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OCTAVES: 7 by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON

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First Line: THE GUERDON OF NEW CHILDHOOD IS REPOSE
Last Line: AND MAKES A WHIRLWIND OF THE UNIVERSE.

The guerdon of new childhood is repose: --
Once he has read the primer of right thought,
A man may claim between two smithy strokes
Beatitude enough to realize
God's parallel completeness in the vague
And incommensurable excellence
That equitably uncreates itself
And makes a whirlwind of the Universe.




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