4 ms·
The horseman serves the horse, The neatherd serves the neat, The merchant serves the purse, The eater serves his meat; 'T is the day of the cha
by PavlovsCat 7y ago
The horseman serves the horse,
The neatherd serves the neat,
The merchant serves the purse,
The eater serves his meat;
'T is the day of the chattel,
Web to weave, and corn to grind;
Things are in the saddle,
And ride mankind.
There are two laws discrete,
Not reconciled,--
Law for man, and law for thing;
The last builds town and fleet,
But it runs wild,
And doth the man unking.
-- excerpt from "Ode Inscribed to W. H. Channing" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- nkurz 7y agoneatherd: (archaic) A cowherd; one who looks after bulls, cows or oxen. Etymology: From neat (“cattle”) + herd.[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/neatherd https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/neatherd] (in case others might be as unfamiliar with that word as I was)
- taneq 7y agoThanks, I was just about to ask. My new word for the day! :)
- emeerson 7y agoeerily poignant