Forever alive, forever forward,

Stately, solemn, sad, withdrawn, baffled, mad, turbulent,feeble, dissatisfied,

Desperate, proud, fond, sick, accepted by men, rejected by men,

They go! they go! I know that they go, but I know not where they go,

But I know that they go toward the best—toward something great.

Allons! Whoever you are! come forth!

You must not stay in your house, though you built it, or though it has been built for you.

Allons! out of the dark confinement!

It is useless to protest—I know all and expose it.

Behold through you as bad as the rest!

Through the laughter, dancing, dining, supping, of people,

Inside of dresses and ornaments, inside of those washed and trimmed faces,

Behold a secret silent loathing and despair!