How we cite our quotes: (Line)
Quote #4
Have done with childish days--
The lightly proferred laurel,
The easy, ungrudged praise. (50-52)
It's time to stop shirking, white men. Our speaker wants to push his audience out of their comfortable living situations and into a realm where true sacrifice will make "men" out of them—and "civilized" folk out of the locals. Yeah… good luck with that, pal.