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First Line: Far as the utmost reach of heart's desire
Last Line: Avenging justice holds the double key.
Subject(s): Knowledge


FAR as the utmost reach of heart's desire
They sped my chariot, these that draw me now,
And set me on that roadway known to fame, --
Way of the Goddess, leading by one route
Through every city, -- if a man but know.
Borne wisely onward by the straining pair
That road I took: and Maidens led the way.
Then piped the burning axle loud and shrill,
Spun in the sockets by the racing wheels
At either end revolving: such our haste
When Daughters of the Sun from Night's abode
Coveyed me, leading on towards the light,
And plucked from off their heads the veils obscure.
There stands the gate whereby both Night and Day
Their paths determine; high as heaven it rises,
With lintelled top and threshold built of stone,
A bolted portal blocked by mighty doors.
Avenging Justice holds the double key.





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