James Kenneth Stephen (Джеймс Кеннет Стивен)
The Philosopher and the Philanthropist
Searching an infinite Where, Probing a bottomless When, Dreamfully wandering, Ceaselessly pondering, What is the Wherefore of men: Bartering life for a There, Selling his soul for a Then, Baffling obscurity, Conning futurity, Usefulest, wisest of men! Grasping the Present of Life, Seizing a definite Now, Labouring thornfully, Banishing scornfully Doubts of his Whither and How: Spending his substance in Strife, Working a practical How, Letting obscurity Rest on futurity, Usefuler, wiser, I trow.
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