We must now return to the two functions of art, and endeavor to bring them into some sort of common focus. We cannot hope to understand or to reconcile them perfectly. We cannot hope to know what art is. Art is life, and any expression of art becomes a new form of life. A merchant in Boston in 1850 travels in Italy, and brings home a Murillo. Some years later a highly educated dilettante discovers the Murillo in Boston, and writes his dithyrambs about it. Some years later still, there arises a young painter, who perhaps does not paint very well, and yet he is nearer to the mystery than the other two. All these men are parts of the same movement, and are essential to each other; though the contempt they feel for each other might conceal this from us, as it does from themselves. All of them are held together by an invisible attraction and are servants of the same force. This force it is which, in the future, may weld together a few enthusiasts into a sort of secret society, or may even single out some one man, and see and speak through him. Then, as the force passes, it will leave itself reflected in pictures, which remain as the record of its flight. Transcriber’s Note: Hyphenation has been retained as published in the original publication. Page 7 free-masonary of artistic craft _changed to_ freemasonry of artistic craft Page 9 of old metapor _changed to_ of old metaphor Page 15 prevailed under the the old monarchy _changed to_ prevailed under the old monarchy Page 22 the whole race, we fear, way relapse _changed to_ the whole race, we fear, may relapse Page 27 university training, Nothing else _changed to_ university training. Nothing else Page 33 in the community that the department _changed to_ in the community than the department Page 59 canot escape them _changed to_ cannot escape them Page 65 stated and solved those proplems _changed to_ stated and solved those problems Page 89 DR. HOWE _changed to_ DR. HOWE. Page 101 was immediately propared for him _changed to_ was immediately prepared for him Page 112 New paragraph added before “The distress of the mother was now painful Page 115 feature of her contenance _changed to_ feature of her countenance Page 123 “We must have done with expediency; _changed to_ We must have done with expediency; Page 125 Tow Sawyer _changed to_ Tom Sawyer Page 143 only deeds of physical prowness _changed to_ only deeds of physical prowess Page 169 But noboby seems to have laughed _changed to_ But nobody seems to have laughed Page 219 early school may he imagined _changed to_ early school may be imagined Page 225 To my mind the insolation of _changed to_ To my mind the isolation of Page 228 institutions a boy’s school is _changed to_ institutions a boys’ school is