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the Hebrew Prophets to the present； when it may finally take the name
of 〃Pot theism；〃 by which Mr。 Carlyle ridiculed Sterling's
〃Pantheism。〃 My Sheikh； whose knowledge flows in from all quarters；
writes to me
〃Apropos of old Omar's Pots； did I ever tell you the sentence I found
in 'Bishop Pearson on the Creed'？ 'Thus are we wholly at the disposal
of His will； and our present and future condition framed and ordered
by His free； but wise and just； decrees。 Hath not the potter power
over the clay； of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour； and
another unto dishonour？ （Rom。 ix。 21。） And can that earth…artificer
have a freer power over his brother potsherd （both being made of the
same metal）； than God hath over him； who； by the strange fecundity of
His omnipotent power； first made the clay out of nothing； and then him
out of that？'〃
And againfrom a very different quarter〃I had to refer the other
day to Aristophanes； and came by chance on a curious Speaking…pot
story in the Vespae； which I had quite forgotten。
＇Greek text deleted from etext。＇
〃The Pot calls a bystander to be a witness to his bad treatment。 The
woman says； 'If； by Proserpine； instead of all this 'testifying'
（comp。 Cuddie and his mother in 'Old Mortality！'） you would buy
yourself a rivet； it would show more sense in you！' The Scholiast
explains echinus as ＇Greek phrase deleted from etext＇。〃
One more illustration for the oddity's sake from the 〃Autobiography of
a Cornish Rector；〃 by the late James Hamley Tregenna。 1871。
〃There was one odd Fellow in our Companyhe was so like a Figure in
the 'Pilgrim's Progress' that Richard always called him the
'ALLEGORY；' with a long white bearda rare Appendage in those
daysand a Face the colour of which seemed to have been baked in；
like the Faces one used to see on Earthenware Jugs。 In our Country…
dialect Earthenware is called 'Clome'； so the Boys of the Village used
to shout out after him'Go back to the Potter； Old Clomeface； and get
baked over again。' For the 'Allegory；' though shrewd enough in most
things； had the reputation of being 'saift…baked；' i。e。； of weak
intellect。〃
（XC。） At the Close of the Fasting Month； Ramazan （which makes the
Mussulman unhealthy and unamiable）； the first Glimpse of the New Moon
（who rules their division of the Year） is looked for with the utmost
Anxiety； and hailed with Acclamation。 Then it is that the Porter's
Knot maybe heardtoward the Cellar。 Omar has elsewhere a pretty
Quatrain about the same Moon
〃Be of Good Cheerthe sullen Month will die；
And a young Moon requite us by and by：
Look how the Old one meagre； bent； and wan
With Age and Fast； is fainting from the Sky！〃
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