XXIII MR. HELLIS
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Mr. Hellis (the Thinker) reviews with the pious elation Of one who’s performing a duty that’s quite unsought. He likes to talk of “we men of the younger generation,” And belongs to a club called the Leaders of Modern Thought. As an “earnest layman” his responsibility is intense, For he feels that “we” and the “Woman of the Future” alone keep alight The New Morality’s lamp. His influence In his powerful critical organ is for what’s right. For instruction to youth in the methods of sound composition, He has thoughtfully published some trifles—a play in two scenes, Church History, some verse, and an essay on Ibsen’s position Re Woman (her place), which explains what the gentleman means.