At intervals there float
Before us ghostly images of thee,
But always far away in foreign climes.
Thou art revealed in dim futurity;
Thou backonest anon from ancient times.
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Pary tell us why
Thou dost elude the present. Shy
As Fortune on her wheel, thou speedest by.
Herk to our supplication: O be thou
Among us here and now!
This is thy temple, dedicate to thee.
Do then its goddess be!
Preside o'er all that art attempts or craft contrives,
Show us the why and how;
Dwell in our works, our thoughts, our lives;
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