As differ the stars above in glory, so these differ in the qualities of their illumination.

The brightest of them, to mere human seeming, are those which shine with the sheer brilliancy of intellect and genius.

These chiefly halo the homes of "the grand old masters" of poetry, painting, eloquence, and martial glory.

These attract to their disks pilgrims the most numerous and enthusiastic.

But, as the nearest stars are brightest, not largest, so these biographs are brightest on their earth-side.