Asnomanfordingaswiftstreamcandiphisfoottwiceintothesamewater, sonomancan, withexactness, affirmofanythinginthesensibleworldthatitis.[2]Asheuttersthewords, nay, ashethinksthem, thepredicateceasestobeapplicable; thepresenthasbecomethepast; the "is" shouldbe "was." Andthemorewelearnofthenatureofthings, themoreevidentisitthatwhatwecallrestisonlyunperceivedactivity; , ateverymoment, thestateofthecosmosistheexpressionofatransitoryadjustmentofcontendingforces; ascene, ofstrife, , "allthechoirofheavenandfurnitureoftheearth" arethetransitoryformsofparcelsofcosmicsubstancewendingalongtheroadofevolution,fromnebulouspotentiality, throughendlessgrowthsofsunandplanetandsatellite; throughallvarietiesofmatter; throughinfinitediversitiesoflifeandthought;possibly, throughmodesofbeingofwhichweneitherhaveaconception, norarecompetenttoformany,.
, thehighestintelligenceofmanfindsinexhaustibleemployment;giantsaresubduedtoourservice; andthespiritualaffectionsofthecontemplativephilosopherareengagedbybeautiesworthyofeternalconstancy.
Butthereisanotheraspectofthecosmicprocess, soperfectasamechanism, , therearises, amongitsothermanifestations, ,withadvancinggradesofanimalorganization,, theconsummationisnotreachedinman, themereanimal;norinman, thewholeorhalfsavage; butonlyinman, ; thatis, underthoseconditionswhichareessentialtothefulldevelopmentofhisnoblestpowers.
