Mendidnotyetfeelthemselvestobe\'theenvyofsurroundingnations\';
andwereenviableonthatveryaccount。Societywaswhatwecancallwhole，inbothsensesoftheword。Theindividualmanwasinhimselfawhole，orcompleteunion;andcouldcombinewithhisfellowsasthelivingmemberofagreaterwhole。Forallmen，throughtheirlife，wereanimatedbyonegreatIdea;thusalleffortspointedoneway，evbrywheretherewaswholeness。
OpinionandActionhadnotyetbecomedisunited;buttheformercouldstillproducethelatter，orattempttoproduceit;asthestampdoesitsimpressionwhilethewaxisnothardened。Thoughtandthevoiceofthoughtwerealsoaunison;thus，insteadofSpeculation，wehadPoetry;Literature，initsrudeutterance，wasasyetaheroicSong，perhapstooadevotionalAnthem。
Religionwaseverywhere;Philosophylayhidunderit，peaceablyincludedinit。
Herein，asinthelife—centreofall，laythetruehealthandoneness。