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First Line: And, therefore, when I look into my heart
Last Line: Kenn'd through the shroud that wraps the heaven of heavens afar!


AND, therefore, when I look into my heart,
And see how full it is of mighty schemes,
Some that shall ripen, some be ever dreams,
And yet, though dreams, shall act a real part:
When I behold of what and how great things
I am the cause; how quick the living springs
That vibrate in me, and how far they go, --
Thought doth but seem another name for fear;
And I would fain sit still and never rise
To meddle with myself, -- God feels so near.
And, all the time, he moveth, calm and slow
And unperplex'd, though naked to His eyes
A thousand thousand spirits pictured are,
Kenn'd through the shroud that wraps the heaven of heavens afar!





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