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FALSE ETHICAL CONCEPTION OF
THIS LEGEND
Thanks that the legend bids not for belief,
That the true John begins not with a high
And flagrant treason 'gainst humanity;
That the true Christ rejoices not in grief
Which robs life's harvest of its richest sheaf,
But doth begin from Cana, where there lie
The finest wine-drops of festivity
In life's poor water—much delight, in brief,
Briefly insphered, where young hearts chasten well
The single selfishness by doubling it,
And ask another strongly to say yes,
Perchance within a richer home to dwell,
Perchance to share a shadowy quietness,
But always richer if by love 'tis lit.
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