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De Profundis.

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Oh why is heaven built so far,     Oh why is earth set so remote?     I cannot reach the nearest star     That hangs afloat.     I would not care to reach the moon,     One round monotonous of change;     Yet even she repeats her tune     Beyond my range.     I never watch the scattered fire     Of stars, or sun's far-trailing train,     But all my heart is one desire,     And all in vain:     For I am bound with fleshly bands,     Joy, beauty, lie beyond my scope;     I strain my heart, I stretch my hands,     And catch at hope.

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