The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
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none can desire what he has not perceiv'd.
He who sees the Infinite in all things sees God. He who sees the Ratio only sees himself only.
Man's desires are limited by his perceptions; none can desire what he has not perceiv'd.
And what shoulder, & what art, Could twist the sinews of thy heart? And when thy heart began to beat, What dread hand? & what dread feet? What the hammer? what the chain, In what furnace was thy brain? What the anvil? what dread grasp, Dare its deadly terrors clasp! When the stars threw down their spears And water'd heaven with their tears: Did he smile his work to see?
He who sees the Infinite in all things sees God. He who sees the Ratio only sees himself only. Therefore God becomes as we are, that we may be as he is.
VI. If any could desire what he is incapable of possessing, despair must be his eternal lot.
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