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Few people have the imagination for reality
Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is
The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates
But thou that didst appear so fair
To fond imagination,
Dost rival in the light of day
Her delicate creation.
To fond imagination,
Dost rival in the light of day
Her delicate creation.
Yarrow Visited
Imagining in excited reverie
That the future years had come,
Dancing to a frenzied drum,
Out of the murderous innocence of the sea.
That the future years had come,
Dancing to a frenzied drum,
Out of the murderous innocence of the sea.
Michael Robartes and the Dancer, 1921. A Prayer for My Daughter
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