To Old Age
I SEE in you the estuary that enlarges and spreads itself grandly as
it pours in the great Sea.
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The Untold Want
THE untold want, by life and land ne'er granted,
Now, Voyager, sail thou forth, to seek and find.
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Perfections
ONLY themselves understand themselves, and the like of themselves,
As Souls only understand Souls.
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Thou Reader
THOU reader throbbest life and pride and love the same as I,
Therefore for thee the following chants.
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Portals
WHAT are those of the known, but to ascend and enter the Unknown?
And what are those of life, but for Death?
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These Carols
THESE Carols, sung to cheer my passage through the world I see,
For completion, I dedicate to the Invisible World.
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Mother And Babe
I SEE the sleeping babe, nestling the breast of its mother;
The sleeping mother and babe--hush'd, I study them long and long.
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Beautiful Women
WOMEN sit, or move to and fro--some old, some young;
The young are beautiful--but the old are more beautiful than the
young.
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Offerings
A THOUSAND perfect men and women appear,
Around each gathers a cluster of friends, and gay children and
youths, with offerings.
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To You
STRANGER! if you, passing, meet me, and desire to speak to me, why
should you not speak to me?
And why should I not speak to you?
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