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and that is Ralph Waldo Emerson. The others seem
to me to stretch themselves out, and to powder
themselves, merely to look lofty and snow-crowned;
but that does not help them. They have more pretension
than power. Their brows are in the clouds instead of
towering above them.
But enough of the Transcendentalists. I must, however,
say a few words about a lady who belongs to this sect,
and whose name I have frequently heard since I came to
America, partly with blame and in part with praise,
but always with a certain amount of distinction,
namely, Margaret Fuller. Although devoid of beauty
and rather disagreeable than agreeable in her manners,
she seems to be gifted with singular talents and to
have an actual genius for conversation. Emerson,
speaking with admiration of her powers, said,
"Conviction dwells upon her lips." Certain it is
that I have never heard of a woman in this country
possessed of so much ability for awakening enthusiasm
in the minds of her friends. Emerson said of her,
with his usual almost alarming candor, "She has many
great qualities; many great faults also." Among these
latter appear to be her arrogance and her contemptuous
manner toward others less gifted than herself. I have
also heard that she could repent of and ask pardon
for severe
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