Essays in Rebellion
By Henry Nevinson
27 Mar, 2019
The troubling and persistent alarum of rebellion calls from many sides, and as instances of its call I have introduced the mention of various rebels, whether against authority or custom. I have once or twice ventured also into those twilit regions wh
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The troubling and persistent alarum of rebellion calls from many sides, and as instances of its call I have introduced the mention of various rebels, whether against authority or custom. I have once or twice ventured also into those twilit regions where the spirit itself stands rebellious against its limits, and questions even the ultimate insane triumph of flesh and circumstance, closing its short-lived interlude. The rebellion may appear to be vain, but when we consider the primitive elements of life from which our paragon of animals has ascended, the mere attempt at rebellion is more astonishing than the greatest recorded miracle, and since man has grown to think that he possesses a soul, there is no knowing what he may come to. Less