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1913 · PDF PAGE 11

The Book of Lies

KE®AAH A THE SABBATH OF THE GOAT O! the heart of N.O.X. the Night of Pan. TIAN: Duality: Energy: Death. Death: Begetting: the supporters of O! To beget is to die; to die is to beget. Cast the Seed into the Field of Night. Life and Death are two names of A. Kill thyself.

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1899 · PDF PAGE 99

Jephthah and Other Mysteries

LYRICAL AND DRAMATIC. IT. THE FLIGHT. IFT up thine eyes! for night is shed around, As light profound, : And visible as snow on steepled hills, Where silence fills The shaded hollows: night, a royal queen Most dimly seen Through silken curtains that bedeck the bed. Lift up thine head ! For night is here, a dragon, to devour The slow sweet hour Filled with all smoke of incense, and the praise More loud than day’s That swings its barren censer in the sky, And asks to die > Because the sea will hear no hollow moan Beyond its own, Because the sea th…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 18

Sir Palamedes

… two score of men in life And one fair babe, Sir Palamede Resolves one last heroic strife, Attempts forlorn a desperate deed. At dead of night, a moonless night, A night of winter storm, they sail In dancing dragons to the fight With man and sea, with ghoul and gale. Whom God shall spare, ride, ride! (so springs The iron order). Let him fly On honour’s steed with honour’s wings To warn the king, lest honour die! Then to the fury of the blast Their fury adds a dreadful sting : The fatal die is surely cast. To save the king—to save the king ! Hai…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 183

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

ROSA IGNOTA Vv OF THE ROSE “Tuat love and the lover Are mingled in me Night shall discover: Dreams shall not be The veil of the world that my heart doth disclose : The long night is over, And I am the Rose. “Night, like a cancer, Spread over my breast; There was no answer, No truce to this rest, That, holding the world in a shower of white snows, Chilled the mad dancer Who bore me, the Rose. “ Day, like a vision, Before me is fled; Hate and derision Have fouled my soft bed. In the heart of the water the quenched vision glows ; Unborne, in divis…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 183

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

ROSA IGNOTA Vv OF THE ROSE “Tuat love and the lover Are mingled in me Night shall discover: Dreams shall not be The veil of the world that my heart doth disclose : The long night is over, And I am the Rose. “Night, like a cancer, Spread over my breast; There was no answer, No truce to this rest, That, holding the world in a shower of white snows, Chilled the mad dancer Who bore me, the Rose. “ Day, like a vision, Before me is fled; Hate and derision Have fouled my soft bed. In the heart of the water the quenched vision glows ; Unborne, in divis…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 388

The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

… two score of men in life And one fair babe, Sir Palamede Resolves one last heroic strife, Attempts forlorn a desperate deed. At dead of night, a moonless night, A night of winter storm, they sail In dancing dragons to the fight With man and sea, with ghoul and gale. Whom God shall spare, ride, ride! (so springs The iron order). Let him fly On honour’s steed with honour’s wings To warn the king, lest honour die! Then to the fury of the blast Their fury adds a dreadful sting : The fatal die is surely cast. To save the king—to save the king ! Hai…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 388

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IV)

… two score of men in life And one fair babe, Sir Palamede Resolves one last heroic strife, Attempts forlorn a desperate deed. At dead of night, a moonless night, A night of winter storm, they sail In dancing dragons to the fight With man and sea, with ghoul and gale. Whom God shall spare, ride, ride! (so springs The iron order). Let him fly On honour’s steed with honour’s wings To warn the king, lest honour die! Then to the fury of the blast Their fury adds a dreadful sting : The fatal die is surely cast. To save the king—to save the king ! Hai…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 239

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

…t how to woo, Those eighteen years ago, Sweetheart, when I and you Exchanged high vows in heaven's sight That scarce survived a summer's night. What scourge smote from the stars? What madness from the moon? That night we broke the bars Was quintessential June, When you and I beneath the trees Bartered our bold virginities. Eighteen—years, months, or hours? Time is a tyrant’s toy! Eternal are the flowers! We are but girl and boy Yet—since love leapt as swift to-night As it had never left the light! 201

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1913 · PDF PAGE 239

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

…t how to woo, Those eighteen years ago, Sweetheart, when I and you Exchanged high vows in heaven's sight That scarce survived a summer's night. What scourge smote from the stars? What madness from the moon? That night we broke the bars Was quintessential June, When you and I beneath the trees Bartered our bold virginities. Eighteen—years, months, or hours? Time is a tyrant’s toy! Eternal are the flowers! We are but girl and boy Yet—since love leapt as swift to-night As it had never left the light! 201

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1913 · PDF PAGE 75

Cambridge Poets 1900–1913

…r lips begin a tune, A long , low tune of love that swells Little by little , and lights The overarching miracles Of Love's desire , and Night's. It swells, it rolls to triumph -song Through luminous black skies : Thrills into silence sharp and strong , Assumes its peace , and dies . There is the night : it covers close The lilies folded fair Of all your beauty , and the rose Half hidden in your hair . There is the night : unseen I stand And look to seaward still : We would not look upon the land Again , had I my will .

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1898 · PDF PAGE 70

Jephthah

… would not weep with these ; I dare not stay, Lest I weep louder than them all. Fare well, My father, O my father! I am passing Into the night. Remember me as drawn Into the night toward the golden dawn. [Exeunt Adulah and Maidens. CHORUS. Toward the mountains and the night The fairest of all Israel go, Toward the hollows weird and white, Toward the sorrow of the snow ; To desolation black and blind They move, and leave us death behind. The Lord is great, the Lord is wise Within His temple to foresee

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1913 · PDF PAGE 88

The Book of Lies

KE@®AAH 3Z SODOM-APPLES thirstier than before. O ye who dwell in the Dark Night of the Soul, beware most of all of every herald of the Dawn! O ye who dwell in the City of the Pyramids beneath the Night of PAN, remember that ye shall see no more light but That of the great fire that shall consume your dust to ashes!

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1899 · PDF PAGE 88

Jephthah and Other Mysteries

… would not weep with these ; I dare not stay, Lest I weep louder than them all. Fare well, My father, O my father! I am passing Into the night. Remember me as drawn Into the night toward the golden dawn. [Exeunt Adulah and Maidens. CHORUS. Toward the mountains and the night The fairest of all Israel go, Toward the hollows weird and white, Toward the sorrow of the snow ; To desolation black and blind They move, and leave us death behind. The Lord is great, the Lord is wise Within His temple to foresee

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1901 · PDF PAGE 64

The Mother’s Tragedy

…, he perisheth By the secret sibilant word that is spoken unto death. RATOUM. The hour is given unto death. Bring in Dead Horus, for the night is shed above. [Coffin brought in. CHORUS. The noise of the wind of the winter; the sound Of the wings of the charioted night ; The song of the sons of the seas profound ; The thunder of death; the might Of the eloquent silence of black light ! RATOUM. The noise of many planets fallen far! CHORUS. Death listens for the voice of life; night waits The dawn of wisdom: winter seeks the spring! RATOUM. The mu…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 32

Ambergris

…ine that brings healing with the breath Of western winds that sign, they hint Of sleep, twin soul with death. Death, death ere dawn. The night is over dark ; Trees are grown terrible ; the shadows wan Make shudder all the tense desires of man ; No gleam of moonlight bears the golden mark Of sunny lips, nor shines upon Our sleep—Love’s birchen bark. Love, love to-night. To-night is all we know, Is all our care ; lips joined to lips we lie, Tender hands touching, hearts in tune to die, With willing kiss reluctant to let go ; So sweet love’s last …

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1898 · PDF PAGE 7

Aceldama

T was a windy night, that memorable seventh night of December, when this philosophy was born in me. How the grave old Professor wondered at my ravings ! I had called at his house, for he was a valued friend of mine, and I felt strange thoughts and emotions shake within me. Ah ! how I raved ! I called to him to trample me, he would not. We passed together into the stormy night. I was on horseback, how I galloped round him in my phrenzy, till he became the prey of a real physical fear ! How I shrieked out I know not what strange words ! And the p…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 223

The Winged Beetle

LE VIN DE L’ASSASSIN 213 I begged of her a darkling tryst One night—a night of wind and rain. She came, poor silly devil ! Pist ! We are all more or less insane. She was still beautiful, although So tired. Still sweet ! still pale ! still shy ! I loved her overmuch—and so “ Out of this life you go ! ” said I. No one can understand me. None Of these dull drunkards could divine In nightmares this that I have done —To make a winding-sheet of wine ! This black invulnerable vice —Engines of iron ! towers of stone !— For winter’s blight or summer’s s…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 180

The World’s Tragedy

THE GREY NIGHT. I27 AGRIPPA But fear persuades. — This deathly light, these foul grey shades ! PUBLIUS Portending little enough of good To Rome, that beats with our heart’s blood. See how dejected on their spears The guard lean ! AGRIPPA Rather a thousand years Of strife than this black peace. Accurst I know this night shall be. ISSA I thirst. AGRIPPA Give him to drink ! PUBLIUS How strange a fate ! Those noble eyes irradiate This leprous luster.

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1910 · PDF PAGE 81

Ambergris

72 AMBERGRIS One kiss a starbeam faint With love of a sweet saint, Stolen like a sacrament In the night’s shrine ! One kiss, like moonlight cold Lighting with floral gold The lake’s low tune : One kiss, one flower to fold, On its own calyx rolled, At night, in June ! One kiss, like dewfall, drawn A veil o’er leaf and lawn— Mix night, and noon, and dawn, Dew, flower, and moon ! One kiss, intense, supreme ! The sense of Nature’s dream And scent of Heaven Shown lin the glint and gleam Of the pure dawn’s first beam, With earth for leaven ; Moulded …

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1912 · PDF PAGE 327

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

SEPHER SEPHIROTH [Vide KD, Ι....(Ἱ.Κ᾿p. 57]?ינרא The Understanding?הניב Night Demon of 3'd Dec. Π RI“ Zayin?ןיז Debased?ללז To embalm?טבח Angel of 3 cs?הימבי \Visee—Inlelliget ista ??ןב`ו Το be wise?םכח Emptiness?ללה To pity?םה Ramusבלול ??»עמששמ A manger,stable; an enclosure?סונא Myrtle?םרה LtAt Angel of )(?לאינבי (A proper name)?הטרא Hush, be silent?הטה Wine?זװ Night?ליל [Vide Ps. xxv. η.] The Secret?`מס Thy terror?ךמיא Nothing; an apparition, image?יללא Silence; silent?טלא Night Demon of ι" Dec. ::?ךוךמא Lead, the metal of Saturn; a?ךנא plum…

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