MATTER.
SECTION I.
A Polite Dialogue Between A Demoniac And A Philosopher.
DEMONIAC.
Yes, thou enemy of God and man, who believest that God is all-powerful, and is at liberty to confer the gift of thought on every being whom He shall vouchsafe to choose, I will go and denounce thee to the inquisitor; I will have thee burned. Beware, I warn thee for the last time.
PHILOSOPHER.
Are these your arguments? Is it thus you teach mankind? I admire your mildness.
DEMONIAC.
Come, I will be patient for a moment while the fagots are preparing. Answer me: What is spirit?