१८५७ का स्वातन्त्र्य समर (वीर विनायक दामोदर सावरकर - अंग्रेजों द्वारा छपने से पूर्व प्रतिबन्धित महाग्रन्थ)

THE INTERLUDE AND THE PUNJAB
took place here and there. This was the state of affairs,
on both sides, on the 30th of May. We must now turn
to the succeeding events—how this was immediately
altered, how the growing confidence of the English was
dashed to the ground, how the flames of the Revolution
burst again with redoubled vigour in spite of the great
losses it had sustained during these three weeks. Revolu-
tions are not regulated by fixed laws. They are not
accurately working machines like clocks or watches. They
have their own way of marching. They can only be
regulated by a general principle ; but they brush away
minor rules by their very shock. Revolution has only
one watchword—" Dash on ! " All sorts of new and
unthought of circumstances might arise during its progress,
but one must stop ; one must overcome them and
press forward.
Tell us now, O Muse of History, how Nana Sahib,
the Moulvie of Lucknow, the Ranee of Jhansi, and other
grand heroes clung to this principle with such extraordi-
nary persistence ! And fail not to tell, also, O History,
how all Indians could not cling to it as these heroes did !
Come and sing the songs of glory and of praise with us in
the first part, and, also, come and weep with us later on !
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