Thus the priest and king share the paternity of the people; thus theocratic society succeeds the patriarchal community.
Meanwhile the nations are beginning to be packed too closely on the earth's surface.

They annoy and jostle one another; hence the clash of empires--war.

They overflow upon another; hence, the migrations of nations--voyages.

Poetry reflects these momentous events; from ideas it proceeds to things.

It sings of ages, of nations, of empires.