lightofheaven;oneveryleafinthenumberlessforests,ineverydropoftheunmeasuredseas,hesurveyeditsseparateandswarmingworld;farup,inthefarthestblue,hesaworbuponorbripeningintoshape,andplanetsstartingfromthecentralfire,toruntheirdayoftenthousandyears。ForeverywhereincreationisthebreathoftheCreator,andineveryspotwherethebreathbreathesislife!Andalone,inthedistance,thelonelymanbeheldhisMagianbrother。There,atworkwithhisnumbersandhisCabala,amidstthewrecksofRome,passionlessandcalm,satinhiscellthemysticMejnour,——livingon,livingeverwhiletheworldlasts,indifferentwhetherhisknowledgeproduceswealorwoe;amechanicalagentofamoretenderandawiserwill,thatguideseveryspringtoitsinscrutabledesigns。
Livingon,——livingever,——assciencethatcaresaloneforknowledge,andhaltsnottoconsiderhowknowledgeadvanceshappiness;howHumanImprovement,rushingthroughcivilisation,crushesinitsmarchallwhocannotgrappletoitswheels\"YoucolonisethelandsofthesavagewiththeAnglo-Saxon,——youcivilisethatportionofTHEEARTH;butistheSAVAGEcivilised?
Heisexterminated!Youaccumulatemachinery,——youincreasethetotalofwealth;butwhatbecomesofthelabouryoudisplace?
Onegenerationissacrificedtothenext。Youdiffuseknowledge,——andtheworldseemstogrowbrighter;butDiscontentatPovertyreplacesIgnorance,happywithitscrust。Everyimprovement,everyadvancementincivilisation,injuressome,tobenefitothers,andeithercherishesthewantofto-day,orpreparestherevolutionofto-morrow。\"——StephenMontague。;ever,withitsCabalaanditsnumber,livesontochange,initsbloodlessmovements,thefaceofthehabitableworld!
And,\"Oh,farewelltolife!\"murmuredthegloriousdreamer。