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 Out of our reach the gods have laid
 Of time to come th' event,
  And laugh to read more 
 Out of our reach the gods have laid
 Of time to come th' event,
  And laugh to see the fools afraid
   Of what the knaves invent. 
 We were young, we were merry, we were very, very wise,
 And the door stood open at our feast,
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 We were young, we were merry, we were very, very wise,
 And the door stood open at our feast,
  When there passed us a woman with the West in her eyes,
   And a man with his back to the East. 
 Long stood the noble youth oppress'd with awe,
 And stupid at the wondrous things he saw,
  Surpassing read more 
 Long stood the noble youth oppress'd with awe,
 And stupid at the wondrous things he saw,
  Surpassing common faith, transgressing nature's law. 
Men love to wonder and that is the seed of our science.
Men love to wonder and that is the seed of our science.
 Wonder [said Socrates] is very much the affection of a 
philosopher; for there is no other beginning of philosophy read more 
 Wonder [said Socrates] is very much the affection of a 
philosopher; for there is no other beginning of philosophy than 
this. 
 He shall have chariots easier than air,
 That I will have invented; . . . And thyself,
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 He shall have chariots easier than air,
 That I will have invented; . . . And thyself,
  That art the messenger, shalt ride before him
   On a horse cut out of an entire diamond.
    That shall be made to go with golden wheels,
     I know not how yet. 
A schoolboy's tale, the wonder of an hour!
A schoolboy's tale, the wonder of an hour!
 If a man proves too clearly and convincingly to 
himself . . . that a tiger is an optical read more 
 If a man proves too clearly and convincingly to 
himself . . . that a tiger is an optical illusion--well, he will 
find out he is wrong. The tiger will himself intervene in the 
discussion, in a manner which will be in every sense conclusive. 
This wonder lasted nine daies.
This wonder lasted nine daies.