human
The first was in
gpt
Praise of Shame, the second was one called
human
Two Loves.
gpt
That's not Mr. Wilde's, Mr. Gill.
human
I am not aware that I said it was.
gpt
I thought you would be glad to say it was not.
human
Praise of Shame.
gpt
The 'love' that dare not speak its name in this century is such a great affection of an older for a younger man as there was between David and Jonathan, such as Plato made the very base of his philosophy and such as you find in the sonnets of Michaelangelo and Shakespeare--a deep spiritual affection that is as pure as it is perfect, and dictates great works of art like those of Shakespeare and Michaelangelo and those two letters of mine, such as they are, and which is in this century misunderstood--so misunderstood that, on account of it, I am placed where I am now. It is beautiful; it is fine; it is the noblest form of affection. It is intellectual, and it repeatedly exists between an elder and younger man, when the elder man has intellect, and the younger man has all the joy, hope and glamour of life. That it should be so the world does not understand. It mocks at it and sometimes puts one into the pillory for it.
human
I shall have the Court cleared if there is the slightest manifestation of feeling. There must be complete silence preserved.