ゞhistorical lectures and essays(臥櫛帽署帽旋煽雰讐恙)〃

和墮云慕

耶紗慕禰

historical lectures and essays(臥櫛帽署帽旋煽雰讐恙)- 及17准


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       And all because they have forgot What 'tis to be a manto curb and 

spurn。 The tyrant in us�此         �the ignobler self Which boasts�察�not loathes�察�its 

likeness to the brute�察�And owns no good save ease�察�no ill save pain�察�No 

purpose�察�save its share in that wild war In which�察�through countless ages�察�

living things pete in internecine greed。               Ah�察�loving God�察�Are we as 

creeping things�察�which have no lord�拭�That we are brutes�察�great God�察�we 

know too well�察�Apes daintier´featured�察�silly birds�察�who flaunt Their plumes�察�

unheeding   of   the   fowler's   step�察  �Spiders�察  �who   catch   with   paper�察  �not   with 

webs�察�Tigers�察�who slay with cannon and sharp steel�察�Instead of teeth and 

claws�此� all these we are。 Are we no more than these�察�save in degree�拭�Mere 

fools of nature�察�puppets of strong lusts�察�Taking the sword�察�to perish by the 

sword Upon the universal battle´field�察�Even as the things upon the moor 

outside�拭�

     The heath eats up green grass and delicate herbs�察�The pines eat up the 

heath�察�the grub the pine�察�The finch the grub�察�the hawk the silly finch�察�And 

man�察�the mightiest of all beasts of prey�察�Eats what he lists。              The strong eat 

up   the   weak�察  �The   many   eat   the   few�察  �great   nations�察  �small�察�And   he   who 

eth in the name of all Shall�察�greediest�察�triumph by the greed of all�察�And�察�

armed by his own victims�察�eat up all。 While ever out of the eternal heavens 

Looks   patient   down   the   great   magnanimous   God�察  �Who�察  �Master   of   all 

worlds�察  �did   sacrifice All   to   Himself�拭    �Nay�此      �but   Himself   to   all�察  �Who 

taught mankind�察�on that first Christmas Day�察�What 'tis to be a manto give�察�

not take�察�To serve�察�not rule�察�to nourish�察�not devour�察�To lift�察�not crush�察�if 

need�察�to die�察�not live。 

       ;He that eth in the name of all;the popular military despot the 

;saviour of his country;he is our internecine enemy on both sides of the 

Atlantic�察   �whenever      he   risesthe   inaugurator     of  that  Imperialism�察     �that 

Caesarism into which Rome sank�察�when not her liberties merely�察�but her 

virtues�察�were decaying out of herthe sink into which all wicked States�察�



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whether   republics   or   monarchies�察  �are   sure   to   fall�察  �simply   because   men 

must     eat   and   drink    for   to´  morrow      they   die。    The     Military    and 

Bureaucratic Despotism which keeps the many quiet�察�as in old Rome�察�by 

PANEM ET CIRCENSESbread and gamesor�察�if need be�察�Pilgrimages�察�

that the few may make money�察�eat�察�drink�察�and be merry�察�as long as it can 

last。   That�察�let it ape as it mayas did the Caesars of old Rome at firstas 

another Emperor   did   even   in our own daysthe   forms   of   dead   freedom�察�

really   upholds   an   artificial   luxury   by   brute   force�察  �and   consecrates   the 

basest of all aristocracies�察�the aristocracy of the money´bag�察�by the divine 

sanction of the bayonet。 

     That at all risks�察�even at the price of precious blood�察�the free peoples of 

the earth must ward off from them�察�for�察�makeshift and stop´gap as it is�察�it 

does not even succeed in what it tries to do。 It does not last。             Have we not 

seen that it does not�察�cannot last�拭�How can it last�拭              �This falsehood�察�like 

all falsehoods�察�must collapse at one touch of Ithuriel's spear of truth and 

fact。   And ´ 

     ;Then saw I the end of these men。             Namely�察�how Thou dost set them 

in slippery places�察�and casteth them down。              Suddenly do they perish�察�and 

e to a fearful end。         Yea�察�like as a dream when one awaketh�察�so shalt 

Thou make their image to vanish out of the city。; 

     Have we not seen that too�察�though�察�thank God�察�neither in England nor 

in the United States�拭�

     And then�拭     �What then�拭      �None knows�察�and none can know。 

     The future of France and Spain�察�the future of the Tropical Republics of 

Spanish America�察�is utterly blank and dark�察�not to be prophesied�察�I hold�察�

by mortal man�察�simply because we have no like cases in the history of the 

past   whereby   to   judge   the   tendencies   of   the   present。   Will   they   revive�拭�

Under the genial influences of free institutions will the good seed which is 

in them take root downwards�察�and bear fruit upwards�拭�and make them all 

what that fair France has been�察�in spite of all her faults�察�so often in past 

yearsa joy and an inspiration to all the nations round�拭              �Shall it be thus�拭�

God   grant   it   may�察  �but   He�察  �and   He   alone�察  �can   tell。 We   only   stand   by�察�



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watching�察  �if   we   be   wise�察  �with   pity   and   with   fear�察  �the   working   out   of   a 

tremendous new social problem�察�which must affect the future of the whole 

civilised world。 

     For if the agonising old nations fail to regenerate themselves�察�what can 

befall�拭    �What�察�when even Imperialism has been tried and failed�察�as fail it 

must�拭     �What but that lower depth within the lowest deep�拭�

       That last dread mood Of sated lust�察�and dull decrepitude。 No law�察�no 

art�察�no faith�察�no hope�察�no God。 When round the freezing founts of life in 

peevish      ring�察  �Crouched      on   the   bare´worn      sod�察  �Babbling      about    the 

unreturning spring�察�And whining for dead creeds�察�which cannot save�察�The 

toothless nations shiver to their grave。 

       And we�察�who think we stand�察�let us take heed lest we fall。                     Let us 

accept�察  �in   modesty   and   in   awe�察  �the   responsibility   of   our   freedom�察  �and 

remember that that freedom can be preserved only in one old´ fashioned 

way。     Let us remember that the one condition of a true democracy is the 

same   as   the  one   condition   of   a   true   aristocracy�察  �namely�察  �virtue。   Let   us 

teach our children�察�as grand old Lilly taught our forefathers 300 years ago´ 

´;It is virtue�察�gentlemen�察�yea�察�virtue that maketh gentlemen�察�that maketh 

the    poor   rich�察  �the  subject    a  king�察   �the  lowborn      noble�察  �the   deformed 

beautiful。      These     things    neither    the   whirling    wheel     of  fortune    can 

overturn�察    �nor    the  deceitful    cavillings    of   worldlings     separate�察   �neither 

sickness abate�察�nor age abolish。; 

     Yes。    Let us teach our children thus on both sides of the Atlantic。 For 

if   theywhich   God   forbidshould   grow   corrupt   and   weak   by   their   own 

sins�察�there is no hardier race now left on earth to conquer our descendants 

and bring them back to reason�察�as those old Jews were brought by bitter 

shame   and   woe。       And   all   that   is   before   them   and   the   whole   civilised 

world�察�would be long centuries of anarchy such as the world has not seen 

for agesa true Ragnarok�察�a twilight of the very gods�察�an age such as the 

wise woman foretold in the old Voluspe。 

       When brethren shall be Each other's bane�察�And sisters' sons rend The 

ties of kin。  Hard will   be that   age�察�An   age of   bad women�察�An axe´age�察 �a 



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sword´age�察�Shields oft cleft in twain�察�A storm´age�察�a wolf´age�察�Ere earth 

meet its doom。 

       So sang�察�2000 years ago�察�perhaps�察�the great unnamed prophetess�察�of 

our own race�察�of what might be�察�if we should fail mankind and our own 

calling and election。 

     God grant that day may never e。              But God grant�察�also�察�that if that 

day does e�察�then may e true also what that wise Vala sang�察�of the 

day when gods�察�and men�察�and earth should be burnt up with fire。 

       When slaked Surtur's flame is�察�Still the man and the maiden�察�Hight 

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