6.
Great is Law—great are the old few landmarks of the law,
They are the same in all times, and shall not be disturbed.
Great is Justice!
Justice is not settled by legislators and laws—it is in the Soul;
It cannot be varied by statutes, any more than love, pride, the attraction
of gravity, can;
It is immutable—it does not depend on majorities—majorities or what not
come at last before the same passionless and exact tribunal.
For justice are the grand natural lawyers, and perfect judges—it is in
their souls;
It is well assorted—they have not studied for nothing—the great includes
the less;
They rule on the highest grounds—they oversee all eras, states,
administrations.
The perfect judge fears nothing—he could go front to front before God; Before the perfect judge all shall stand back—life and death shall stand back—heaven and hell shall stand back.
7.
Great is Life, real and mystical, wherever and whoever; Great is Death—sure as Life holds all parts together, Death holds all parts together.
Has Life much purport?—Ah! Death has the greatest purport.
THE POET.
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