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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BOOK OF THE DEAD: HE IS DECLARED TRUE OF WORD, by ANONYMOUS First Line: Thus saith the great god thoth Last Line: And make me thy beloved' Subject(s): Mythology - Egyptian;truth | |||
"THUS saith the great god Thoth, The judge of Right and Truth, Unto the Company of Gods Who sit before Osiris. "Now verily this heart Was weighed, and it is pure. No wickedness was found in him Whose heart withstood the Balance." And thus respond the gods Who sit before Osiris, "Thy words are true, let him come in And live in peace for ever. "Give him a house amid The everlasting Fields. Let not Oblivion devour The soul that is triumphant." Thus Horus, son of Isis, Saith to divine Osiris, "O Father, I have brought to thee This vindicated spirit. "His deeds have been adjudged, His heart weighed in the Balance; Grant him thy cakes and ale, and grant Him welcome in thy presence." Thus saith the living soul, "Behold, O Lord of lords, Here to thy presence am I come, Sinless before Osiris. "Thou art the Beautiful, The Prince of all the World, Thee have I loved, O favor me, And make me thy Beloved." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...INCLINED TO SPEAK by LAWRENCE JOSEPH WHAT IS TRUTH? by JOHN BOWRING EVERYTHING THAT ACTS IS ACTUAL by DENISE LEVERTOV LYING MY HEAD OFF by CATE MARVIN TRUTH SERUM by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE FROST AND HIS ENEMIES by ROBERT BLY TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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