,AN ,OLD ,SUP]/ITION -- ,A ,NEW ,DISGRACE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 0,AN ,OLD ,SUP]/ITION -- ,A ,NEW ,DISGRACE0 ,COMMONWEAL1 ,VOL #c1 ,NO4 #g#f1 #be ,JUNE #a#h#h#g1 P4 #b#d2 
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,AS WAS SAID LA/ WEEK1 ! CONTEMPT ) :I* ALL SOCIALI/S MU/ NECESS>ILY LOOK ON ! IDIOTIC C\RT C]EMONY ( ! WEEK HAS PREV5T$ ANY?+ MORE ?AN A M]E H9T BE+ GIV5 9 ! ,COMMONWEAL AB\T ! JUBILEE4 ,& BESIDES ?IS1 ,SOCIALI/S FEEL ( C\RSE ?AT ! M]E ABOLITION ( ! MON>*Y W\LD HELP !M LITTLE IF IT ONLY GAVE PLACE TO A MIDDLE-CLASS REPUBLIC2 SU* AN ONE1 = EXAMPLE1 AS ?AT :I* BUT*]$ SO MANY ?\S&S ( CITIZ5S AT ,P>IS 9 #ahga & N[ 9 #ahhg GR[N RESPECTABLE & LIB]AL1 /ILL BLOCKS ! WAY TO ALL PROGRESS 9 ,FRANCE1 & HOLDS \T A H& TO ! CORRUPTION ( SOCIETY !RE4 ,NEV]!LESS1 N[ ! MON/R\S /UPIDITY IS ON US 7= ,I AM NECESS>ILY WRIT+ BE=E ! EV5T71 ONE'S 9DIGNATION SWELLS PRETTY MU* TO ! BUR/+-PO9T1 & ,I REALLY MU/ TAKE ADVANTAGE ( MY POSITION TO RELIEVE MY FEEL+S1 EV5 AT ! EXP5SE ( BE+ CONSID]$ SOME:AT OLD-FA%ION$4 ,& WE MU/ NOT AFT] ALL =GET :AT ! HIDE\S1 REVOLT+1 & VULG> TOMFOOL]Y 9 QUE/ION REALLY MEANS N[ADAYS1 OR H[ TRULY ITS HIDE\SNESS & VULG>ITY ( UPHOL/]Y SYMBOLIZES ! 9NATE SPIRIT :I* HAS =C$ ! SK9NY TWADDLE ON A NATION ?AT IS 9 ! HABIT ( BOA/+ 7H[ VA9LY7 ( ITS PRACTICALITY4 ,SU* A C]EMONY W\LD ONCE HAVE MEANT SOME?+ V]Y DIFF]5T TO :AT IT DOES N[4 ,TIME WAS :5 ! C5TRAL FIGURE 9 ! PROCESSION FROM PALACE TO ,ABBEY W\LD HAVE BE5 A MAN OR WOMAN :OSE P]SONALITY W\LD HAVE BE5 FELT1 ?\< ACT+ ACCORD+ TO ! E?ICS & MAXIMS ( FEUDALISM4 ,! C5TRAL FIGURE 9 ! PROCESSION W\LD AT ! WOR/ HAVE BE5 ALSO 9 ! C5T] ( ! FEUDAL W>RIORS GA!R$ = ! BATTLE & NOT SELDOM 9 ! C5T] ( ! 5EMIES' HO/4 ,! ADM9I/RATION ( AFFAIRS1 ! BALANC+ ( ! V>I\S CLAIMS ( ! GR\PS ( ! FEUDAL HI]>*Y1 ! ASS]TION ( ! DUE RI<TS ( ! GREAT MANOR 7SC>CELY YET A C\NTRY7 -- ALL !SE W\LD HAVE ! DUTIES ( ! C5TRAL FIGURE ( A GREAT ROYAL PROCESSION2 & NO MON>* ( ,5GL&1 NOT EV5 ! WOR/ ( ! ,ANGEV9E MON>* MO/ FA9EANT ( ! ,PLANTAG5ETS C\LD ALTOGE!R NEGLECT SU* DUTIES2 !Y HAD TO DO ! DE$S ( M5 & WOM5 H[EV] FAULTY OR P]V]SE1 & NOT ! DE$S ( A GILT GIBBIE-/ICK2 !Y W]E EA* ( !M A P>T ( ! PUBLIC1 & AN ACTIVE P>T TOO4 

,ALL ?AT IS AS DEAD AS ,K+ ,H>OLD N[4 ,! NUCLEUS ( ?AT GRIEV\S MASS ( FLUNKEYISM :I* HAS BE5 A DISGRACE EV5 TO DISGRACEFUL ,LONDON 7AL?\< ! COOLNESS ) :I* H] DUTIES >E NEGLECT$ IS FROM TIME TO TIME NOTIC$ BY ! PUBLIC & ! PRESS7 IS ON ! :OLE CONSID]$ AS A SATISFACTORY REPRES5TATIVE ( :AT %E DOES REPRES5T2 SO SATISFACTORY ?AT WE >E CALL$ UPON TO TAKE P>T 9 A SET ( ANTICS 9 H] HONOR COMP>$ ) :I* A COROBB]Y ( ,AU/RALIAN BLACK-FELL[S IS A DEC5T & DIGNIFI$ P]=MANCE4 

,:AT IS IT !N ?AT ?IS C5TRAL FIGURE DOES REPRES5T8 ,NOT ! FEUDAL HI]>*Y1 DEAD C5TURIES AGO2 NOR ! QUE] P$ANTIC DIV9E-RI<T-(-K+S1 :OSE /RUGGLE ) ! B\RGEOIS DIV9E-RI<T ( P>LIAM5T>Y MAJORITY PLAY$ SU* AN IMPORTANT P>T 9 DEVELOP+ ! SUPREMACY ( ?AT B\RGEOISIE4 ,NO1 IT DOES NOT REPRES5T !SE EXT9CT SUP]/ITIONS1 BUT1 SUP]/ITION AS IT IS ITSELF1 IT REPRES5TS COMM]CIAL REALITIES RA!R3 TO WIT1 JOBB]Y (FICIAL & COMM]CIAL1 & ITS F\NDATION ! ,PRIVILEGE ( ,CAPITAL1 SET ON A BACKGR\ND ( ! DUE P]=MANCE ( ! CONV5TIONAL DOME/IC DUTIES2 9 %ORT1 ! REPRES5TATION ( ! ANTI-SOCIAL SPIRIT 9 ITS FULLNESS IS :AT IS REQUIR$ ( IT4 

,?AT IS ! REASON :Y ! C>E] ( ! PRES5T REPRES5TATIVE IS1 9 SPITE ( ?OSE FEW GRUMBL+S A=ESAID1 SO EM95TLY SATISFACTORY4 ,IT HAS BE5 ! LIFE ( A RESPECTABLE (FICIAL :O HAS ALWAYS BE5 C>EFUL TO GIVE ! M9IMUM ( WORK = ! MAXIMUM ( PAY1 TO KEEP ! PUBLIC WELL AT >M'S L5G?1 & TO AB/A9 FROM ANY FANTA/IC ACT ( G5]OSITY1 :I* MI<T HAVE BE5 TAK5 AS A PREC$5T 9 ! FUTURE4 ,ALL ?IS HAS BE5 EXPECT$ ( IT & IT HAS P]=M$ IT 9 A WAY :I* HAS DULY E>N$ ! %\TS ( ! HOLIDAY-MAK]S1 ! UPHOL/]]S1 FIRE-WORK MAK]S1 GAS-FITT]S & O!RS :O MAY GA9 SOME TEMPOR>Y ADVANTAGE FROM ! ,ROYAL 7BUT %ABBY7 ,JUBILEE ,CIRCUS1 AS WELL AS ! DEEP]-SEAT$ APPLAUSE ( ?OSE :OSE BE-ALL & 5D-ALL IS ! CONT9UANCE ( RESPECTABLE ROBB]Y4 ,= US ,REVOLUTIONI/S IT IS CLE> ?AT ! GIBBIE-/ICK L9E ( CONDUCT IS BETT] ?AN ONE ) SOME %[ ( HUMAN 9T]E/ 9 IT W\LD HAVE BE52 SO ?AT WE HAVE NO?+ TO COMPLA9 (4 ,! MORE REACTION IS /RIPP$ ( S5TIM5T ! BETT] = US4 

,ONE WORD BE=E ?IS LOA?SOME SUBJECT ( ! JUBILEE IS CONSIGN$ TO ITS DUE DU/-HEAP4 ,FIFTY YE>S AGO ! C\NTRY WAS YET 9 ! ?ROES ( ?AT UNORGANIZ$ BUT =MIDABLE 9SURRECTION :I* FOLL[$ ON ! 9DU/RIAL REVOLUTION1 & ! RECKLESS GRE$ ( ?OSE B5EFITT$ BY IT -- ! CAPITALI/S1 TO WIT4 ,?AT 9SURRECTION WAS DAMP$ D[N BY ! COMM]CIAL SUCCESSES :I* SO MU* 9CREAS$ ! NUMB] & P[] ( ! DEF9ITELY MIDDLE-CLASSES1 SO ?AT TW5TY-FIVE YE>S AGO A SURVIVOR ( ! DISCONT5T ( #ahcg MI<T WELL HAVE ?\<T ?AT ALL WAS OV]4 ,BUT UNBRIDL$ COMPETITION HAS =C$ ! PACE MORE ?AN ANY ONE C\LD HAVE GUESS$ IT W\LD2 FIFTY YE>S IS GONE1 & ONCE MORE WE HAVE 'DISCONT5T' AMONG US1 IF NOT WID] SPREAD ?AN BE=E1 YET AT LEA/ DEEP] SEAT$1 & ) NO APP>5T /AV+-(F REM$Y BE=E IT EXCEPT ,MR ,*AMB]LA9'S FEEBLE ATTEMPTS AT PEASANT-PROPRIETOR%IP4 ,& EV5 ?IS VULG> ,ROYAL ,UPHOL/]Y PROCESSION1 TRUMP]Y AS IT IS1 MAY DEEP5 ! DISCONT5T A LITTLE1 :5 ! NEWSPAP]S >E ONCE MORE EMPTY ( IT1 & :5 PEOPLE WAKE UP1 AS ON ! MORR[ ( A DISGRACEFUL ORGIE1 TO F9D DULL TRADE ALL ! DULL] = IT1 & HAVE TO FACE ACCORD+ TO !IR POSITION ! WE>ISOME /RUGGLE = RI*ES1 = PLACE1 = RESPECTABILITY1 = DEC5T LIVELIHOOD1 = B>E SUBSI/5CE1 9 ! TEE? ( GR[+ COMPETITION 9 A SOCIETY N[ AT LA/ %[+ ITS ROTT5NESS OP5LY4 

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