. London . ey want few things indeed in every generation ; only, asI said above, the three elements of freedom, health, and justpay. Give them these three and they will grumble no a poet puts one of them on his stage and makes himact and makes him speak, we learn the multitude from thetype. Later on, after Chaucer and Piers Ploughman havespoken, we know the people better—as yet we guess at them,we do not even know them in part. Observe, however, onething about London—a thing of great significance. Whenthere is a Jacquerie—when the people, who have hithertobeen as silent as the pati
. London . ey want few things indeed in every generation ; only, asI said above, the three elements of freedom, health, and justpay. Give them these three and they will grumble no a poet puts one of them on his stage and makes himact and makes him speak, we learn the multitude from thetype. Later on, after Chaucer and Piers Ploughman havespoken, we know the people better—as yet we guess at them,we do not even know them in part. Observe, however, onething about London—a thing of great significance. Whenthere is a Jacquerie—when the people, who have hithertobeen as silent as the patient ox, rise with a wild roar of rage—it is not in London. Here, men have learned—howeverimperfectly—the lesson that only by combination of all for thegeneral welfare, is the common weal advanced. I think, also, *G 82 /ALV/XLV that London men, even those on the lowest levels, havealways known very well that their humility of place is dueto their own lackJof purpose and self-restraint. The air of. THE ARMS AND SEALS OF THE PRIOR AND CONVENT OF ST. SAVIOUR AT BERMONDSEY SAXON AND NORMAN 83 London has always been charged with the traditions andhistories of those who have raised themselves : there neverhas been a city more generous to her children, more readyto hold out a helping hand : this we shall see illustrated lateron : at present all is beginning. The elementary three con-ditions are felt, but not yet put into words. We are at present in the boyhood of a city whicrTafter athousand years is still in its strong and vigorous manhood,showing no sign, not the least sign, of senility or does it appear like a city in its first spring of eageryouth. But the real work for Saxon and Norman Londonlies before. It is to come. It is a work which is to be themaking of Great Britain and of America, Australia, and theIsles. It is the work of building up, defending, and consoli-dating the liberties of the Anglo-Saxon race. They were not wretched at all, these early Lo
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