The keenest Cynic of them all: Jesus Christ!
Hail! passionate rebel, great anarch of Nazareth, slitter of masks, announcer of Self procreate from a self— Halloo ! Halloo! from me to thee.
Sombre in hate, clear-eyed, dawn-browed, a mock in thy soul, A mock at psalter and sceptre and a sneer for the sickly old God in the temples of stone— Hail! Cynic and Mocker of Nazareth: greeting from me to thee!
Publication History
The Shadow-Eater [1915/17 and 1923]
1923 Edition Text Changes
- masks, announcer > masks, ⁋ Announcer
- Halloo! from me to thee. > Halloo! from me to thee!