Мхи старой усадьбы
The Procession of Life
ThesefactorygirlsfromLowellshallmatethemselveswiththeprideofdrawing-roomsandliterarycircles,thebluebellsinfashion’snosegay,theSapphos,andMontagues,andNortonsoftheage.Othermodesofintellectbringtogetherasstrangecompanies.Silk-gownedprofessoroflanguages,giveyourarmtothissturdyblacksmith,anddeemyourselfhonoredbytheconjunction,thoughyoubeholdhimgrimyfromtheanvil.Allvarietiesofhumanspeecharelikehismothertonguetothisrareman.Indiscriminatelyletthosetaketheirplaces,ofwhateverranktheycome,whopossessthekinglygiftstoleadarmiesortoswayapeople—Nature’sgenerals,herlawgivers,herkings,andwiththemalsothedeepphilosopherswhothinkthethoughtinonegenerationthatistorevolutionizesocietyinthenext.Withthehereditarylegislatorinwhomeloquenceisafar-descendedattainment—arichechorepeatedbypowerfulvoicesfromCicerodownward—wewillmatchsomewondrousbackwoodsman,whohascaughtawildpoweroflanguagefromthebreezeamonghisnativeforestboughs.Butwemaysafelyleavethesebrethrenandsisterhoodtosettletheirowncongenialities.Ourordinarydistinctionsbecomesotrifling,soimpalpable,soridiculouslyvisionary,incomparisonwithaclassificationfoundedontruth,thatalltalkaboutthematterisimmediatelyacommonplace.
YetthelongerIreflectthelessamIsatisfiedwiththeideaofformingaseparateclassofmankindonthebasisofhighintellectualpower.Atbestitisbutahigherdevelopmentofinnategiftscommontoall.
