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XLV. Undue significance a starving man attaches To food Far off; he sighs, and therefore hopeless, And therefore good. FORTY FIVE UNDUE SIGNIFICANCE A STARVING MAN ATTACHES TO FOOD FAR OFF HE SIGHS AND THEREFORE HOPELESS AND THEREFORE GOOD
ught, And then it knocks at will. That is the manufacturing spot, And will at home and well. It then goes out an act, Or is entombed so still That only to the ear of God Its doom is audible. XLII. TIME'S LESSON. Mine enemy is growing old, -- I have at last revenge. The palate of the hate departs; If any would avenge, -- Let him be quick, the viand flits, It is a faded meat. Anger as soon as fed is dead; 'T is starving makes it fat. XLIII. REMORSE. Remorse is memory awake, Her companies astir, -- A presence of departed acts At window and at door. It's past set down before the soul, And lighted with a match, Perusal to facilitate Of its condensed despatch. Remorse is cureless, -- the disease Not even God can heal; For 't is his institution, -- The complement of hell. XLIV. THE SHELTER. The body grows outside, -- The more convenient way, -- That if the spirit like to hide, Its temple stands alway Ajar, secure, inviting; It never did betray The soul that asked its shelter In timid honesty. HIM FORTY ONE DEED A DEED KNOCKS FIRST AT THOUGHT AND THEN IT KNOCKS AT WILL THAT IS THE MANUFACTURING SPOT AND WILL AT HOME AND WELL IT THEN GOES OUT ON ACT OR IS ENTOMBED SO STILL THAT ONLY TO THE EAR OF GOD ITS DOOM IS AUDIBLE FORTY TWO TIME'S LESSON MINE ENEMY IS GROWING OLD I HAVE AT LAST REVENGE THE PALATE OF THE HATE DEPARTS IF ANY WOULD AVENGE LET HIM BE QUICK THE VIAND FLITS IT IS A FADED MEAT ANGER AS SOON AS FED IS DEAD TIS STARVING MAKES IT FAT FORTY THREE REMORSE REMORSE IS MEMORY AWAKE HER COMPANY'S ASTIR A PRESENCE OF DEPARTED ACTS AT WINDOW AND AT DOOR ITS PAST SET DOWN BEFORE THE SOUL AND LIGHTED WITH A MATCH PERUSAL TO FACILITATE OF ITS CONDENSED DESPATCH REMORSE IS CURELESS THE DISEASE NOT EVEN GOD CAN HEAL FOR TIS HIS INSTITUTION THE COMPLEMENT OF HELL FORTY FOUR THE SHELTER THE BODY GROWS OUTSIDE THE MORE CONVENIENT WAY THAT IF THE SPIRIT LIKE TO HIDE ITS TEMPLE STANDS ALL WAY AJAR SECURE INVITING IT NEVER DID BETRAY THE SOUL THAT ASK'D ITS SHELTER IN TIMID HONESTY
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