| Nicholson & Lee, eds. The Oxford Book of English Mystical Verse. 1917. |
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| 291. Desire |
| By George William Russell (A.E.) (b. 1867) |
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| WITH Thee a moment! Then what dreams have play! | |
| Traditions of eternal toil arise, | |
| Search for the high, austere and lonely way | |
| The Spirit moves in through eternities. | |
| Ah, in the soul what memories arise! | 5 |
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| And with what yearning inexpressible, | |
| Rising from long forgetfulness I turn | |
| To Thee, invisible, unrumoured, still: | |
| White for Thy whiteness all desires burn. | |
| Ah, with what longing once again I turn! | 10 |
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