Castalia
Ancient glory
Dear Friends,
The story of Oliver Twist is a true story; we have been living in poverty, working for crooks, but wealthy relatives are searching for us, are very near to us. That we long for more — like Oliver, request a second bowl — is not a sign of insanity, but of where we belong. As C. S. Lewis puts it, this longing for something not to be found on earth is a sign we belong to Heaven.
Charles Lamb writes of Coleridge, “I think his essentials not touched”; “his face when he repeats his verses hath its ancient glory…” That glory which Wordsworth knew (Lamb was writing to Wordsworth):
Not in entire forgetfulness,
And not in utter nakedness,
But trailing clouds of glory do we come
From God, who is our home…1
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