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habituate, make habitual, make into a habit.
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motor effects, physical movements; consciousness of action.
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fulcrum, the support, as a wedge-shaped piece or a hinge, about which a lever turns.
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to press against, to stand on.
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With mere good intentions, hell is proverbially paved. Possession of a determination to act in a certain way or to do a certain thing, yet never acting upon it, is but to prepare the way for misery, anguish, turmoil, or wickedness.
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J. S. Mill, John Stuart （1806-1873）, English philosopher and political economist.
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“grows,” develops, becomes larger and fuller.
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evaporates, disappears, does not come to fruit.
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discharge, relief of load; unloading.
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nerveless, destitute of strength or courage; without nerves; lacking vigor; powerless; weak; inert.
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weltering sea of sensibility and emotion . A weltering sea is one which rises and falls tumultuously; rocks and tosses; hence, restless, boundless space or extent of one’s feeling or consciousness.
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Rousseau, Jean Jacques （1712-1778）, French philosopher and author. He advocated going back to nature; he proposed that parents should nurture their own children.
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foundling hospital, an institution for infants found after their parents have deserted or exposed them.
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“other particulars,” other details, perhaps not so inviting.
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concomitants, associates, companions.
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inertly, sluggishly, slowly, weakly.
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flinch, draw back; wince.
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psychic, pertaining to the mind, mental as contrasted to the physical.
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gratuitous, offered free; extra; not called for by the circumstances.
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ascetic, rigid in self-denial and devotions.
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winnowed, separated and driven off; blowing the chaff away from the seed.
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chaff, the glumes or husks of grain and grasses separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing.
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hortatory ethics, moral conduct or teaching which counsels, advises, or incites or encourages.
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theology, the science of God or of religion.
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Rip Van Winkle . Joseph Jefferson （1829-1905）, American actor, seeking an original play for himself, made a dramatization of Washington Irving’s Rip Van Winkle . He first played this role in London in 1865. This drama delighted American playgoers for two generations.
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