Mysticism in English Literature

By

Caroline F. E. Spurgeon




"Many are the thyrsus-bearers, but few are the mystics"

Phædo


Mysticism in English Literature




Note



The variety of applications of the term "mysticism" has forced me to
restrict myself here to a discussion of that philosophical type of
mysticism which concerns itself with questions of ultimate reality. My
aim, too, has been to consider this subject in connection with great
English writers. I have had, therefore, to exclude, with regret, the
literature of America, so rich in mystical thought.