Of that high strength which rules the stars,

To brave the time and wait the length,

I bless Thy name and kiss my scars.

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Romance.

Know the decree that natures such as mine

Must clasp the World and find her half-divine,

Hyperion-souls which need no anodyne.

Once more, once more ye come, ye lovely shapes,

Voicing the magic "Ye are Gods, not Apes."