All the breath and the bloom of the year in the bag of one bee:
All the wonder and wealth of the mine in the heart of one gem:
In the core of one pearl all the shade and the shine of the sea:
Breath and bloom, shade and shine, — wonder, wealth, and — how far above them —
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Trust, that's purer than pearl, — | Brightest truth, purest trust in the universe, — all were for me | In the kiss of one girl. | "Summum Bonum" (1889).