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August 05, 2005

I a-dore Thee, Evoe! I a dore Thee, I A O!

by Aleister Crowley

1. O Thou golden sheaf of desires,
That art bound by a fair wisp of poppies!

CHORUS: I a-dore Thee, Evoe! I a dore Thee, I A O!

2. O Thou golden wine of the sun,
That art poured over the dark breasts of Night!
CHORUS: I a-dore Thee, Evoe! I a dore Thee, I A O!

3. O Thou crimson vintage of life,
That art poured out into the jar of the grave!
CHORUS: I a-dore Thee, Evoe! I a dore Thee, I A O!

4. O Thou red cobra of desire,
That art unhooded by the hands of maidens!
CHORUS: I a-dore Thee, Evoe! I a dore Thee, I A O!

5. O Thou burning sword of passion,
That art torn on the anvil of flesh!
CHORUS: I a-dore Thee, Evoe! I a dore Thee, I A O!

6. O Thou mad whirlwind of laughter,
That art meshed in the wild locks of folly!
CHORUS: I a-dore Thee, Evoe! I a dore Thee, I A O!

7. O Thou Dragon-prince of the Air,
That art drunk on the blood of sunsets!
CHORUS: I a-dore Thee, Evoe! I a dore Thee, I A O!

8. O Thou fragrance of sweet flowers,
That art wafted over blue fields of air!
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9. O Thou foursquare Crown of Nothing,
That circlest the destruction of Worlds!
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10. O Thou snow-white chalice of Love,
That art filled up with the red lusts of man!
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11. O Thou vampire Queen of the Flesh,
Wound as a snake around the throats of men!
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�12. O Thou fierce whirlpool of passion,
That art sucked up by the mouth of the sun!

CHORUS: I adore Thee, Evoe,
I adore Thee, I A O!

13. O Thou outrider of the Sun,
That spurrest the bloody flanks of the wind!
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14. O Thou dancer with gilded nails,
That unbraidest the star hair of the night!
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15. O Thou bird-sweet river of Love,
That warblest through the pebbly gorge of Life!
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16. O Thou storm-drunk breath of the winds,
That pant in the bosom of the mountains!
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17. O Thou low moan of fainting maids,
That art caught up in the strong sobs of Love!
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18. O Thou scarlet dragon of flame,
Enmeshed in the web of a spider!
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19. O Thou naked virgin of love,
That art caught in a net of wild roses!
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20. O Thou sparkling wine-cup of light,
Whose foaming is the heart's blood of the stars!
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21. O Thou frail bluebell of moonlight,
That art lost in the gardens of the stars!
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22. O Thou trembling breast of the night,
That gleamest with a rosary of moons!
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23. O Thou tortured shriek of storm,
That art whirled up through the leaves of the woods!
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24. O Thou bright star of the morning,
That art set betwixt the breasts of the night!
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25. O Thou purple breast of the storm,
That art scarred by the teeth of the lightning!
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26. O Thou unvintageable dew,
That art moist on the lips of the Morn!
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27. O Thou brave soldier of Life,
Sinking into the quicksand of Death!
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28. O Thou laughter that art heard,
Re-echoing from the tombs of the dead!
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29. O Thou goat-dancer of the hills,
That art seen upon the green hills of Arcadia!
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30. O Thou ever turning Wheel of stars and fates
That art the seed-pod of the Cosmos!
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31. O Thou Dragon-prince of the air,
That art drunk on the blood of the sunsets!
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32. O Thou Unicorn of the storm,
That art crested above the purple air!
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33. O Thou burning sword of passion,
That art tempered on the anvil of flesh!
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34. O Thou slimy lust of the grave,
That art tangled in the roots of the Tree!
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35. O Thou smoke-shrouded sword of flame,
That art ensheathed in the bowels of earth!
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36. O Thou scented grove of wild vines,
That art trampled by the white feet of love!
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37. O Thou molten comet of gold,
That art seen through the wizard's glass of Space!
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38. O Thou shrill song of the eunuch,
That art heard behind the curtain of shame!CHORUS:

39. O Thou lidless eye of the world,
That art seen through the sapphire veil of Space!
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40. O Thou smiling mouth of the dawn,
That art freed from the laughter of the night!
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41. O Thou dazzling star-point of hope,
That burnest over oceans of despair!
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42. O Thou iron turret of death,
That art rusted with the bright blood of war!
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43. O Thou bubbling wine-cup of joy,
That foamest like the cauldron of murder!
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44. O Thou icy trail of the moon,
That art traced in the veins of the onyx!
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45. O Thou frenzied hunter of love,
That art slain by the twisted horns of lust!
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46. O Thou frozen book of the seas,
That art graven by the swords of the sun!
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47. O Thou flashing opal of light,
That art wrapped in the robes of the rainbow!
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48. O Thou purple mist of the hills,
That hideth shepherds from the wanton moon!
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49. O Thou fleeting beam of delight,
That lurkest within the spear-thrusts of dawn!
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50. O Thou mighty bastion of faith,
That withstandest all the breachers of doubt!
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51. O Thou silver horn of the moon,
That gorest the red flank of the morning!
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52. O Thou grey glory of twilight,
That art the hermaphrodite triumphant!
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53. O Thou thirsty mouth of the wind,
That art maddened by the foam of the sea!
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54. O Thou couch of rose-leaf desires,
That art crumpled by the vine and the fir!
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55. O Thou golden network of stars ,
That art girt round the cold breasts of Night!
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56. O Thou white hand of Creation,
That holdest up the dying head of Death!
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57. O Thou purple tongue of Twilight,
That dost lap up the lucent milk of Day!
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58. O Thou thunderbolt of Science,
That flashest from the dark clouds of Magic!
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59. O Thou red rose of the Morning,
That glowest in the bosom of the Night!
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60. O Thou flaming globe of Glory,
That art caught up in the arms of the Sun!
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61. O Thou snow-clad volcan of scarlet fire,
Thou flame-crested pillar of fury!
Yea, as I approach Thee,
Thou departest from me like unto
A wisp of smoke blown forth trom the window
from the window of my house.
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62. O Thou summer-land of eternal joy,
Thou rapturous garden of flowers!
Yea, as I gather Thee,
My harvest is but as a drop of dew
Shimmering in the golden cup of the crocus.
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63. O Thou throbbing music of life and death,
Thou rhythmic harmony of the world!
Yea, as I listen to the echo of Thy voice,
My rapture is but as the whisper
of the wings of the butterfly.
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64. O Thou burning tempest of blinding sand
Thou whirlwind from the depths of Darkness!
Yea, as I struggle through Thee,
My strength is but as a dove's down
Floating forth on the purple nipples of the storm.
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65. O Thou crown`ed giant among great giants,
Thou Crimson-sworded soldier of war!
Yea, as I battle with Thee,
Thou masterest me as a lion
That slayeth a babe that is cradled in lilies.
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66. O Thou shadowy vista of Darkness,
Thou cryptic Book of the firclad hills!
Yea, as I search the key of Thy house,
I find my Hope but as a rushlight
in the hands of a child.
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67. O Thou great labour of the Firmament,
Thou tempest-tossed roaring of the Aires!
Yea, as I sink in the depths of Thine affliction,
Mine anguish is but as the smile on the lips
of a sleeping babe.
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68. O Thou depths of the Inconceivable,
Thou cryptic, unutterable Goddess!
Yea, as I attempt to understand Thee,
My wisdom is but as an abacus
in the lap of an aged man.
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69. O Thou transfigured dream of blinding light,
Thou beatitude of wonderment!
Yea, as I behold Thee,
Mine understanding is but as
The glimpse of a rainbow
Through a storm of blinding snow.
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70. O Thou steel-girdered mountain of mountains,
Thou crested summit of Majesty!
Yea, as I climb Thy grandeur,
I find I have but surmounted one mote of dust
floating in a beam of Thy glory.
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71. O Thou Empress of Light and of Darkness,
Thou pourer-forth of the stars of night!
Yea, as I gaze upon Thy Countenance,
Mine eyes are as the eyes of a blind man
smitten by a torch of burning fire.
CHORUS:

72. O Thou crimson gladness of the midnight,
Thou flamingo North of brooding light!
Yea, as I rise up before Thee,
My joy is but as a raindrop smitten
Through by an arrow of the Western Sea.
CHORUS:

73. O Thou golden crown of the Universe,
Thou diadem of dazzling brightness!
Yea, as I burn up before Thee,
My light is but as a falling star
Seen between the purple fingers
of the Night.
CHORUS:

74. O Thou silver arrow of Hope,
That art shot from the rainbow!
CHORUS:

75. O Thou starry virgin of Night
That art strained in the arms of the morning!
CHORUS:

76. O Thou sworded soldier of life
That art sucked down in the quicksands of death!
CHORUS:

77. O Thou bronze blast of the trumpet,
That rollest over emerald tipped spears!
CHORUS:

78. O Thou opal mist of the sea,
That art sucked up by the beams of the sun!
CHORUS:

79. O Thou red worm of formation,
That art lifted by the white whorl of Love!
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80. O Thou mighty anvil of Time
That outshowerest the bright sparks of Life!
CHORUS:

81. O Thou curling billow of joy,
Whose fingers caress the limbs of the world!
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82. O Thou emerald vulture of Truth,
That art perched upon the vast Tree of Life!
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83. O Thou lonely eagle of night,
That drinkest at the moist lips of the Moon!
CHORUS:

84. O Thou wild daughter of Chaos,
That art ravished by the strong son of Law!
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85. O Thou ghostly night of terror,
That art slaughtered in the blood of the Dawn!
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86. O Thou poppied nectar of Sleep,
That art curled in the still womb of slumber
CHORUS:

87. O Thou burning rapture of girls,
That disport in the sunset of passion!
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88. O Thou molten ocean of stars,
That art a crown for the forehead of Day!
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89. O Thou little brook in the hills,
Like an asp betwixt the breasts of a girl!
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90. O Thou mighty oak of Magic,
That art rooted in the mountain of Life!
CHORUS:

91. O Thou sparkling network of pearls,
That art woven of the waves by the Moon!
CHORUS:

92. O Thou wanton swordblade of Life,
That art sheathed by the harlot call'd Death!
CHORUS:

93. O Thou mist-clad spirit of Spring,
That art unrob'd by the hands of the wind!
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94. O Thou sweet perfume of Desire,
That art wafted through the valleys of Love!
CHORUS:

95. O Thou sparkling wine cup of Light,
Whose foaming is the heart's blood of the stars!
CHORUS:
96. O Thou silver sword of madness,
That art smitten through the midden of life!
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97. O Thou hooded vulture of Night,
That art glutted on the entrails of Day!
CHORUS:

98. O Thou pearl-grey arch of the world,
Whose keystone is the ecstasy of man!
CHORUS:

99. O Thou silken web of movement,
That art blown through the atoms of matter!
CHORUS:

100. O Thou rush-strewn threshold of Joy,
That art lost in the quicksands of Reason!
CHORUS:

101. O Thou wild vision of Beauty,
But half seen betwixt the cusps of the Moon!
CHORUS:

102. O Thou pearl cloud of the sunset,
That art caught up in a murderer's hand!
CHORUS:

103. O Thou rich vintage of slumber,
That art crushed from the head of the poppy!
CHORUS:

104. O Thou great boulder of rapture,
That leapest adown the mountains of joy!
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105. O Thou breather-out of the winds,
That art snared in the drag-net of reason!
CHORUS:

106. O Thou Pillar of phosphor foam,
That Leviathan spouteth from's nostrils!
CHORUS:

107. O Thou song of the Harp of Life,
That chantest forth the perfection of death!
CHORUS:
108. O Thou veil`ed beam of the stars,
That art tangled in the tresses of Night!
CHORUS:

109. O Thou flashing shield of the sun,
As a discus hurled by the hand of Space!
CHORUS:
110. O Thou ribald shout of laughter,
That echoest among the tombs of death!
CHORUS:

111. O Thou unfailing curse of joy,
That art filled with the tears of the fallen!
CHORUS:

112. O Thou burning lust of the Moon,
That art clothed in the mist of the ocean!
CHORUS:

113. O Thou one measure of all things,
That art Dam of the great order of worlds!
CHORUS:

114. O Thou frail virgin of Eden,
That art ravished to the abode of Hell!
CHORUS:

115. O Thou dark forest of wonder,
That art tangled in a gold web of dew!
CHORUS:

116. O Thou tortured shriek of the storm,
That art whirled up through the leaves of the woods!
CHORUS:

117. O Thou dazzling opal of light,
That flamest in the crumbling skull of space!
CHORUS:

118. O Thou red knife of destruction,
That art sheathed in the bowels of order!
CHORUS:

119. O Thou storm-drunk breath of the winds,
That pant in the bosom of the mountains!
CHORUS:

120. O Thou loud bell of rejoicing,
That art smitten by the hammer of woe!
CHORUS:

121. O Thou red rose of the sunset,
That witherest on the altar of night!
CHORUS:
122. O Thou bright vision of sunbeams,
That burnest in a flagon of topaz!
CHORUS:

123. O Thou virgin lily of light,
That sproutest between the lips of a corpse!
CHORUS:

124. O Thou blue helm of destruction,
That art winged with the lightnings of madness!
CHORUS:

125. O Thou voice of the heaving seas,
That tremblest in the grey of the twilight!
CHORUS:

126. O Thou unfolder of heaven,
Redwindged as an eagle at sunrise!
CHORUS:

127. O Thou curling tongue of red flame,
Athirst on the nipple of my passion!
CHORUS:

128. O Thou moonlit pearl of rapture,
Clasped fast in the silver hand of the Dawn!
CHORUS:

129. O Thou wanton mother of love,
That art mistress of the children of men!
CHORUS:

130. O Thou crimson fountain of blood,
That spoutest from the heart of Creation!
CHORUS:
131. O Thou warrior eye of the sun,
That shooteth death from the berylline Byss!
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133. O Thou Witch's hell-broth of hate,
That boilest in the white cauldron of Love!
CHORUS:

134. O Thou Ribbon of Northern Lights,
That bindest the elfin tresses of Night!
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135. O Thou red sword of the Twilight,
That art rusted with the blood of the Moon!
CHORUS:

136. O Thou sacrificer of Dawn,
That wearest the chasuble of sunset!
CHORUS:
137. O Thou bloodshot eye of lightning,
Glowering beneath the eyebrows of thunder!
CHORUS:

138. O Thou bloodhound whirlwind of Lust,
That art unleashed by the first kiss of Love!
CHORUS:

139. O Thou wondrous chalice of Light,
Uplifted by the Maenads of Dawn!
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140. O Thou fecund opal of Death,
That sparklest through a sea of mother-of-pearl!
CHORUS:

141. O Thou crimson rose of the Dawn,
That art fastened in the dark locks of Night!
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142. O Thou pink nipple of Being,
Thrust deep into the black mouth of Chaos!
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143. O Thou tender nest of dove's down,
Built up betwixt the hawk's claws of the Night!
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144. O Thou concubine of Matter,
Anointed with love-nard of Motion!
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145. O Thou flame-tipp'd bolt of Morning,
That art shot out from the crossbow of Night!
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146. O Thou tall mast of wreck'd Chaos,
That art crowned by the white lamp of Cosmos!
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147. O Thou pearly eyelid of Day,
That art closed by the finger of Evening!
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148. O Thou wild anarch of the hills,
Pale glooming above the mists of the Earth!
CHORUS:

149. O Thou moonlit peak of pleasure,
That art crowned by the viper tongues of forked flame!
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150. O Thou wolfish head of the winds,
That frighteth the snow-white lamb of winter!
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151. O Thou dew-lit nymph of the Dawn,
That swoonest in the satyr arms of the Sun!
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152. O Thou mad abode of kisses,
That art lit by the fat of murdered fiends!
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153. O Thou sleeping lust of the Storm,
That art flame-gorg'd as a flint full of fire!
CHORUS:

154. O Thou soft dew of the Evening,
That art drunk up by the mist of the Night!
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155. O Thou wounded son of the West,
That gushest out thy blood on the heavens!
CHORUS:

156. O Thou burning tower of fire,
That art set up in the midst of the seas!
CHORUS:

157. O Thou silver cresent of Love,
That burnest over the dark helm of War!
CHORUS:

158. O Thou snow-white ram of the Dawn,
That art slain by the lion of the noon!
CHORUS:

159. O Thou crimson spear-point of life,
That art thrust through the dark bowels of Time!
CHORUS:

160. O Thou black waterspout of Death,
That whirlest, whelmest the tall ship of Life!
CHORUS:

161. O Thou mighty chain of events,
That art strained betwixt Cosmos and Chaos!
CHORUS:

162. O Thou towering eagre of lust,
That art heaped up the the moon-breasts of youth!
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163. O Thou serpent-crown of green light,
That art wound round the dark forehead of Death!
CHORUS:
164. O Thou waveless Ocean of Peace,
That sleepest beneath the wild heart of man!
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165. O Thou whirling skirt of the stars,
That art swathed round the limbs of the Aethyr!
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166. O Thou fragrant garden of Joy,
Firm-set betwixt the breasts of the Morning!
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167. O Thou pearly fountain of Life,
That spoutest up in the black court of Death!
CHORUS:

168. O Thou brindle hound of the Night,
With thy nose to the sleuth of the Sunset!
CHORUS:

169. O Thou leprous claw of the ghoul,
That coaxest the babe from its chaste cradle!
CHORUS:

170. O Thou assassin word of Law,
That art written in ruin of earthquakes!
CHORUS:

171. O Thou Holy Sphinx of rebirth,
That crouchest in the black desert of death!
CHORUS:

172. O Thou diadem of the suns,
That art the knot of this red web of worlds!
CHORUS:

173. O Thou ravished river of law,
That outpourest the arcanum of Life!
CHORUS:

174. O Thou glimmering tongue of day,
That art sucked into the blue lips of Night!
CHORUS:

175. O Thou Queen-Bee of Heaven's hive,
That smearest thy thighs with honey of Hell!
CHORUS:

176. O Thou scarlet dragon of flame,
Enmeshed in the web of a spider!
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177. O Thou magic symbol of Light,
That art frozen on the black book of blood!
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178. O Thou swathed image of Death,
That art hidden in the coffin of Joy!
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179. O Thou red breast of the sunset,
That pantest for the ravishment of Night!
CHORUS:

180. O Thou serpent of malachite,
That baskest in a desert of turquoise!
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181. O Thou green cocktrice of Hell,
That art coiled around the finger of Fate!
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182. O Thou lambent laughter of fire,
That art wound round the heart of the waters!
CHORUS:

183. O Thou gorilla blizzard Air,
That tearest out Earth's tresses by the roots!
CHORUS:

184. O Thou reveller of Spirit,
That carousest in the halls of Matter!
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185. O Thou red-lipped Vampire of Life,
That drainest blood from the black mount of Death!
CHORUS:

186. O Thou little lark of Beyond,
That art heard in the dark groves of knowledge!
CHORUS:

187. O Thou summer softness of lips,
That glow hot with the scarlet of passion!
CHORUS:

188. O Thou pearly foam of the grape,
That art fleck with the roses of love!
CHORUS:

189. O Thou frenzied hand of the seas,
That unfurlest the black banner of storm!
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190. O Thou shrouded book of the dead,
That art sealed with the seven souls of man!
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191. O Thou writhing frenzy of love,
That art knotted like the grid-flames of Hell!
CHORUS:

192. O Thou primal birth-ring of thought,
That dost encricle the thumb of the soul!
CHORUS:

193. O Thou blind flame of Nothingness,
As a crown upon my brow!
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194. O Thou burning sword of passion,
That art tempered on the anvil of flesh!
CHORUS:

195. O Thou slimy lust of the grave,
That art tangled in the roots of time!
CHORUS:

196. O Thou scented grove of wild vines,
That art trampled by the white feet of Love!
CHORUS:

197. O Thou smiling mouth of the Dawn,
That art freed from the laughter of the night!
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198. O Thou dazzling star-point of hope,
That burnest over oceans of despair!
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199. O Thou flaming globe of Glory,
That art caught up in the arms of the Sun!
CHORUS:

200. O Thou red rose of the Morning,
That glowest in the bosom of the Night!
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201. O Thou purple breast of the Storm,
That art scarred by the teeth of lightning!
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Posted by andrewanissi at August 5, 2005 09:25 PM