The_AT Genteel_JJ Tradition_NN1 in_II American_JJ Philosophy_NN1 and_CC Character_NN1 and_CC Opinion_NN1 in_II the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 To_TO covet_VVI truth_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 very_RG distinguished_JJ passion_NN1 ._. 
Every_AT1 philosopher_NN1 says_VVZ he_PPHS1 is_VBZ pursuing_VVG the_AT truth_NN1 ,_, but_CCB this_DD1 is_VBZ seldom_RR the_AT case_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA Mr._NNB Bertrand_NP1 Russell_NP1 has_VHZ observed_VVN ,_, one_MC1 reason_NN1 why_RRQ philosophers_NN2 often_RR fail_VV0 to_TO reach_VVI the_AT truth_NN1 is_VBZ that_CST often_RR they_PPHS2 do_VD0 not_XX desire_VVI to_TO reach_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
Those_DD2 who_PNQS are_VBR genuinely_RR concerned_JJ in_II discovering_VVG what_DDQ happens_VVZ to_TO be_VBI true_JJ are_VBR rather_RG the_AT men_NN2 of_IO science_NN1 ,_, the_AT naturalists_NN2 ,_, the_AT historians_NN2 ;_; and_CC ordinarily_RR they_PPHS2 discover_VV0 it_PPH1 ,_, according_II21 to_II22 their_APPGE lights_NN2 ._. 
The_AT truths_NN2 they_PPHS2 find_VV0 are_VBR never_RR complete_VV0 ,_, and_CC are_VBR not_XX always_RR important_JJ ;_; but_CCB they_PPHS2 are_VBR integral_JJ parts_NN2 of_IO the_AT truth_NN1 ,_, facts_NN2 and_CC circumstances_NN2 that_CST help_VV0 to_TO fill_VVI in_II the_AT picture_NN1 ,_, and_CC that_CST no_AT later_JJR interpretation_NN1 can_VM invalidate_VVI or_CC afford_VVI to_TO contradict_VVI ._. 
But_CCB professional_JJ philosophers_NN2 are_VBR usually_RR only_JJ scholastics_NN2 :_: that_REX21 is_REX22 ,_, they_PPHS2 are_VBR absorbed_VVN in_II defending_VVG some_DD vested_JJ illusion_NN1 or_CC some_DD eloquent_JJ idea_NN1 ._. 
Like_II lawyers_NN2 or_CC detectives_NN2 ,_, they_PPHS2 study_VV0 the_AT case_NN1 for_IF which_DDQ they_PPHS2 are_VBR retained_VVN ,_, to_TO see_VVI how_RGQ much_DA1 evidence_NN1 or_CC semblance_NN1 of_IO evidence_NN1 they_PPHS2 can_VM gather_VVI for_IF the_AT defense_NN1 ,_, and_CC how_RGQ much_DA1 prejudice_NN1 they_PPHS2 can_VM raise_VVI against_II the_AT witnesses_NN2 for_IF the_AT prosecution_NN1 ;_; for_CS they_PPHS2 know_VV0 they_PPHS2 are_VBR defending_VVG prisoners_NN2 suspected_VVN by_II the_AT world_NN1 ,_, and_CC perhaps_RR by_II their_APPGE own_DA good_JJ sense_NN1 ,_, of_IO falsification_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 do_VD0 not_XX covet_VVI truth_NN1 ,_, but_CCB victory_NN1 and_CC the_AT dispelling_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE own_DA doubts_NN2 ._. 
What_DDQ they_PPHS2 defend_VV0 is_VBZ some_DD system_NN1 ,_, that_REX21 is_REX22 ,_, some_DD view_NN1 about_II the_AT totality_NN1 of_IO things_NN2 ,_, of_IO which_DDQ men_NN2 are_VBR actually_RR ignorant_JJ ._. 
No_AT system_NN1 would_VM ever_RR have_VHI been_VBN framed_VVN if_CS people_NN had_VHD been_VBN simply_RR interested_JJ in_II knowing_VVG what_DDQ is_VBZ true_JJ ,_, whatever_DDQV it_PPH1 may_VM be_VBI ._. 
What_DDQ produces_VVZ systems_NN2 is_VBZ the_AT interest_NN1 in_II maintaining_VVG against_II all_DB comers_NN2 that_CST some_DD favorite_NN1 or_CC inherited_JJ idea_NN1 of_IO ours_PPGE is_VBZ sufficient_JJ and_CC right_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 system_NN1 may_VM contain_VVI an_AT1 account_NN1 of_IO many_DA2 things_NN2 which_DDQ ,_, in_II detail_NN1 ,_, are_VBR true_JJ enough_RR ;_; but_CCB as_II a_AT1 system_NN1 ,_, covering_VVG infinite_JJ possibilities_NN2 that_CST neither_RR our_APPGE experience_NN1 nor_CC our_APPGE logic_NN1 can_VM prejudge_VVI ,_, it_PPH1 must_VM be_VBI a_AT1 work_NN1 of_IO imagination_NN1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 piece_NN1 of_IO human_JJ soliloquy_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 may_VM be_VBI expressive_JJ of_IO human_JJ experience_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 may_VM be_VBI poetical_JJ ;_; but_CCB how_RRQ should_VM any_RR one_PN1 who_PNQS really_RR coveted_JJ truth_NN1 suppose_VV0 that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ true_JJ ?_? 
Emerson_NP1 had_VHD no_AT system_NN1 ;_; and_CC his_APPGE coveting_JJ truth_NN1 had_VHD another_DD1 exceptional_JJ consequence_NN1 :_: he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ detached_VVN ,_, unworldly_JJ ,_, contemplative_JJ ._. 
When_CS he_PPHS1 came_VVD out_II21 of_II22 the_AT conventicle_NN1 or_CC the_AT reform_NN1 meeting_NN1 ,_, or_CC out_II21 of_II22 the_AT rapturous_JJ close_JJ atmosphere_NN1 of_IO the_AT lecture-room_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 heard_VVD nature_NN1 whispering_VVG to_II him_PPHO1 :_: "_" Why_RRQ so_RG hot_JJ ,_, little_JJ sir_NN1 ?_? "_" 
No_RR21 doubt_RR22 the_AT spirit_NN1 or_CC energy_NN1 of_IO the_AT world_NN1 is_VBZ what_DDQ is_VBZ acting_VVG in_II us_PPIO2 ,_, as_CSA the_AT sea_NN1 is_VBZ what_DDQ rises_VVZ in_II every_AT1 little_JJ wave_NN1 ;_; but_CCB it_PPH1 passes_VVZ through_II us_PPIO2 ,_, and_CC cry_VV0 out_RP as_CSA we_PPIS2 may_VM ,_, it_PPH1 will_VM move_VVI on_RP ._. 
Our_APPGE privilege_NN1 is_VBZ to_TO have_VHI perceived_VVN it_PPH1 as_CSA it_PPH1 moves_VVZ ._. 
Our_APPGE dignity_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX in_II what_DDQ we_PPIS2 do_VD0 ,_, but_CCB in_II what_DDQ we_PPIS2 understand_VV0 ._. 
The_AT whole_JJ world_NN1 is_VBZ doing_VDG things_NN2 ._. 
We_PPIS2 are_VBR turning_VVG in_II that_DD1 vortex_NN1 ;_; yet_RR within_II us_PPIO2 is_VBZ silent_JJ observation_NN1 ,_, the_AT speculative_JJ eye_NN1 before_II which_DDQ all_DB passes_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ bridges_VVZ the_AT distances_NN2 and_CC compares_VVZ the_AT combatants_NN2 ._. 
On_II this_DD1 side_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE genius_NN1 Emerson_NP1 broke_VVD away_II21 from_II22 all_DB conditions_NN2 of_IO age_NN1 or_CC country_NN1 and_CC represented_VVD nothing_PN1 except_II intelligence_NN1 itself_PPX1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ another_DD1 element_NN1 in_II Emerson_NP1 ,_, curiously_RR combined_VVN with_IW transcendentalism_NN1 ,_, namely_REX ,_, his_APPGE love_NN1 and_CC respect_NN1 for_IF Nature_NN1 ._. 
Nature_NN1 ,_, for_IF the_AT transcendentalist_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ precious_JJ because_CS it_PPH1 is_VBZ his_APPGE own_DA work_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 mirror_NN1 in_II which_DDQ he_PPHS1 looks_VVZ at_II himself_PPX1 and_CC says_VVZ (_( like_II a_AT1 poet_NN1 relishing_VVG his_APPGE own_DA verses_NN2 )_) ,_, "_" What_DDQ a_AT1 genius_NN1 I_PPIS1 am_VBM !_! 
Who_PNQS would_VM have_VHI thought_VVN there_RL was_VBDZ such_DA stuff_NN1 in_II me_PPIO1 ?_? "_" 
And_CC the_AT philosophical_JJ egotist_NN1 finds_VVZ in_II his_APPGE doctrine_NN1 a_AT1 ready_JJ explanation_NN1 of_IO whatever_DDQV beauty_NN1 and_CC commodity_NN1 nature_NN1 actually_RR has_VHZ ._. 
No_AT wonder_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 says_VVZ to_II himself_PPX1 ,_, that_DD1 nature_NN1 is_VBZ sympathetic_JJ ,_, since_CS I_PPIS1 made_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
And_CC such_DA a_AT1 view_NN1 ,_, one-sided_JJ and_CC even_RR fatuous_JJ as_CSA it_PPH1 may_VM be_VBI ,_, undoubtedly_RR sharpens_VVZ the_AT vision_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 poet_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 moralist_NN1 to_II all_DB that_DD1 is_VBZ inspiriting_VVG and_CC symbolic_JJ in_II the_AT natural_JJ world_NN1 ._. 
Emerson_NP1 was_VBDZ particularly_RR ingenious_JJ and_CC clear-sighted_NN1 in_II feeling_VVG the_AT spiritual_JJ uses_NN2 of_IO fellowship_NN1 with_IW the_AT elements_NN2 ._. 
This_DD1 is_VBZ something_PN1 in_II which_DDQ all_DB Teutonic_JJ poetry_NN1 is_VBZ rich_JJ and_CC which_DDQ forms_VVZ ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 ,_, the_AT most_RGT genuine_JJ and_CC spontaneous_JJ part_NN1 of_IO modern_JJ taste_NN1 ,_, and_CC especially_RR of_IO American_JJ taste_NN1 ._. 
Just_RR as_CSA some_DD people_NN are_VBR naturally_RR enthralled_VVN and_CC refreshed_VVN by_II music_NN1 ,_, so_CS others_NN2 are_VBR by_II landscape_NN1 ._. 
Music_NN1 and_CC landscape_NN1 make_VV0 up_RP the_AT spiritual_JJ resources_NN2 of_IO those_DD2 who_PNQS can_VM not_XX or_CC dare_VV0 not_XX express_VVI their_APPGE unfulfilled_JJ ideals_NN2 in_II words_NN2 ._. 
Serious_JJ poetry_NN1 ,_, profound_JJ religion_NN1 (_( Calvinism_NN1 ,_, for_REX21 instance_REX22 )_) are_VBR the_AT joys_NN2 of_IO an_AT1 unhappiness_NN1 that_CST confesses_VVZ itself_PPX1 ;_; but_CCB when_RRQ a_AT1 genteel_JJ tradition_NN1 forbids_VVZ people_NN to_TO confess_VVI that_CST they_PPHS2 are_VBR unhappy_JJ ,_, serious_JJ poetry_NN1 and_CC profound_JJ religion_NN1 are_VBR closed_VVN to_II them_PPHO2 by_II that_DD1 ;_; and_CC since_CS human_JJ life_NN1 ,_, in_II its_APPGE depths_NN2 ,_, can_VM not_XX then_RT express_VVI itself_PPX1 openly_RR ,_, imagination_NN1 is_VBZ driven_VVN for_IF comfort_NN1 into_II abstract_JJ arts_NN2 ,_, where_CS human_JJ circumstances_NN2 are_VBR lost_VVN sight_NN1 of_IO ,_, and_CC human_JJ problems_NN2 dissolve_VV0 in_II a_AT1 purer_JJR medium_NN1 ._. 
The_AT pressure_NN1 of_IO care_NN1 is_VBZ thus_RR relieved_VVN ,_, without_IW its_APPGE quietus_NN1 being_VBG found_VVN in_II intelligence_NN1 ._. 
To_TO understand_VVI oneself_PNX1 is_VBZ the_AT classic_JJ form_NN1 of_IO consolation_NN1 ;_; to_TO elude_VVI oneself_PNX1 is_VBZ the_AT romantic_JJ ._. 
In_II the_AT presence_NN1 of_IO music_NN1 or_CC landscape_NN1 human_NN1 experience_NN1 eludes_VVZ itself_PPX1 ;_; and_CC thus_RR romanticism_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT bond_NN1 between_II transcendental_JJ and_CC naturalistic_JJ sentiment_NN1 ._. 
Have_VH0 there_EX been_VBN ,_, we_PPIS2 may_VM ask_VVI ,_, any_DD successful_JJ efforts_NN2 to_TO escape_VVI from_II the_AT genteel_JJ tradition_NN1 ,_, and_CC to_TO express_VVI something_PN1 worth_II expressing_VVG behind_II its_APPGE back_NN1 ?_? 
This_DD1 might_VM well_RR not_XX have_VHI occurred_VVN as_RR21 yet_RR22 ;_; but_CCB America_NP1 is_VBZ so_RG precocious_JJ ,_, it_PPH1 has_VHZ been_VBN trained_VVN by_II the_AT genteel_JJ tradition_NN1 to_TO be_VBI so_RG wise_JJ for_IF its_APPGE years_NNT2 ,_, that_CST some_DD indications_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 truly_RR native_JJ philosophy_NN1 and_CC poetry_NN1 are_VBR already_RR to_TO be_VBI found_VVN ._. 
I_PPIS1 might_VM mention_VVI the_AT humorists_NN2 ,_, of_IO whom_PNQO you_PPY here_RL in_II California_NP1 have_VH0 had_VHN your_APPGE share_NN1 ._. 
The_AT humorists_NN2 ,_, however_RR ,_, only_RR half_DB escape_VV0 the_AT genteel_JJ tradition_NN1 ;_; their_APPGE humor_NN1 would_VM lose_VVI its_APPGE savor_NN1 if_CS they_PPHS2 had_VHD wholly_RR escaped_VVN it_PPH1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 point_VV0 to_II what_DDQ contradicts_VVZ it_PPH1 in_II the_AT facts_NN2 ;_; but_CCB not_XX in_BCL21 order_BCL22 to_TO abandon_VVI the_AT genteel_JJ tradition_NN1 ,_, for_CS they_PPHS2 have_VH0 nothing_PN1 solid_JJ to_TO put_VVI in_II its_APPGE place_NN1 ._. 
When_CS they_PPHS2 point_VV0 out_RP how_RGQ ill_JJ many_DA2 facts_NN2 fit_VV0 into_II it_PPH1 ,_, they_PPHS2 do_VD0 not_XX clearly_RR conceive_VVI that_CST this_DD1 militates_VVZ against_II the_AT standard_NN1 ,_, but_CCB think_VV0 it_PPH1 a_AT1 funny_JJ perversity_NN1 in_II the_AT facts_NN2 ._. 
Of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, did_VDD they_PPHS2 earnestly_RR respect_VVI the_AT genteel_JJ tradition_NN1 ,_, such_DA an_AT1 incongruity_NN1 would_VM seem_VVI to_II them_PPHO2 sad_JJ ,_, rather_II21 than_II22 ludicrous_JJ ._. 
Perhaps_RR the_AT prevalence_NN1 of_IO humor_NN1 in_II America_NP1 ,_, in_II and_CC out_II21 of_II22 season_NNT1 ,_, may_VM be_VBI taken_VVN as_CSA one_MC1 more_DAR evidence_NN1 that_CST the_AT genteel_JJ tradition_NN1 is_VBZ present_JJ pervasively_RR ,_, but_CCB everywhere_RL weak_JJ ._. 
Similarly_RR in_II Italy_NP1 ,_, during_II the_AT Renaissance_NN1 ,_, the_AT Catholic_JJ tradition_NN1 could_VM not_XX be_VBI banished_VVN from_II the_AT intellect_NN1 ,_, since_CS there_EX was_VBDZ nothing_PN1 articulate_JJ to_TO take_VVI its_APPGE place_NN1 ;_; yet_RR its_APPGE hold_NN1 on_II the_AT heart_NN1 was_VBDZ singularly_RR relaxed_VVN ._. 
The_AT consequence_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST humorists_NN2 could_VM regale_VVI themselves_PPX2 with_IW the_AT foibles_NN2 of_IO monks_NN2 and_CC of_IO cardinals_NN2 ,_, with_IW the_AT credulity_NN1 of_IO fools_NN2 ,_, and_CC the_AT bogus_JJ miracles_NN2 of_IO the_AT saints_NN2 ;_; not_XX intending_VVG to_TO deny_VVI the_AT theory_NN1 of_IO the_AT church_NN1 ,_, but_CCB caring_VVG for_IF it_PPH1 so_RG little_DA1 at_II heart_NN1 ,_, that_CST they_PPHS2 could_VM find_VVI it_PPH1 infinitely_RR amusing_JJ that_CST it_PPH1 should_VM be_VBI contradicted_VVN in_II men_NN2 's_GE lives_NN2 ,_, and_CC that_CST no_AT harm_NN1 should_VM come_VVI of_IO it_PPH1 ._. 
So_RR when_CS Mark_NP1 Twain_NN1 says_VVZ ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ born_VVN of_IO poor_JJ but_CCB dishonest_JJ parents_NN2 ,_, "_" the_AT humor_NN1 depends_VVZ on_II the_AT parody_NN1 of_IO the_AT genteel_JJ Anglo-Saxon_JJ convention_NN1 that_CST it_PPH1 is_VBZ disreputable_JJ to_TO be_VBI poor_JJ ;_; but_CCB to_TO hint_VVI at_II the_AT hollowness_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 would_VM not_XX be_VBI amusing_JJ if_CS it_PPH1 did_VDD not_XX remain_VVI at_II bottom_JJ one_PN1 's_GE habitual_JJ conviction_NN1 ._. 
The_AT one_MC1 American_JJ writer_NN1 who_PNQS has_VHZ left_VVN the_AT genteel_JJ tradition_NN1 entirely_RR behind_RL is_VBZ perhaps_RR Walt_NP1 Whitman_NP1 ._. 
For_IF this_DD1 reason_NN1 educated_JJ Americans_NN2 find_VV0 him_PPHO1 rather_RG an_AT1 unpalatable_JJ person_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS they_PPHS2 sincerely_RR protest_NN1 ought_VMK not_XX to_TO be_VBI taken_VVN for_IF a_AT1 representative_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE culture_NN1 ;_; and_CC he_PPHS1 certainly_RR should_VM not_XX ,_, because_CS their_APPGE culture_NN1 is_VBZ so_RG genteel_JJ and_CC traditional_JJ ._. 
But_CCB the_AT foreigner_NN1 may_VM sometimes_RT think_VVI otherwise_RR ,_, since_CS he_PPHS1 is_VBZ looking_VVG for_IF what_DDQ may_VM have_VHI arisen_VVN in_II America_NP1 to_TO express_VVI ,_, not_XX the_AT polite_JJ and_CC conventional_JJ American_JJ mind_NN1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT spirit_NN1 and_CC the_AT inarticulate_JJ principles_NN2 that_CST animate_VV0 the_AT community_NN1 ,_, on_II which_DDQ its_APPGE own_DA genteel_JJ mentality_NN1 seems_VVZ to_TO sit_VVI rather_RG lightly_RR ._. 
The_AT trip_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 nightmare_NN1 ._. 
The_AT boys_NN2 got_VVD locked_VVN in_II a_AT1 boxcar_NN1 so_RG hot_JJ that_CST they_PPHS2 were_VBDR soon_RR frantic_JJ to_TO escape_VVI ._. 
Louie_NP1 found_VVD a_AT1 discarded_JJ strip_NN1 of_IO metal_NN1 ,_, climbed_VVD on_II his_APPGE friend_NN1 's_GE shoulders_NN2 ,_, pried_VVD a_AT1 vent_NN1 open_VV0 ,_, squirmed_VVD out_RP ,_, and_CC helped_VVD his_APPGE friend_NN1 out_RP ,_, badly_RR cutting_VVG himself_PPX1 in_II the_AT process_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT they_PPHS2 were_VBDR discovered_VVN by_II the_AT railroad_NN1 detective_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS forced_VVD them_PPHO2 to_TO jump_VVI from_II the_AT moving_JJ train_NN1 at_II gunpoint_NN1 ._. 
After_CS several_DA2 days_NNT2 of_IO walking_NN1 ,_, getting_VVG chased_VVN out_II21 of_II22 orchards_NN2 and_CC grocery_NN1 stores_NN2 where_CS they_PPHS2 tried_VVD to_TO steal_VVI food_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 wound_VVD up_RP sitting_VVG on_II the_AT ground_NN1 in_II a_AT1 railyard_NN1 ,_, filthy_JJ ,_, bruised_VVN ,_, sunburned_VVD ,_, and_CC wet_JJ ,_, sharing_VVG a_AT1 stolen_JJ can_NN1 of_IO beans_NN2 ._. 
A_AT1 train_NN1 rattled_VVD past_RL ._. 
Louie_NP1 looked_VVD up_RP ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 saw_VVD ..._... beautiful_JJ white_JJ tablecloths_NN2 and_CC crystal_NN1 on_II the_AT tables_NN2 ,_, and_CC food_NN1 ,_, people_NN laughing_VVG and_CC enjoying_VVG themselves_PPX2 and_CC eating_NN1 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD later_RRR ._. 
"_" And_CC I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ sitting_VVG here_RL shivering_VVG ,_, eating_VVG a_AT1 miserable_JJ can_NN1 of_IO beans_NN2 ._. "_" 
He_PPHS1 remembered_VVD the_AT money_NN1 in_II his_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE hand_NN1 ,_, the_AT fear_NN1 in_II his_APPGE mother_NN1 's_GE eyes_NN2 as_CSA she_PPHS1 offered_VVD him_PPHO1 a_AT1 sandwich_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 stood_VVD up_RP and_CC headed_VVN home_RL ._. 
When_CS Louie_NP1 walked_VVD into_II his_APPGE house_NN1 ,_, Louise_NP1 threw_VVD her_APPGE arms_NN2 around_II him_PPHO1 ,_, inspected_VVD him_PPHO1 for_IF injuries_NN2 ,_, led_VVD him_PPHO1 to_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 ,_, and_CC gave_VVD him_PPHO1 a_AT1 cookie_NN1 ._. 
Anthony_NP1 came_VVD home_RL ,_, saw_VVD Louie_NP1 ,_, and_CC sank_VVD into_II a_AT1 chair_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE face_NN1 soft_JJ with_IW relief_NN1 ._. 
After_CS dinner_NN1 ,_, Louie_NP1 went_VVD upstairs_RL ,_, dropped_VVN into_II bed_NN1 ,_, and_CC whispered_VVN his_APPGE surrender_NN1 to_II Pete_NP1 ._. 
There_EX is_VBZ a_AT1 cyclical_JJ structure_NN1 moving_VVG from_II the_AT crash_NN1 and_CC its_APPGE aftermath_NN1 to_II the_AT past_NN1 and_CC then_RT back_RP to_II the_AT consequences_NN2 ._. 
