“There should be some unknown regions preserved as hunting grounds for the poetic imagination.” (84)
Context: Casaubon’s demeaning recall of Ladislaw’s decision to not pursue university nor have a clear sense of profession
XII
“Her (Mary Garth’s) shrewdness had a streak of satiric bitterness continually renewed and never carried utterly out of sight, except by a strong current of gratitude towards those who, instead of telling her that she ought to be contented, did something to make her so.” (114)
Context: Narrator’s description of Mary’s thoughts on patronizing comments, probably regarding her self-regarded, sub-optimal beauty.
Empathetic righteousness is the opposite of this patronizing sympathy.
“I am not magnanimous enough to like people who speak to me without seeming to see me.” (115)
Context: Mary responding to Rosamond when asked if she likes Tertius