Withitsflutesofgoldandflutesofebony,
religiousjoy, faithwellinguplikeafountainofsouls
Forwhomtheverydarknessisclear,...
andgreatsweetsorrow, givingcomfortandsmiling,
Withherausterefacefromwhichthereshines
Aclearnessbeyondnature,...
and
Deathserenewithhergreat, softeyes.
: buthowmuchdeeperandmoresubtleinexpressionwastheirmusic! TherichestmusicinEuropeofto-day.
OliviersaidtoChristophe, whowassilent:
"Doyouunderstandnow?"
, andalthoughhepreferredmoremanlymusic, , the
SweetgoodnessofBeauty.
Whilehumanity,
Screamingwithterrorandyelpingitscomplaint
Marchedroundandroundabarrengloomyfield,
whilemillionsofmenandwomenworethemselvesoutinwranglingforthebloodyragsofliberty, thefountainsandthewoodssangon:
"Free!...Free!...Sanctus, Sanctus...."
: voicesofpride, voicesoflove, voicesofagony.
Ablindhurricane, mad, intoxicated
Withitsownroughforceorgentlenessprofound,
tumultuousforces, theepicoftheillusionsofthosewhosingthewildfeverofthecrowd, theconflictsofhumangods, thebreathlesstoilers,
Facesinkyblackandgoldenpeeringthroughdarknessandmist, Muscularbacksstretching, orsuddenlycrouchingRoundmightyfurnacesandgiganticanvils...
forgingtheCityoftheFuture.
Intheflickeringlightandshadowfallingontheglaciersofthemindtherewastheheroicbitternessofthosesolitarysoulswhichdevourthemselveswithdesperatejoy.
* * * * *
"finespeechofFrance" -centuryFrenchmen, andlongedtoflingofftheirmoderngarmentstoappearagainintheirlovelynakedness.
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