Delight — becomes pictorial —
When viewed through Pain —
More fair — because impossible
Than any gain —
The Mountain — at a given distance —
In Amber — lies —
Approached — the Amber flits — a little —
And That's — the Skies —
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Delight's Despair at setting
Is that Delight is less
Than the sufficing Longing
That so impoverish.
Enchantment's Perihelion
Mistaken oft has been
For the Authentic orbit
Of its Anterior Sun. -
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Denial — is the only fact
Perceived by the Denied —
Whose Will — a numb significance —
The Day the Heaven died —
And all the Earth strove common round —
Without Delight, or Beam —
What Comfort was it Wisdom — was —
The spoiler of Our Home? -
Departed to the judgment,
A mighty afternoon ;
Great clouds like ushers leaning,
Creation looking on.
The flesh surrendered, cancelled,
The bodiless begun ;
Two worlds, like audiences, disperse
And leave the...Deprived of other Banquet,
I entertained Myself —
At first — a scant nutrition —
An insufficient Loaf —
But grown by slender addings
To so esteemed a size
'Tis sumptuous enough for me —
And almost to suffice
A Robin's famine able —
Red Pilgrim, He and I —...To Rosalinda, now from town retir'd,
Where noblest hearts her brilliant eyes have fir'd;
Whom nightingales in fav'rite bow'rs delight,
Where sweetest flow'rs perfume the fragrant night;
Where music's charms enchant the fleeting hours,
And wit transports with all Thalia's pow'rs;
Alexis...Despair's advantage is achieved
By suffering — Despair —
To be assisted of Reverse
One must Reverse have bore —
The Worthiness of Suffering like
The Worthiness of Death
Is ascertained by tasting —
As can no other Mouth
Of Savors — make us conscious —
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Come Grief, and sing a solemn dirge
Beneath this midnight shade;
From central darkness now emerge,
And tread the lonely glade.
Attend each...