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408 Mountains he flings in seas with mighty hand;

Stops and turns back the sun's impetuous course;

Nature breaks Nature's laws at his command;

No force of Hell or Heaven withstands his force;

Events to come yet many ages hence,

He present makes, by wondrous prescience;

Proving the senses blind by being blind to sense."

"Yesterday, at dawn," says Hafiz, "God delivered me from all worldly affliction; and amidst the gloom of night presented me with the water of immortality."

In the life of Sadi by Dowlat Shah, occurs this sentence. "The eagle of the immaterial soul of Shaikh Sadi shook from his plumage the dust of his body."

Thus thoughtfully we were rowing homeward to find some autumnal work to do, and help on the revolution of the seasons. Perhaps Nature would condescend to make use of us even without our knowledge, as when we help to scatter her seeds in our walks, and carry burrs and cockles on our clothes from field to field.

All things are current found

On earthly ground,

Spirits and elements

Have their descents. Night and day, year on year,

High and low, far and near,

These are our own aspects,

These are our own regrets.