“Man upon man depends, and, break the chain,
He soon returns to savage life again;
As of fair virgins dancing in a round
Each binds another, and herself is bound,
On either hand a social tribe he sees, 80
By those assisted, and assisting these;
While to the general welfare all belong,
The high in power, the low in number strong.”
Such was the Stranger’s creed—if not profound,
He judg’d it useful, and proclaimed it sound;