,/ ,M>K'S1 ,V5ICE ,I 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

      ,I HAVE JU/ RECEIV$ 9=MATION1 ON ! ACCURACY ( :I* ,I CAN RELY1 ?AT ! 
      RE/ORATION ( ! WE/ FRONT ( ,/4 ,M>K'S AT ,V5ICE1 :I* HAS LONG BE5 VAGUELY 
      ?REAT5$1 IS TO BE TAK5 9 H& AT ONCE4 ,A COMMISSION IS CALL$ = NEXT MON?1 
      TO EXAM9E ITS /ATE & TO DET]M9E :E!R IT IS TO BE PULL$ D[N IMM$IATELY 
      OR TO BE ALL[$ TO /& TILL NEXT YE>4 ,! FATE ( SU* A BUILD+ SEEMS TO ME A 
      SUBJECT IMPORTANT 5\< TO W>RANT ME 9 ASK+ Y\ TO GRANT ME SPACE TO MAKE AN 
      APPEAL TO Y\R READ]S TO CONSID] :AT A DISA/] IS ?REAT5$ H]EBY TO >T & 
      CULTURE 9 G5]AL4 ,?\< ?IS M>VEL ( >T & TREASURE ( HI/ORY HAS SUFF]$ 
      SOME DISGRACES1 *IEFLY 9 ! BASE MOSAICS ?AT HAVE SUPPLANT$ ! E>LI] ONES1 
      IT IS 9 ! MA9 9 A G5U9E & UNT\*$ /ATE1 & TO ! EYE ( ANYONE NOT AN 
      EXP]T 9 BUILD+ LOOKS SAFE 5\< FROM ANY?+ BUT MALICE OR IGNORANCE4 ,BUT 
      ANYH[1 IF IT BE 9 ANY WAY UN/ABLE1 IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BELIEVE ?AT A V]Y 
      MOD]ATE EX]CISE ( 5G9E]+ SKILL W\LD NOT MAKE IT AS S\ND AS ANY BUILD+ 
      ( ITS AGE CAN BE4 ,:ATEV] PRETEXTS MAY BE PUT =W>D1 !RE=E1 ! PROPOSAL TO 
      REBUILD IT CAN ONLY COME FROM ?OSE ?AT SUPPOSE ?AT !Y CAN R5EW & BETT] 7BY 
      IMITATION7 ! WORKMAN%IP ( ITS DETAILS1 HI!RTO SUPPOS$ TO BE UNRIVAL$2 BY 
      ?OSE ?AT ?9K ?AT !RE IS NO?+ DI/9CTIVE BETWE5 ! ?\<TS1 & 
      EXPRESSION ( ! ?\<TS1 ( ! M5 ( ! TWELF? & ( ! N9ETE5? 
      C5TURY2 BY ?OSE ?AT PREF] GILD+1 GLITT]1 & BLANKNESS1 TO ! SOLEMNITY ( 
      TONE1 & ! 9CID5T ?AT HUNDR$S ( YE>S ( W9D & WEA!R HAVE GIV5 TO ! 
      M>BLE1 ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL1 BUT FROM ! FIR/ MEANT TO GR[ MORE BEAUTIFUL BY ! 
      LAPSE ( TIME2 9 %ORT1 ?OSE ONLY CAN ?9K ! ^*RE/ORATION' ( ,/4 ,M>K'S 
      POSSIBLE :O NEI!R KN[ NOR C>E ?AT IT HAS N[ BECOME A WORK ( >T1 A MONUM5T 
      ( HI/ORY1 & A PIECE ( NATURE4 ,SURELY ,I NE$ NOT 5L>GE ON ! PREEM95CE ( 
      ,/4 ,M>K'S 9 ALL !SE *>ACT]S1 = NO ONE :O EV5 PRET5DS TO C>E AB\T >T1 
      HI/ORY1 OR NATURE1 W\LD CALL IT 9 QUE/ION2 BUT ,I WILL ASS]T ?AT1 /RONGLY AS 
      ,I MAY HAVE SEEM$ TO EXPRESS MYSELF1 MYWORDS BUT FEEBLY REPRES5T ! FEEL+S ( A 
      L>GE BODY ( CULTIVAT$ M5 :O WILL FEEL REAL GRIEF AT ! LOSS ?AT SEEMS 
      IMM95T - A LOSS :I* MAY BE SLURR$ OV]1 BUT :I* WILL NOT BE =GOTT51 & 
      :I* WILL BE FELT EV] DEEP] AS CULTIVATION SPREADS4 ,?AT ! \TW>D ASPECT ( 
      ! WORK %\LD GR[ UGLI] DAY BY DAY 9 SPITE ( ! ASPIRATIONS ( CIVILIZATION1 
      NAY1 P>TLY BECAUSE ( ITS TRIUMPHS1 IS A GRIEV\S PUZZLE TO SOME ( US :O >E NOT 
      LACK+ 9 SYMPA?Y = ?OSE ASPIRATIONS & TRIUMPHS1 >TI/S & CRAFTSM5 AS WE 
      >E4 ,SO GRIEV\S IT IS ?AT SOMETIMES WE >E TEMPT$ TO SAY1 ^*,LET !M MAKE A CLEAN 
      SWEEP ( IT ALL !N3 LET US =GET IT ALL1 & MUDDLE ON AS BE/ WE MAY1 
      UN5CUMB]$ ) EI!R HI/ORY OR HOPE6' ,BUT SU* DESPAIR IS1 WE WELL KN[1 A 
      TREASON TO ! CAUSE ( CIVILIZATION & ! >TS1 & WE DO \R BE/ TO OV]COME 
      IT1 & TO /R5G!N \RSELVES 9 ! BELIEF ?AT EV5 A SMALL M9ORITY WILL AT 
      LA/ BE LI/5$ TO1 & ITS REASONABLE OP9IONS BE ACCEPT$4 ,9 ?IS BELIEF ,I HAVE 
      TR\BL$ Y\ ) ?IS LETT]1 & ,I CALL ON ALL ?OSE :O %>E IT TO JO9 
      E>NE/LY 9 ANY ATTEMPT ?AT MAY BE MADE TO SAVE US FROM AN IRREP>ABLE LOSS - A 
      LOSS :I* ONLY HEADLONG RA%NESS C\LD MAKE POSSIBLE4 ,SURELY IT CAN NEV] BE TOO 
      LATE TO PULL D[N ,/ ,M>K'S AT ,V5ICE1 ! WOND] ( ! CIVILIZ$ WORLD8 
     
     

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