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INVOCATION by MAX EASTMAN

First Line: TRUTH, BE MORE PRECIOUS TO ME THAN THE EYES
Last Line: MORE SACRED THAN THE PLEASING OF A FRIEND.
Subject(s): TRUTH;
Truth, be more precious to me than the eyes
Of happy love; burn hotter in my throat
Than passion, and possess me like my pride;
More sweet than freedom, more desired than joy,
More sacred than the pleasing of a friend.



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