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The Celestial Passion O white and midnight sky! O starry bath! Wash me in thy pure, heavenly, crystal flood; Cleanse me, ye stars, from earthly soil and scath; Let not one taint remain in spirit or blood! Receive my soul, ye burning, awful deeps; Touch and baptize me with the... Poet: Richard Watson Gilder	The Ruling Passion From “Moral Essays,” Epistle I. SEARCH thou the ruling passion; there, alone, The wild are constant, and the cunning known; The fool consistent and the false sincere; Priests, princes, women, no dissemblers here.* * * * * In... Poet: Alexander Pope	Poems of Passion/"The Beautiful Blue Danube" They drift down the hall together; He smiles in her lifted eyes; Like waves of that mighty river, The strains of the "Danube" rise. They float on its rhythmic measure Like leaves on a summer... Poet:	Poems of Passion/The Beautiful Land of Nod Come, cuddle your head on my shoulder, dear, Your head like the golden-rod, And we will go sailing away from here To the beautiful Land of Nod. Away from life's hurry and flurry and worry, Away from earth's shadows... Poet:
Poems of Passion/The Common Lot It is a common fate—a woman's lot— To waste on one the riches of her soul, Who takes the wealth she gives him, but cannot Repay the interest, and much less the whole. As I look up into your eyes and wait ... Poet:	Poems of Passion/A Picture I strolled last eve across the lonely down; One solitary picture struck my eye: A distant ploughboy stood against the sky— How far he seemed above the noisy town! Upon the bosom of a cloud the sod ... Poet:	Poems of Passion/Ad Finem On the white throat of the' useless passion That scorched my soul with its burning breath I clutched my fingers in murderous fashion, And gathered them close in a grip of death; For why should I fan, or feed with fuel, ... Poet:	Poems of Passion/Answered Good-bye—yes, I am going. Sudden? Well, you are right; But a startling truth came home to me With sudden force last night. What is it? Shall I tell you? Nay, that is why I go. I am... Poet:
Poems of Passion/At Eleusis I, at Eleusis, saw the finest sight, When early morning's banners were unfurled. From high Olympus, gazing on the world, The ancient gods once saw it with delight. Sad Demeter had in a single night ... Poet:	Poems of Passion/Attraction The meadow and the mountain with desire Gazed on each other, till a fierce unrest Surged 'neath the meadow's seemingly calm breast, And all the mountain's fissures ran with fire. A mighty river rolled between them there.... Poet: