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viii. STRENGTH. " The mind as though in the void, The vitality as though of the rainbow, Among the thousand-ell peaks of Wu, Flying with the clouds, racing -with the ivindj Drink of the spiritual, feed on force, Store them for daily use, guard them in your heart f Be like Him in His might^ For this is to preserve your energy ; Be a peer of Heaven and Earth, A co-worker in Divine transformation,, . . Seek to be full of these, And hold fast to them alway."

ix. EMBROIDERIES. M If the mind has wealth and rank, One may make light of yellow gold. Rich pleasures pall ere long, Simple joys deepen ever. A mist-cloud hanging on the river bank, Pink almond-flowers along the bough, A flower-girt cottage beneath the moon, A painted bridge half seen in shadow, A golden goblet brimming with wine, A friend with his hand on the lute. . . . Take these and be content; They will swell thy heart beneath thy robe?

x. THE NATURAL.

M Stoop, and there it is; Seek it not right and left. All roads lead thither, One touch and you have spring ! * As though coming upon opening flowers^ As though gazing upon the new year, Verily I will not snatch it, Forced, it will dwindle away.

1 The Power who, without loss of force, causes things to be what they are- God. 9 Alluding to the art of the painter.

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