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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Damnation of Theron Ware by Harold Frederic: her babe Plato--all these were similar cases, you know.
Almost every religion had its Immaculate Conception.
What does it all come to, except to show us that man
turns naturally toward the worship of the maternal idea?
That is the deepest of all our instincts--love of woman,
who is at once daughter and wife and mother. It is that that
makes the world go round."
Brave thoughts shaped themselves in Theron's mind,
and shone forth in a confident yet wistful smile on his face.
"lt is a pity you cannot change estates with me for one minute,"
he said, in steady, low tone. "Then you would realize
The Damnation of Theron Ware |
