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XII. THE LARGER LIFE.
Here, where the warm sun circles thy slight frame,As water holds a swimmer in the sea,
And thousand sparkling beams from grass and tree
Exalt thy life and gird thee with the flame
Of Nature's vigour: here, in Nature's name
And God's, stretch high thy hands and wide, to be
Th' acceptance of this nobler unity;
Nor fear henceforth. For higher is this claim,
And worthier, than thine own life's; therefore feel
Its vibrant influence down thy fingers creep,
Rejoicing; for thee let each sunbeam seal
God's kiss upon thy lips; and if the sleep
Of weary limbs the way of Death reveal,
'Tis God himself who calls from deep to deep.
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