Spirits of Light



    Clasp with thy panting soul the pendulous earth;
        As from a centre, dart thy spirit's light
        Beyond all worlds, until its spacious might
    Satiate the void circumference: then shrink
        Even to a point within our day and night;
    And keep thy heart light, lest it make thee sink,
When hope has kindled hope, and lured thee to the brink.

-Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822),
Adonais







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