... they who wore
Mitres and helms and crowns, or wreaths of light,
Signs of thought's empire over thought -their lore
Taught them not this, to know themselves; their might
Could not repress the mystery within. (Percy Bysshe Shelley)

... they who wore Mitres and helms and crowns, or wreaths of light, Signs of thought's empire over thought -their lore Taught them not this, to know themselves; their might Could not repress the mystery within.

Percy Bysshe Shelley

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