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In love’s great ocean, whose calm-shelter’d shoreMust he for ever leave, whose soul is boundOn farthest quest, life’s wonders to explore—That mightiest flood, all-whelming, torment-toss’d,Wherein must ev’ry lover’s self be lostEre the Belovéd’s lovelier self be found—Think not, O searcher, in that sea to findFood for thine earth-born strength & lustful show,Nor glorious pearl to deck thy worldly mind,Nor isle of ease; all such doth he foregoWho, recking nought of hurt to pride or limb,Heark’neth to love’s unchallengeable call:Yea, who would venture, no help is for himSave whole surrender; health, strength, life & all.

In love’s great ocean, whose calm-shelter’d shoreMust he for ever leave, whose soul is boundOn farthest quest, life’s wonders to explore—That mightiest flood, all-whelming, torment-toss’d,Wherein must ev’ry lover’s self be lostEre the Belovéd’s lovelier self be found—Think not, O searcher, in that sea to findFood for thine earth-born strength & lustful show,Nor glorious pearl to deck thy worldly mind,Nor isle of ease; all such doth he foregoWho, recking nought of hurt to pride or limb,Heark’neth to love’s unchallengeable call:Yea, who would venture, no help is for himSave whole surrender; health, strength, life & all.

In love’s great ocean, whose calm-shelter’d shoreMust he for ever leave, whose soul is boundOn farthest quest, life’s wonders to explore—

In love’s great ocean, whose calm-shelter’d shore

Must he for ever leave, whose soul is bound

On farthest quest, life’s wonders to explore—

That mightiest flood, all-whelming, torment-toss’d,Wherein must ev’ry lover’s self be lostEre the Belovéd’s lovelier self be found—

That mightiest flood, all-whelming, torment-toss’d,

Wherein must ev’ry lover’s self be lost

Ere the Belovéd’s lovelier self be found—

Think not, O searcher, in that sea to findFood for thine earth-born strength & lustful show,Nor glorious pearl to deck thy worldly mind,

Think not, O searcher, in that sea to find

Food for thine earth-born strength & lustful show,

Nor glorious pearl to deck thy worldly mind,

Nor isle of ease; all such doth he foregoWho, recking nought of hurt to pride or limb,Heark’neth to love’s unchallengeable call:

Nor isle of ease; all such doth he forego

Who, recking nought of hurt to pride or limb,

Heark’neth to love’s unchallengeable call:

Yea, who would venture, no help is for himSave whole surrender; health, strength, life & all.

Yea, who would venture, no help is for him

Save whole surrender; health, strength, life & all.


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