第47章

Men’srightofbequeathingtheiralltotheirown(Withlittleregardforthecreaturestheysqueezed)；

Theirmillandmill-waterandnethermill-stoneTiedfasttotheirinfant；lo，thisisthelastOftheirhungers，byprudentdecesappeased。

Thelawtheydecreeistheirultimateslave；

WhereinweperceeoldVoracityglassed。

Itworksfromtheirdust，anditreeksoftheirgrave。

Pointthemtogreener，thoughJournalsbeguns；

Tobrotherlyfieldsunderfatherlyskies；

WherethesavagestillprimitelearnsofadebtHehasowedsincehedrummedonhisbellyforwar；

Andhowforhisging，themorewillheget；

Fortrustinghisfellows，leavefriendsroundhissons：

Tilltheysee，withthegapeofastartledsurprise，Theiradoredtyrant-monsterabrutetoabhor，Thesunoftheirsystemafatherofflies!

So，forsuchgoodhope，taketheirscourgeunashamed；

’Tistheportionofthemwhocilize，Whospeakthewordnovelandtrue：

Howthebrutishantiqueofourspringsmaybetamed，Withoutlossofthestrengththatshouldpushustoflower；

HowtheGodofoldtimewillactSatanofnew，IfwekeephimnotstraightatthehigherGodaimed；

ForwhosehabitationwithinuswescourThishouseofourlife；whereourbitterestpainsArethosetoejecttheInfernal，whoheapsMireonthesoul。Takestripesorchains；

Gripatthystandardreled。

Andwhatifourbodybedashedfromthesteeps？

Ourspokeninprotestremains。

Ayounggenerationreaps。

Theyounggeneration!ah，thereisthechildOfoursoulsdowntheAges!tobleedforit，proofThatsoulswehave，withoursensesfiled，Ourshuttlesatthreadofthewoof。

Mayitbebraverthanours，Toencountertherattleofhostilebolts，TolookontherisingofStrangerPowers。

MayitknowhowthemindinexpansionrevoltsFromanurseryPastwithdeadlettersaloof，AndthepipingtostuporofPrecedentsshun，InafieldwheretheforefatherprintofthehoofIsnotyetovergrassedbythewateringhours，AndshouldpromptustoChange，astopromiseofsun，Tillbrain-rulesplendidlytowers。

ForthatlargelightwehavelabouredandtrampedThoroughforestsandbogland，stilltoperceeOuranimatemorningstampedWiththelinesofasombreeve。

Atimorousthingrantheinnocenthind，Whenthewolfwasthehypocritefangunderhood，Thesnakealithelurkerupsleeve，Andthelioneffulgentlyramped。

Thenourforefatherhoofdiditsworkinthewood，Byrightofthebetterinkind。

ButnowwillitbreedyonbestialbroodThree-foldthriceover，ifbenttobind，Asthehealthyinchainswiththesick，Untodespotusageourissuingmind。

Itsignifiesbattleordeath’sdullknell。

PrecedentsicilywrittenonhighChallengetheTentateshottorebel。

OurMother，whospeedsherbloomfulquickForthemarch，readswhichtheimpedimentwell。

Shesmileswhenofsapienceistheirboast。

OlooseofthetugbetweenbloodrundryAndbloodrunningflamemayouroffspringrun!

Maybraindemocraticbekingofthehost!

LessthenshallthevolumesofHistorytellOfthestopinprogression，theslipinrelapse，Thatcountsusasand-slackinchhardwonBeneathanoppresseincumbentperhaps。

Letthesenilelordsinaparchmentsky，Andthegenerousturbulentsdrunkenofmorn，Theirbattleofinstinctsputby，Amomentexaminethisfield：

OnaRomanstreetcastthoughtfuleye，Alongtothemountsfromthebog-forestweald。