?óNot True, and ContradictoryóIts Myths Older than the PentateuchóOther Accounts of the Creation, the Fall, etc.óBooks of the Old Testament Named and CharacterizedóV. Was Jehovah a God of Love?óVI. Jehovah's AdministrationóVII. The New TestamentóMany Other Gospels besides our FouróDisagreementsóBelief in DevilsóRaising of the DeadóOther MiraclesóWould a real Miracle-worker have been Crucified?óVIII. The Philosophy of ChristóLove of EnemiesóImprovidenceóSelf-MutilationóThe Earth as a FootstoolóJusticeóA Bringer of WaróDivision of FamiliesóIX. Is Christ our Example?óX. Why should we place Christ at the Top and Summit of the Human Race?óHow did he surpass Other Teachers?óWhat he left Unsaid, and WhyóInspirationóRejected Books of the New TestamentóThe Bible and the Crimes it has Caused.