Nice passage.
I also skimmed through a few essays/letters with an eye on what’s not to be appreciated. And I was reminded of a consistent impression RWE has imparted over my last 40+ years of occasional perusals. Perhaps not the best nor fairest term, and certainly contradictory to the substance of his writings — it was a tossup between pensive & melancholy.
“with an eye on what’s not to be appreciated.”
You must tell us: why would you be looking for “what’s not to be appreciated”?