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I pitied one whose tattered dress
Was patched, and stained with dust and rain;
He smiled on me; I could not guess
The viewless spirit's wide domain.

— George William Russell By Still Waters (1906)

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There are heaps of things I would like to do, but there is no time to do them.

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For sure the enchanted waters pour through every wind that blows.

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I shine afar, till men may not divine
Whether it is the stars or the beloved
They follow with wrapt spirit.

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Each dream remembered is a burning-glass,
Where through to darkness from the Light of Lights
Its rays in splendour pass.

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On the laugh of a child I am borne to the joy of the King.

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