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The lecture by Mr. Copeland last evening was of unusual interest. He spoke on the English Bible and treated it simply from a literary standpoint.
He lamented the prevalent ignorance as to the literary worth of the Bible. Many of our best works, he said, have been influenced by it, in style or substance, or in both. Pilgrim's Progress, Robinson Crusoe, and a number of Carlyle's works are examples of those books which have canght inspiration from its truths and their expression.
The Bible deserves to be considered a good literary model for three reasons: because of its masterly style in narrative, its simple yet cogent use of figures of speech, and the rhythm which rings in all its prose. The Bible is the greatest prose monument, as the works of Shakespeare are the greatest in poetry.
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