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Page 34 of 671928 · PDF PAGE 80
…nths of a great city, twinkling of stars or outbursting of lamps, you are the fire-work of the Goddess Liberty. Twilight, how sweet thou art and tender! The rosy lights which linger still on the horizon like the death-spasm of Day trampled by the victorious car of Night; the torch-like flames which stain with their dull red the expiring glo- ries of the setting sun; the heavy curtains which some invisible hand draws from the depths of the East:these are but imitations of all the complex feelings which struggle within the heart of man in the so…
1903 · PDF PAGE 21
…age; he asks himself “ Which is humorous ?” and acts accordingly. He chose his love deliberately, I am quite sure, with reference to his art alone. But if our Editor’s conjecture as to the real cause of his death is right, the fire he played with burnt him at last, and he died of the love he had invoked in play. It is the old-story of the magician strangled by the devil. As to what became of Alice we have no idea, if, indeed, she be after all a real person. In my judgment our poet was perfectly capable of deify- ing an old woman of fifty with a…
1909 · PDF PAGE 7
…ous one of Heaven, let it be ever thus; that men speak not of thee as One but as None; and let them speak not of thee at all, since thou art continuous! 28. None, breathedthe light, faint and faery, of the stars, and two. 29. For I am divided for love’s sake, for the chance of union. 30. This is the creation of the world, that the pain of division is as nothing, and the joy of dissolution all. 31. For these fools of men and their woes care not thou at all ! They feel little; what is, is balanced by weak joys; but ye are my chosen ones. 32. Obey…
1914 · PDF PAGE 8
CHICAGO MAY Or are you the mere brute, speech somehow caught By monkey mimicry—to mimic thought? You gabble art and music, mouth the names Of holy poets; sure a brute it is. Naught human could so prostitute the aims Of those high souls compact of light and bliss And truth. Shall mere anatomy refute? (The great sow snores)—oh, certainly a brute! Yet, if a brute, why should I hate you so? Because you are my own race turned to dung? ‘Things nearest to us plague us most, we know. ‘Why should such “why?” come tripping to my tongue ? It is love's shr…
1914 · PDF PAGE 10
…uty faded1 You are worth hunting (after all) for that, ‘While there is one fair maiden that unaided By this may fail to have her will of art And me—God bless her for her loyal heart | ‘Men hunt the ermine for its fur; ‘tis said Life's pedlars all have treasure in their load ; ‘The toad has got a jewel in its head— O Christ of God | I wish you were a toad! A toad is cold and clammy, it is true; But you are hot and sticky, and smell too. VIIL ““T thought I was worth something!” Yes, you are; ‘Worth what the jeweller and the old-clothes-man ‘And t…
1939 · PDF PAGE 57
…ults are not to be destroyed by philosophical speculation, because they are not susceptible of analysis, because they have no component parts, because they exist by virtue of their very Unreason"certum est quia ineptum!" They cannot be expressed, for they are above knowledge. To some extent we can convey our experience to others familiar with that experience to a less degree by the aesthetic method. And this explains why all the good work on Yoga- alchemy, magick and the restnot doctrinal but symbolicthe word of God to man, is given in Poetr…
1913 · PDF PAGE 213
…M Y eyes are blue with gazing on thy deeps , IV My hair is rippled by thy wind , O sea , My lullaby thy song that never sleeps , As thou art limitless , so am I free . O sea , O mountains , make my song to be Mist of the mountains , foam of the sea . 194
1926 · PDF PAGE 6
…ous one of Heaven, let it be ever thus; that men speak not of thee as One but as None; and let them speak not of thee at all, since thou art continuous! 28. None, breathedthe light, faint and faery, of the stars, and two. 29. For I am divided for love’s sake, for the chance of union. 30. This is the creation of the world, that the pain of division is as nothing, and the joy of dissolution all. 31. For these fools of men and their woes care not thou at all ! They feel little; what is, is balanced by weak joys; but ye are my chosen ones. 32. Obey…
1961 · PDF PAGE 79
…ot altogether in the Word of any Poem, but in the quintessential Flavour of the Poet, that thou mayst seek this Prophecy. And this is an Art most necessary to every Statesman. Who but Shelley foretold the Fall of Christianity, and the Organisation of Labour, and the Freedom of Woman; who but Nietzsche declared the Principle at the Root of the World-War? See thou clearly then that in these Men were the Keys of the Dark Gates of the Future; Should not the Kings and their Ministers have taken heed thereto, fulfilling their Word without Conflict? f
1913 · PDF PAGE 121
…y composed, abominably drawn, and abominably coloured, as it is pretty sure to be. Let him further study those masters, in science or in art, who have observed with minds untinctured by emotion. Let him learn to detect idealizations, to criticize and correct them. Let him understand the falsehood of Raphael, of Watteau, of Leigh- ton, of Bouguereau; let him appreciate the truthfulness of John, of Rembrandt, of Titian, of O'Conor. Similar studies in literature and philosophy will lead to similar re- sults. But do not let him neglect the analysis…
1913 · PDF PAGE 172
134 THE EQUINOX Oh! Woe to me whose soul’s wings are unfurled, Within my heart’s core ever shall be curled A little tendril softly that doth cling, Softly impearled, a thing from heaven hurled ; Oh! Woe to me who have to sing this thing! A minstrel through a forest wayfaring Hath brought his love a shy and tender thing, A gentle bloom of the gods’ gardening. Oh! woe to me who have to tell this thing! The Rose doth sing : my song hath here its sting: Oh! Woe to me who have to sing this thing! O Rose Unknown! I heard the secret Call Out of the da…
1913 · PDF PAGE 172
134 THE EQUINOX Oh! Woe to me whose soul’s wings are unfurled, Within my heart’s core ever shall be curled A little tendril softly that doth cling, Softly impearled, a thing from heaven hurled ; Oh! Woe to me who have to sing this thing! A minstrel through a forest wayfaring Hath brought his love a shy and tender thing, A gentle bloom of the gods’ gardening. Oh! woe to me who have to tell this thing! The Rose doth sing : my song hath here its sting: Oh! Woe to me who have to sing this thing! O Rose Unknown! I heard the secret Call Out of the da…
1928 · PDF PAGE 50
… of vitality. Here only, absolute wretchedness; wretchedness dressed, to crown its horror, in comic rags, where necessity, far more than art, had introduced the contrast. He did not laugh, poor wretch! He neither leapt nor danced, nor gesticulated nor cried. He sang no song, either merry or sad; he made no supplication. He was dumb and motionless. He had given up the game; he had abdicated: his fate was come upon him. But what a gaze (how profound, how unfor- gettable!) he cast upon the crowds and the lights, whose moving flood stopped a few pa…
1961 · PDF PAGE 127
…. Nor is there any Form of utterance that is not, as song is, the Music proper to that Motion, according to the Law. Thus, as thy Cousin Arthur Machen hath rejoiced to make plain unto Men in his Book called Hieroglyphics, the first Quality of Art is its Ekstacy. So, night to all Men at one Time or other, cometh Joy of Creation, with the Belief that their Utterance is holy and beautiful, glorious with Banners. This would indeed be the Case, an we could discern their Thought from their Words; but because they have no technical Skill to express …
1961 · PDF PAGE 133
…ce also every Event is inexorably and ineluctably interwoven in the Web of that Fate, as it is certain that every Phenomenon is (as thou art sworn to understand) a particular Dealing of God with thy Soul. Yea, and more also, it is a necessary Rubric in this Ritual of Perfection. Turn not therefore away thine Eyes, for that they are too pure to behold Evil; but look upon Evil with Joy, comprehending it in he Fervour of this Light that I have enkindled in thy Mind. Learn also that every Thing soever is Evil, if thou consider it as apart, static…
1911 · PDF PAGE 283
THE RITE OF MERCURY Worship, and liberty, and love. So be my grave without a name That earth may swallow up my shame! [50R. GEMINI ;5103/5 her saddest yet swiflest melody. * [A þause. VIRGO. O, who art Thou, most lovely form that killeth me with the pleasure of Thy Vision? MERCURY. 1 am thyself—that which is of thyself and dependent upon thyself. VIRGO. Sister and Brother Gemini, kneel ye before the greatest of all Gods. FR. GEMINI. Alas, Brother! 15 the Speech greater than the Silence? VIRGO. I. Brethren, kneel ye before the greatest of all God…
1911 · PDF PAGE 283
THE RITE OF MERCURY Worship, and liberty, and love. So be my grave without a name That earth may swallow up my shame! [50R. GEMINI ;5103/5 her saddest yet swiflest melody. * [A þause. VIRGO. O, who art Thou, most lovely form that killeth me with the pleasure of Thy Vision? MERCURY. 1 am thyself—that which is of thyself and dependent upon thyself. VIRGO. Sister and Brother Gemini, kneel ye before the greatest of all Gods. FR. GEMINI. Alas, Brother! 15 the Speech greater than the Silence? VIRGO. I. Brethren, kneel ye before the greatest of all God…
1911 · PDF PAGE 162
…a! Aha! Yea! Let me take the form of Hadit before thee, and sing: Aka dua Tuf ur biu Bi a’a chefu Dudu ner af an nuteru. Nuit! Nuit! How art thou manifested in this place! This is a Mystery ineffable. And it is mine, and I can never reveal it either to God or to man. It is for thee and me! Aha! Aha! A ka dua Tuf ur biu Bi a’a chefu Dudu ner af an nuteru. . .. My spirit is no more; my soul is no more. My life leaps out into annihilation! Aka dua Tuf ur biu Bi a’a chefu Dudu ner af an nuteru. It is the cry of my body! Save me! I have come too clo…
1919 · PDF PAGE 280
…t SeMicHorus. Men. Glory to thee from gilded tomb! SECOND SEMICHoRUS. WoMEN. Glory to thee from wait- ing womb! Men. Glory to Thee from earth unploughed! Women. Glory to Thee from virgin vowed! MEN. Glory to Thee, true Unity Of the eternal Trinity! Women. Glory to Thee, thou sire and dam And self of Iam that Iam! MEN. Glory to Thee, beyond all term, Thy spring of sperm, thy seed and germ! Women. Glory to Thee, eternal Sun, Thou One in Three, Thou Three in One! Cuorus. Glory and worship unto Thee, Sap of the world-ash, wonder-tree! (These words …
1961 · PDF PAGE 51
…g fulfilled by the Performance of his Function in the State, he may devote the remainder of his Powers to the Satisfaction of the other Parts of his Will. And because the People are oft times unlearned, not understanding Pleasure, let them be instructed in the Art of Life; to prepare Food palatable and wholesome, each to this own Taste, to make Clothes according to Fancy, with Variety of Individuality and to practise the manifold Crafts of Love. These Things being first secured, thou mayst afterward lead them into the Heavens of Poesy and Tale,…