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1929 · PDF PAGE 62

Moonchild

Lord Antony stopped with a jerk; and lifting his liqueur glass, drained it suddenly. Sister Cybele rose and bowed to Simon Iff. But Cyril Grey's voice rose in a high-pitched drawl: "Better a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled prawn, and discontentment therewith!" The Master frowned him down. "Gentlemen!" he said, "It is the custom of this House that its guests pay for their entertainment. Lord Antony Bowling has done so by his delightful story; Mr. Morningside by his brilliant theory upon the function of food; and the Mahathera Phang…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 91

The Winged Beetle

…hou shouldst travel in Thine holy bark To drip Thy dews upon the thirsty lawn, And wake to song beatified the bird. But art Thou living, Lord, or far withdrawn Into the shrines of solitude unstirred ? O Pan ! have pity on the trembling faun ! In all Thy silence is there not one word ?

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1902 · PDF PAGE 84

Tannhäuser

An Intelligent Pilgrim. For your own reason, give it to us, then ! Tannhauser. The Blessing of the Lord ! May Mary's self Be with you and defend you evermore, Most from the fearful destiny of him Men used to call the minstrel Tannhauser ! Eldest Pilgrim. A sombre blessing ! May God's mercy fall On you and yours ! Tannhauser. On mine, ah mine I Amen Amen to that ! Eldest Pilgrim (smiles). On her you love, my friend ! We will pass onward, by your honour's leave ! Pilgrims. Hail, hail, O Queen, to Thee, Spouse of Eternity ! Av6 Maria ! 82

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1904 · PDF PAGE 93

In Residence

…odgers? She is beautiful, but then Quaint old jossers, queer old codgers— ? How she does it, do ye ken? ® Women are such artful dodgers! Lord! I’d love to be there when Mary Rogers.‘ 1 But and ben—a Scots expression, very powerful and chaste. 2 This sentence is left unfinished for effect. 3 Does what? This is a problem rondel. 4 ¢.e, when yet unmarried.

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1912 · PDF PAGE 30

Mortadello

…LANDO. I dare not tell you who it is : I am undone I am the bondslave of a curse. I dare not tell. MONICA. You are the slave of love. My lord, I know you well. The Doge’s daughter plays upon your innocence. Ay ! and the State decays, caught by her crapulence. Are you a man of faith, of loyalty and honour, To save her from the scathe intrigue he’s put upon her ? [A pause. ORLANDO is torn by conflicting emotions. ORLANDO. I’ll save you. Will you give your servant his reward ? MONICA. That will I, as I live, if mine to give, my lord !

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1919 · PDF PAGE 84

The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

THE EQUINOX 12. But in the very hour I beheld corruption. 13. Then I said: O my beloved, O Lord Adonai, I pray thee to loosen the coils of the serpent! 14. But she was closed fast upon me, so that my Force was stayed in its inception. 15. Also I prayed unto the Elephant God, the Lord of Be- ginnings, who breaketh down obstruction. 16. These gods came right quickly to mine aid. I beheld them; I joined myself unto them; I was lost in their vastness. 17. Then I beheld myself compassed about with the In- finite Circle of Emerald that encloseth the …

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1930 · PDF PAGE 52

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…feast every night unto Nu, and the pleasure of uttermost delight! {The PRIEST mounts the third step.) The PRIEST: Thou that art One, our Lord in the Universe, the Sun, our Lord in ourselves whose name is Mystery of Mystery, uttermost being whose radiance, enlightening the worlds, is also the breath that maketh every God even and Death to tremble before thee — by the Sign of Light appear thou glorious upcn the throne of the Sun. Make open the path of création and of intelligence between us and our minds. Enlighten our understanding. Encourage ou…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 49

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…the cap of maintenance must match the scarlet of the Robe. Its texture should be velvetf) Be the Serpent thy crown, O thou PRIEST of the LORD! Kneeling she takes the Rance between her open handsy and runs them up and down upon the shaft eleven timesy very gently. Be the LORD présent among us! Ail give the Hailing Sign. The PEOPLE : So mote it be. IV. Of the Ceremony of the opening of the Veil. The PRIEST. Thee therefore whom we adore we also invoke. By the power of the lifted Lance! He rais es the Rance. Ail repeat Hailing Sign. A phrase of tri…

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1911 · PDF PAGE 96

The Equinox (Volume I, Number V)

…! Now we shall know—good tidings! good tidings! [Shepaces?שקand down .]/?!”שמשמ /”?[6711631151 with a young girl. ACHMET. The duty of my Lord! Good tidings from the battle. The spoils of my lord's spear! He prays you to keep her among the women until he return and place her in his harem. LAYLAH. A man! He is a man! I have borne a man- child, a lion, a conqueror! ACHME'I‘. Indeed, he has slain twenty Christians with his own hand. And still he is in the front of the battle. He laughed: “ To—day I am a man, I need thee no more; be my Chamberlain a…

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1911 · PDF PAGE 96

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VI)

…! Now we shall know—good tidings! good tidings! [Shepaces?שקand down .]/?!”שמשמ /”?[6711631151 with a young girl. ACHMET. The duty of my Lord! Good tidings from the battle. The spoils of my lord's spear! He prays you to keep her among the women until he return and place her in his harem. LAYLAH. A man! He is a man! I have borne a man- child, a lion, a conqueror! ACHME'I‘. Indeed, he has slain twenty Christians with his own hand. And still he is in the front of the battle. He laughed: “ To—day I am a man, I need thee no more; be my Chamberlain a…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 15

The Soldier and the Hunchback ! and ?

… eye, for 22 minutes and 10 seconds, my attention wandering 45 times” is a scientific and valuable statement. ‘I prayed fervently to the Lord for the space of many days ” means anything or nothing. Anybody who cares to do so may imitate my experiment and compare his result with mine. In the latter case one would always be wondering what “fervently” meant and who “the Lord” was, and how many days made “ many.” My claim, too, is more modest than the Christian’s. He 123

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1907 · PDF PAGE 20

The Star in the West

…d mirth ! I lift my wand and wave you Through hill to hill of delight : My rosy rivers lave you In innermost lustral light. I lead you , lord of the maze , In the darkness free of the sun ; In spite of the spite that is day's , We are wed , we are wild , we are one !! I “ Orpheus ,” vol . iii , p . 207 .

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1905 · PDF PAGE 86

Collected Works (Vol. I)

… of the light All air with cloudy fragrance fills ; And, born of desolation blind, The young sweet summer burns behind. The Altar of the Lord is set With salt and fire and fervid wine, And toward the east the light is let For shadow for the holiest shrine : One moment hangs the fire of dawn Until the sacrament be sworn. Behold, the priest, our captain, takes The sacred robes, the crown of gold, The light of other sunlight = breaks Upon his forehead calm and cold ; And other dawns more deep and wise Burn awful in his holy eyes. A moment, and the…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 33

777

…aters. 20° == | 11 The Queen of the Thrones of Air. 20° MY to | The Queen of the Thrones of the Waters. 20° IT | 23 20° — to 20° O35 The Lord of the Winds and the Breezes. The | The Lord of the Waves and the Waters. The | 31 King of the Spirits of Air. 20° % to 20° [J King of the Hosts of the Sea. 20° << to 20° }{, including most of Pegasus The Princess of the Rushing Winds. The Lotus | The Princess of the Waters. The Lotus of the | 32 bis of the Palace of Air. Rules a 3rd Quadrant ; nee of the Floods. Rules another uadrant The Root of the Powe…

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1902 · PDF PAGE 87

Tannhäuser

… since Germany Saw the brave eyes and kindly face of you ! Where have you been ? Upon the sacred quest Still riding ? Tannhauser. Ay, my lord, upon the quest. Landgrave. You travelled in far lands .-* 85

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1908 · PDF PAGE 16

Amphora

AMPHORA VII HAPPY flower, on whom there fell The dew of the Ineffable ! O jewelled cup, wherein was poured The precious liquor of the LORD ! Through thee by the infernal goad The seven bleeding sorrows flowed : Thou keepest secret and apart The wounds of JESUS in Thine heart. Through Thee by the divine consent The seven ecstatic joys are sent : Thy secret worship shall inspire Our hearts with His devoted fire. O mother, to Thy house of death We fly from life’s deceitful breath. O star of love upon the sea, We sail to Thee—we sail to Thee ! Amen…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 141

John St. John

… that dissolved away the soul. Even as a lover that swoons with excess of pleasure at the first kiss of the beloved, even so was I, oh my Lord Adonai ! Wherefore I am come hither to my chamber to enflame myself in praying at the Altar that I have set up. And I am ready, robed, armed, anointed . . . Ardesco ! The Thirteenth Day. It is Eight o’clock in the morning. Being entered into the Silence, let me abide in the Silence! AMEN I39

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1919 · PDF PAGE 94

The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

…irt about with the serpent that devoureth his own coils. 55. When shall there be an end, O my darling, O when shall the Universe and the Lord thereof be utterly swal- lowed up? 56. Nay! who shall devour the Infinite? who shall undo the Wrong of the Beginning? 57. Thou criest like a white cat upon the roof of the Uni- verse; there is none to answer Thee. . 58. Thou art like a lonely pillar in the midst of the sea; there is none to behold Thee, O Thou who beholdest all! 59. Thou dost faint, thou dost fail, thou scribe; cried the desolate Voice; b…

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1905 · PDF PAGE 20

Oracles

…SOVEREIGN RED is the angry sunset, Murk is the even grey, Heavy the clouds that hover Over our Hell to-day. “ Say, in our dark Gomorrah, Lord, can an angel find Fifty, but fifty, righteous— Body—I say not Mind.” Sadly the angel turneth— “ Stay, ere thou fleest, stay ; Canst thou not find me twenty ? ” “ Nay ” is the answer, “ nay.” “ Are there not ten, bright spirit, Hidden, nor quickly seen, Somewhere in Hell’s dark alleys, Somewhere in Walham Green ? “ Speak, for I see thy forehead Sadden in dark denial, Is there not one that standeth Tempter…

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1911 · PDF PAGE 16

Hail Mary

AMPHORA VII HAPPY flower, on whom there fell The dew of the Ineffable ! O jewelled cup, wherein was poured The precious liquor of the LORD ! Through thee by the infernal goad The seven bleeding sorrows flowed : Thou keepest secret and apart The wounds of JESUS in Thine heart. Through Thee by the divine consent The seven ecstatic joys are sent : Thy secret worship shall inspire Our hearts with His devoted fire. O mother, to Thy house of death We fly from life’s deceitful breath. O star of love upon the sea, We sail to Thee—we sail to Thee ! Amen…

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