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1913 · PDF PAGE 26

Cambridge Poets 1900–1913

… Sharp flashes of song, and poets' molten thought , And golden ornaments of prodigal spring , And cool in tears they tempered the lovely thing , A cruelty , a wonder , a delight. - A little cruel , for steel must needs be keen And cruel, but a blade of wonder, with spells en wreathed , But a subtle delight of shape and strength and sheen .

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1907 · PDF PAGE 113

Collected Works (Vol. III)

…er sloka, Storms the Arupa-Brahma-Loka, Disdains the mundane need of Khana,! Slogs off, like Buddha, to Nibbana :—- Poor devil ! XI, One thing makes me weep. He was wise one way, and scorned sleep. Wherefore he sleeps not, does not hear That still small dreadful voice of fear. Therefore he realises not That this is his eternal lot. Therefore he suffers not at all. XII. Luckier is he than one, a small - Wild girl, whose one desire on earth Was to—be blunt with it !—give birth To children. Here she’s fairly in it! Pumps out her fourteen babes a m…

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1903 · PDF PAGE 48

The Star and the Garter

…gh to accuse— Perhaps would rather not be told? You shall hear. Does a miner lose If through the quartz he gets to gold? Yes: Nina was a thing of nought, A little laughing lewd gamine, Idle and vicious, void of thought, Easy, impertinent, unclean— Utterly charming! Yes, my queen! She had a generous baby soul, Prattled of love. Should I control, Repress perhaps the best instinct The child had ever had? I winked At foolish neighbours, did not shirk. Such café Turc I made her drink As she had never had before; Set her where you are sitting ; chatt…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 396

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

… studies Being in its partial manifestation; faith supposes it, or rather admits it a Jrtord as a whole. Science seeks the truth in everything; faith refers every- thing to an universal and absolute truth. Science records realities in detail ; faith explains them by 98

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1913 · PDF PAGE 396

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

… studies Being in its partial manifestation; faith supposes it, or rather admits it a Jrtord as a whole. Science seeks the truth in everything; faith refers every- thing to an universal and absolute truth. Science records realities in detail ; faith explains them by 98

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1906 · PDF PAGE 244

Collected Works (Vol. II)

…a definite one; and it is the funda- mental ideas of consciousness of which we are treating, and to which we are compelled to refer everything, whether, proximately or ultimately. So also my equation, fantastic as it may seem, has a perfect and absolute parallel in logic. Thus: let us convert twice the pro- position ‘‘some books are on the table.” By negativing both terms we get “ Absence- of-book is not on the table,’ which is precisely my equation backwards, and a thinkable thing. To reverse the process, what .do I mean when I say “some pigs,…

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1928 · PDF PAGE 133

Little Poems in Prose

…om desire tears in pieces. I am on fire to paint her who appeared to me so rarely and who fled so quickly, like a beautiful, regrettable thing which the traveller, borne away into the night, leaves behind him. How long it is since she disappeared. She is beautiful, and more than beautiful. She is surprising. In her black abounds, and every thought that she inspires is of night and the abyss. Her eyes are two caverns where mystery sparkles vaguely, and her glance kin- dles like lightning. It is an explosion in the depths of shadow. I would compa…

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1898 · PDF PAGE 30

Jephthah

…géd forms, nor powers of air, Nor sundered spirits pale and fair, Nor glittering sides and scales, did bring The knowledge of this happy thing That is befallen us unaware. In likeness to the lips that sing Ring out your frosty peal, and smite Loud fingers on the harp, and touch Lutes, and clear psalteries musical, And all stringed instruments, to indite A noble song of triumph, such As men may go to fight withal. For freedom on her fiery wings Flies over camps and tented kings, And bears a sword avenging us, And turns her face to Israel thus. F…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 17

Book 4 (Part I)

… condemned criminal, only he does not know the date of his execution. This is unpleasant for every man. Consequently every man does everything possible to postpone the date, and would sacrifice anything that he has if he could reverse the sentence. Practicallyall religions and all philosophies have started thus crudely, by promising their adherents some such reward as immortality. No religion has failed hitherto by not promising enough; the present breaking up of all religions is due to the fact that people have asked to see the securities. Men …

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1912 · PDF PAGE 83

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…ed all I am. The rune's complete When allI shall öe flashes by Like a shadow on the sky. Then I dropped my reasoning. Vacant and accursed thing! 41

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1912 · PDF PAGE 83

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

…ed all I am. The rune's complete When allI shall öe flashes by Like a shadow on the sky. Then I dropped my reasoning. Vacant and accursed thing! 41

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1929 · PDF PAGE 139

Moonchild

… see Vesuvius away to the right. She turned to breast the steep slope between her and the road, when she found herself confronted by something that she could not see. She had only a feeling that it was black, that it was icy cold, and that it wished to take the tablet from her. Her first sentiment was that of acute hatred and repulsion; but the thing, whatever it was, seemed so wretched, that she felt she would like to help it. Then she suddenly glowed hot — the arms of Abdul Bey were round her, and his face was looking into hers. She dropped t…

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1929 · PDF PAGE 129

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 1)

The ethics of the thing appear to hâve concerned no one; nor, to tell the truth, need they do so. As St. Paul says, “Without shedding of blood there is no remission” ; and who are we to argue with St. Paul? But? after ail that, it is open to any one to hâve any opinion that he likes upon the subject, or any other subject, thank God! At the same time, it is most necessary to study the business, whatever we may be going to do about it; for our ethics themselves will naturally dépend upon our theory of the universe. If we were quite certain, for e…

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1899 · PDF PAGE 48

Jephthah and Other Mysteries

…géd forms, nor powers of air, Nor sundered spirits pale and fair, Nor glittering sides and scales, did bring The knowledge of this happy thing That is befallen us unaware. In likeness to the lips that sing Ring out your frosty peal, and smite Loud fingers on the harp, and touch Lutes, and clear psalteries musical, And all stringed instruments, to indite A noble song of triumph, such As men may go to fight withal. For freedom on her fiery wings Flies over camps and tented kings, And bears a sword avenging us, And turns her face to Israel thus. F…

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1898 · PDF PAGE 62

Jephthah

… myself away Behind yon bushes, to behold the plot Bud to fulfilment. Then, Leviathan, I am thy master. Mockery of a God That seest this thing prosper—Ha! thine altar! Let me give thanks, Jehovah! O thou God That rulest Israel as sheep and slaves, But over me no ruler; thou proud God - That marshallest these petty thunder-clouds That blacken over the inane abyss But canst not tame one fierce desire of mine, Nor satiate my hatred, nor destroy This power of mine over thy devil-brood, The hatchment of thine incest, O thou God Who knowest me, me, m…

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1905 · PDF PAGE 126

Orpheus

Unripe, are blasted in the blossoming spring— This is a miracle, not the other thing! Nature insults herself, blasphemes her God, Thus cutting short the life’s hard happening. Nor would I suffer thus, nor she repine Had my wife faded (as rose-tinted wine Bleached in the sunlight) reached her period And fallen gently in the arms divine, Caressing arms of pale Persephone, And bathed her in death’s river tenderly, Washing the whole bright body, the long limbs, The clothing hair, the face, the witchery Of all the smiling shape in the dark stream, A…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 50

The Winged Beetle

… body’s wealth of ambergris (Narcissus-scented flesh of man !) I burnt before him in the sacrifice ; For he was sure— Being the Doubt of Things, the one thing to endure ! XX Wherefore, when madness took him at the end, He, doubt-goat, slew the goat of doubt ;

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1912 · PDF PAGE 237

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

… junction. Above and below are two small flaming wands, with the symbols of se and?זrepresenting the Decan. Perfection or completion of a thing built up with trouble N 2 195

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1912 · PDF PAGE 237

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

… junction. Above and below are two small flaming wands, with the symbols of se and?זrepresenting the Decan. Perfection or completion of a thing built up with trouble N 2 195

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1929 · PDF PAGE 28

Moonchild

…rted a look at her which compelled her obedience, though she had no idea in the world why she should, or why she shouldn't, do any given thing. She was like one in a strange country; the only thing to do is to conform to the customs as well as one can; and to trust one's guide. "Baby" continued to yell. The Pasha, prepared for the event, whipped a bottle of milk out of his pocket, and she began to suck at it contentedly. "What ridiculous fellows those old alchemists were!" said Cyril to his beloved. "How could they have gone on fooling with the…

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