Let the people go on in their mad ignorance; Jane Benton is preparing to point out their errors, and in the course of the present century-certainly not later than toward the close of the next one-a new prophet will appear in such robes of splendid perfection that even the earth will acknowledge its imperfections, and creep off into oblivion.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe
The Lyric deals specially with the imperfections of human judgment.
"A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)"
Mrs. Sutherland Orr
In harmony with this great psychological principle, it may fairly be claimed that the works of Dickens so fully aroused the heart of the civilized world to the wrongs inflicted on childhood, and the grievous errors committed in training children, as to prepare the minds of all who read his books for the conscious revelation of the imperfections of educational systems and methods, and the imperative need of radical educational reforms.
"Dickens As an Educator"
James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes