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XV.
“Ταγαθον δε οικειον τι και δυσαφαιρετον ειναι μαντευομεθα
.”
Arist. Eth. lib. i. ch. v.
That great, essential, only Good,
For ever sought, ne'er understood,
For which man's nature ever pines,
Of which within his heart divines;—
For ever sought, ne'er understood,
For which man's nature ever pines,
Of which within his heart divines;—
Divines aright, howe'er possess'd,
That it must be our perfect rest,
True and intrinsic, which alone
Can ne'er be lost, our very own.
That it must be our perfect rest,
True and intrinsic, which alone
Can ne'er be lost, our very own.
“The soul within us divines that the Chief Good must be something quite our own, and which cannot be taken from us.”
“There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? Lord,
lift Thou up the light of Thy countenance upon us.”
Ps iv. 6
We know not where that Good may dwell;
Where it doth not we know full well:
We know not, for we know not God,
Who is Himself the soul's abode.
Where it doth not we know full well:
We know not, for we know not God,
Who is Himself the soul's abode.
Yet deem'd that Grecian school aright
It is from that heart-gladdening light
Which in all virtue on the soul
Breaks from the everlasting goal.
It is from that heart-gladdening light
Which in all virtue on the soul
Breaks from the everlasting goal.
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