sincebothweremostdesperatelyneededwhenbothweremostentirelyforgottenordespised。{*1}
Pascal，aphilosopherwhomwebothlove，hassaid，howtruly！-
“quetoutnotreraisonnementser鑔uit？c閐erausentiment；“anditisnotimpossiblethatthesentimentofthenatural，hadtimepermittedit，wouldhaveregaineditsoldascendancyovertheharshmathematicalreasonoftheschools。Butthisthingwasnottobe。
Prematurelyinducedbyintemperanceofknowledgetheoldageoftheworlddrewon。Thisthemassofmankindsawnot，or，livinglustilyalthoughunhappily，affectednottosee。But，formyself，theEarth’srecordshadtaughtmetolookforwidestruinasthepriceofhighestcivilization。IhadimbibedaprescienceofourFatefromcomparisonofChinathesimpleandenduring，withAssyriathearchitect，withEgypttheastrologer，withNubia，morecraftythaneither，theturbulentmotherofallArts。Inhistory{*2}oftheseregionsImetwitharayfromtheFuture。TheindividualartificialitiesofthethreelatterwerelocaldiseasesoftheEarth，andintheirindividualoverthrowswehadseenlocalremediesapplied；butfortheinfectedworldatlargeIcouldanticipatenoregenerationsaveindeath。Thatman，asarace，shouldnotbecomeextinct，Isawthathemustbe“bornagain。”
Andnowitwas，fairestanddearest，thatwewrappedourspirits，daily，indreams。Nowitwasthat，intwilight，wediscoursedofthedaystocome，whentheArt-scarredsurfaceoftheEarth，havingundergonethatpurification{*3}whichalonecouldeffaceitsrectangularobscenities，shouldclotheitselfanewintheverdureandthemountain-slopesandthesmilingwatersofParadise，andberenderedatlengthafitdwelling-placeforman：-formantheDeathpurged-formantowhosenowexaltedintellectthereshouldbepoisoninknowledgenomore-fortheredeemed，regenerated，blissful，andnowimmortal，butstillforthematerial，man。