And not neglected; else if Heaven would
And we will not, Heav'n's offer we refuse:—
while the words which he puts into the mouth of Leonine in Pericles are, we feel, significant:—
Pray: but be not tedious,
For the Gods are quick of ear, and I am sworn
To do my work with haste.
He has no sympathy with pious recluses. He has depicted no saint or religious enthusiast, or written a line to indicate that he had any respect for their ideals. With him,—
Spirits are not finely touched
But to fine issues.
They say best men are moulded out of faults,