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Song Of A Man Who Has Come Through

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Not I, not I, but the wind that blows through me!     A fine wind is blowing the new direction of Time.     If only I let it bear me, carry me, if only it carry me!     If only I am sensitive, subtle, oh, delicate, a winged gift!     If only, most lovely of all, I yield myself and am borrowed     By the fine, fine wind that takes its course through the chaos of the world     Like a fine, an exquisite chisel, a wedge-blade inserted;     If only I am keen and hard like the sheer tip of a wedge     Driven by invisible blows,     The rock will split, we shall come at the wonder, we shall find the Hesperides.     Oh, for the wonder that bubbles into my soul,     I would be a good fountain, a good well-head,     Would blur no whisper, spoil no expression.      What is the knocking?      What is the knocking at the door in the night?      It is somebody wants to do us harm.      No, no, it is the three strange angels.      Admit them, admit them.

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"Not I, not I, but the wind that blows through me!..."

This evocative piece by D. H. Lawrence (David Herbert Richards), titled "Song Of A Man Who Has Come Through", represents a masterful exploration of classic. The lines capture a profound emotional resonance... ### Why We Love This Line At Linespedia, we believe that poetry is the ultimate sanctuary for the soul...

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"The Text is taken from Percy's Reliques (1765), vol. i. p. 71, 'given from two MS. copies, transmitted from Scotland.' Herd had a very similar bal"

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