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Chapter 35

           

           Thoubad’stthechildrencometothee

           Whatchildrennowbutcursescome,

           WhatmanhoodinthatGodcanbe

           Whoseestheirworshipandisdumb?

           Nosoulthatlived,loved,wrought,anddied

           Isthis,theirCarrionCrucified!

           Nay,iftheirGodandthoubeone

           Ifthouandthisthingbethesame,

           Thoushould’stnotlookuponthesun,

           Thesungrowshaggardatthyname!

           Comedown,bedonewith,cease,giveo’er,

           Hidethyself,strivenot,benomore!"

           Fromthetimeofreadingthis,IusedtothinkofChristas‘carrioncrucified’;ifIeverthoughtatall.IfoundoutthatnoonehadeverreproachedSwinburneforthistermthatitdidnotinterferewithhischancesfortheLaureateshipandthatnotevenapriestofthechurchhadbeenbold-spokenorzealousenoughinhisMaster’scausetopubliclyresenttheshamelessoutrage.SoIconcludedthatSwinburnemust,afterall,berightinhisopinions,andIfollowedthelazyandunthinkingcourseofsocialmovement,spendingmydayswithsuchliteratureasstoredmybrainwithacompleteknowledgeofthingsevilandpernicious.WhateversoulIhadinmewaskilled;thefreshnessofmymindwasgoneSwinburne,amongothers,hadhelpedmetolivementally,ifnotphysically,throughsuchaphaseofviceashadpoisonedmythoughtsforever.

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