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Shall I take thee, the Poet said
To the propounded word?
Be stationed with the Candidates
Till I have finer tried—

The Poet searched Philology
And when about to ring
For the suspended Candidate
There came unsummoned in—

That portion of the Vision
The Word applied to fill
Not unto nomination
The Cherubim reveal—

Edited by Peter Carter

Added: 2 Apr 2003 | Last Read: 7 Jun 2025 5:43 PM | Viewed: 8076 times

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