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My father was an eminent button-maker at Birmingham, . . . but I
had a soul above buttons.
My father was an eminent button-maker at Birmingham, . . . but I
had a soul above buttons.
And I have written three books on the soul,
Proving absurd all written hitherto,
And putting us read more
And I have written three books on the soul,
Proving absurd all written hitherto,
And putting us to ignorance again.
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for
many years; take thine read more
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for
many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
But thou shall flourish in immortal youth,
Unhurt amidst the wars of elements,
The wrecks of matter, read more
But thou shall flourish in immortal youth,
Unhurt amidst the wars of elements,
The wrecks of matter, and the crush of worlds.
I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process.
I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process.
From the looks--not the lips, is the soul reflected.
From the looks--not the lips, is the soul reflected.
Today the journey is ended,
I have worked out the mandates of fate;
Naked, along, undefended,
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Today the journey is ended,
I have worked out the mandates of fate;
Naked, along, undefended,
I knock at the Uttermost Gate.
Behind is life and its longing,
Its trial, its trouble, its sorrow,
Beyond is the Infinite Morning
Of a day without a tomorrow.
The dome of Thought, the palace of the Soul.
The dome of Thought, the palace of the Soul.