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1290 NOTES TO VOLUME II.
Mr. White in 1856.
by Wilkinson, and enriched with
prefaces, which Emerson describes
as ’throwing all the contemporary
philosophy of England into the
shade,’ they are now placed before
the world, and in their excellence
serve to manifest the profound
understanding and genius of their
author" (pp. 23, 20).
"Swedenborg’s name, which in
past times has too often been
used to point a sarcasm at what
ever is visionary and transcen
dental, has of late years been
slowly rising into estimation.
Slowly, but surely, his writings
are claiming attention. Consider
able curiosity exists in large circles
to know more of him, of what
he did, what were his doctrines,
and the nature and number of
his books" (p. 1).
"In speaking of the foregoing
works [which include the Mis
cellaneous Observations] , it is
difficult, in the few words to which
we must limit ourselves, to do
them the justice which their ori
ginality and daring speculation
deserve" (p. 10).
Mr. White in 1867.
the press last century as they
did at their attempted revival in
this" (I, pp. 174, 176, 180).
(d) ON PARTICULAR WRITINGS.
"Swedenborg’s ideas on
on this
[Decimal System ] , and most other
subjects were far ahead of the
times in which he lived" (p. 9).
The Opera Philosophica et
Mineralia’ starts so many topics,
is so full of the deepest scientific
truth, speculates so boldly, and
reaches to such heights of subtle
"The same works have been
translated, printed, advertised,
sold at cost price, distributed
gratis and lodged in public li
braries, and the world behaves
now very much as it did then—
pays no heed to them whatever"
(II, p. 304).
"Benzelius advised Swedenborg
to relinquish his last scheme for
a new system of money and
measures [the Decimal System]
as impracticable" (I, p. 61).
"The ’Miscellaneous Observa
tions’ are gossip on a few out of
the many scientific plans and
fancies seething in his brain" (I,
p. 67).
"What is to be said about the
Principia’ ? It is a mathemati
cian’s ambitious dream .... It
is a theory spun out in all its
elaboration from his own Soul ....
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