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[The Palace of Art]
[Lines not used in the final version]
“From shape to shape at first within the womb
The brain is moulded,” she began,
“And thro' all phases of all thought I come
Unto the perfect man.
The brain is moulded,” she began,
“And thro' all phases of all thought I come
Unto the perfect man.
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All nature widens upward. Evermore
The simpler essence lower lies,
More complex is more perfect, owning more
Discourse, more widely wise.”
The simpler essence lower lies,
More complex is more perfect, owning more
Discourse, more widely wise.”
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