History Is A Pageant And Not A

It Is Pleasant To Be Admitted Into The Birth-chamber Of A Great Idea Destined To Be Translated Into Action.

Is This True Or Only Clever?

That Great Dust-heap Called 'history'.

History Is A Pageant And Not A Philosophy.

Poetry Should Be Vital--either Stirring Our Blood By Its Divine Movements Or Snatching Our Breath By Its Divine Perfection. To Do Both Is Supreme Glory, To Do Either Is Enduring Fame.