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Purity is the feminine, truth the masculine of honor.
Purity is the feminine, truth the masculine of honor.
Out of the bosom of the Air,
Out of the cloud-folds of her garments shaken,
Over the read more
Out of the bosom of the Air,
Out of the cloud-folds of her garments shaken,
Over the woodlands brown and bare,
Over the harvest-fields forsaken,
Silent, and soft, and slow
Descends the snow.
Unto the pure all things are pure.
Unto the pure all things are pure.
Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible.
Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible.
The plastic virtues: purity, unity, and truth, keep nature in subjection.
The plastic virtues: purity, unity, and truth, keep nature in subjection.
What will the stream become in its lengthened course, if it be so
turpid as its source?
[It., read more
What will the stream become in its lengthened course, if it be so
turpid as its source?
[It., Qual diverra quel fiume,
Nel lungo suo cammino,
Se al fonte ancor vicino
E torbido cosi?]
Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are
defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but read more
Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are
defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and
conscience is defiled.
Through the sharp air a flaky torrent flies,
Mocks the slow sight, and hides the gloomy skies;
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Through the sharp air a flaky torrent flies,
Mocks the slow sight, and hides the gloomy skies;
The fleecy clouds their chilly bosoms bare,
And shed their substance on the floating air.
The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure
The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure
