Chapter 1 of 12
By H.B. Irving
By H.B. Irving
TO MY FRIEND
E. V. LUCAS
"For violence and hurt tangle every man in their toils, and for the most part fall on the head of him from whom they had their rise; nor is it easy for one who by his act breaks the common pact of peace to lead a calm and quiet life."
Lucretius on the Nature of Things.
Transcriber's Note:
The upper outside corner of page 15 and 16 has been torn from the hardcopy. The spots are marked with ?? and a best guess at missing words is in brackets. Footnotes have been moved from end of page to end of paragraph positions, sequentially numbered.