— 16 —
The voice of the Delphic Oracle itself, what was it? A poisonous gas from a rock's cleft.
Those who led yesterday wish to hold their sway a while longer. It is not difficult to understand their mood. They have their great weapons to hand: „science", „philosophy" and most dangerous of all „art".
Meanwhile, SPRING, which has been approaching for several pages, is at last here.
—they ask us to return to the proven truths of tradition, even to the twice proven, the substantiality of which is known. Denmth and a few others do their best to point out the error, telling us that design is a function of the IMAGINATION, describing its movements, its colors—but it is a hard battle. I myself seek to enter the lists with these few notes jotted down in the midst of the action, under distracting circumstances—to remind myself (see p. 2, paragraph 1) of the truth.
III
The farmer in deep thought
is pacing through the rain
among his blank fields, with
hands in pockets,
