A BALLAD OF EUGENICS
“Our modern monogamous family represents the survival of religious, ethical, economic, and legal elements from all the intermingling streams which unite to form civilization.”—Edward Devins.
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A mighty stream runs past my house,
Right through my grounds it flows; From unseen springs it comes, and then To unseen springs it goes. And rich deposits in my fields It brings from distant lands, The welcome wealth of mingled streams That rose from blended sands. But oftentimes a drifting wreck It carries to my door, And I must hold it, I who see, To check it evermore; Lest some one farther down the stream Whose face I cannot see Might snag his craft and perish there, And dying, censure me. Not lightly can I turn its way Aside from channels old, Yet I can change the shores I own, Thus much can be controlled. And all that marks my lifetime's goal Is that its onward flow Down past my house and through my lands May ever purer grow. |