Jephthah and Other Mysteries

LYRICAL AND DRAMATIC. Involving self in self, and light in light. And this was not a pain, but peaceable Like young-eyed love, reviving; it consumed And consecrated and made savour sweet To our changed senses. And the dual self Of love grew less distinct and I began To feel her heart in mine, her lips in mine, Her spirit absolutely one with mine. Then mistier grew the sense of God without, And consciousness denied external things, And God was I, and nothing might exist, Subsist, or be at all, outside of Me, Myself Existence of Existences.. ¢ # i + ¢ We had passed unknowing to the woody crown Of the little hill, and entered an unseen Low chapel. All without the walls appeared As fire, and all within as icy light ; The altar was of gold, and on it burnt Some ancient perfume. Then I saw myself And her together, as a priest, whose robe Was white and frail, and covered with a cope Of scarlet bound with gold. And on the head A golden crown, wherein a diamond shone, And in the diamond we beheld our self The higher priest, not clothed, but clothed upon With the white brilliance of high nakedness As with a garment. And of our self there came A voice: “Ye have attained to That which Is; Kiss, and the vision is fulfilled.” And so H 97