Citation:THOU shalt have one God only; who Would be at the expense of two? No graven images may be Worshipped, except the currency: Swear not at all; for, for thy curse Thine enemy is none the worse: At church on Sunday to attend Will serve to keep the world thy friend: Honour thy parents; that is, all From whom advancement may befall: Thou shalt not kill; but need'st not strive Officiously to keep alive: Do not adultery commit; Advantage rarely comes of it: Thou shalt not steal; an empty feat, When it's so lucrative to cheat: Bear not false witness; let the lie Have time on its own wings to fly: Thou shalt not covet, but tradition Approves all forms of competition.
-- Arthur Hugh Clough
Clough était un ami de jeunesse de Matthew Arnold. Son choix d'une simplicité délibérée, mais accompagnant une pensée forte, en fait un peu le Paul Géraldy d'Outre-Manche - quoi que plus désabusé encore, et pour cette raison peu enclin à écrire sur la passion amoureuse.
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