The New England Conscience

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Excerpt from The New England Conscience: With Typical ExamplesBecause we are subjugating nature and living somewhat at ease, are we therefore materialistic or, as Carlyle will have it, swinish? Rather were we such in being slaves, as swine are, to the grosser elements of nature. Because we are living rapidly and richly are we therefore reckless? Rather were we lumpish in not learning the secrets that govern time and space. Because the work time diminishes and the play time increases, and even work, with some wise souls, is becoming a sort of play, are we therefore frivolous and spendthrift? Rather a thou sand times spendthrift were we in wasting and abus ing this gift of life in hard, dismal labor, unblessed by a glimpse of the paradise of true pleasure whose unbarred gate we refused even to push open.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.