Excerpt from Charing Cross: And Other Poems of the Period
Youth, by the stupendous sacrifice which it has been called upon to make, will enter into a great inheritance of Liberty. Martyrdom is often the forerunner of Freedom. But there is a short sightedness in some elderly persons which has enabled them to behold only the glory and gladness of Youth marching down the Valley of the Shadows. True vision has revealed under the radiant faces the tremor of deep emotion. Youth has suffered and been penalized for the very qualities it possesses, and when it returns it will find a voice to express its experience. Youth, which has saved the world, will demand the right to reconstruct it. The chaos that has broken its ranks marked the close of the ascendancy of political tradition, which to day is utterly discredited. Vision, which is Youth, has triumphed.
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Youth, by the stupendous sacrifice which it has been called upon to make, will enter into a great inheritance of Liberty. Martyrdom is often the forerunner of Freedom. But there is a short sightedness in some elderly persons which has enabled them to behold only the glory and gladness of Youth marching down the Valley of the Shadows. True vision has revealed under the radiant faces the tremor of deep emotion. Youth has suffered and been penalized for the very qualities it possesses, and when it returns it will find a voice to express its experience. Youth, which has saved the world, will demand the right to reconstruct it. The chaos that has broken its ranks marked the close of the ascendancy of political tradition, which to day is utterly discredited. Vision, which is Youth, has triumphed.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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