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VII. LOSS AND GAIN.
Myriad Roses, unregretted, perish in their vernal bloom,
That the essence of their sweetness once your Beauty may perfume.
That the essence of their sweetness once your Beauty may perfume.
Myriad Veins of richest life-blood empty for their priceless worth,
To exalt one Will imperial over spacious realms of earth.
To exalt one Will imperial over spacious realms of earth.
Myriad Hearts are pained and broken that one Poet may be taught
To discern the shapes of passion and describe them as he ought.
To discern the shapes of passion and describe them as he ought.
Myriad Minds of heavenly temper pass as passes moon or star,
That one philosophic Spirit may ascend the solar car.
That one philosophic Spirit may ascend the solar car.
Sacrifice and Self-devotion hallow earth and fill the skies,
And the meanest Life is sacred whence the highest may arise.
And the meanest Life is sacred whence the highest may arise.
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