CHAPTER IX 



"LOVE AND truth" — " THEALMA AND CLEARCHUS " 



"A little glooming light, much like a shade." 



Fairy Queen, Bk. I., C. II., St. 14. 



This book does not pretend to give a list of all 

 Walton's various vrritings ; its chief object is, as 

 before stated, to enamour those who hitherto have 

 known but little of Walton, with his life -character 

 and writings ; and at the same time to give some 

 fresh information and ideas to those who already 

 know something about the subject. To the literary 

 Waltonian I hope this chapter may not prove 

 destitute of interest. 



(a) AS TO THE TREATISE ENTITLED "LOVE AND 

 TRUTH " 



In 1675 a pamphlet known by the name of Ihe 

 Naked Truth rose "like a comet" over the 

 theological world; its full title was "The Naked 

 Truth ; or, The True State of the Primitive Church, 

 by an Humble Moderator." "Although anonym- 

 ous, its manifest ability at once attracted notice, 



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