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OCCULTA
Crowns and imperial purple, thrones of gold,Onyx and sard and blazing diadems,Lazuli and hyacinth and powerful gemsUndreamt of even in Babylon of oldMay for a price be given, bought and sold,Bartered for silver as was Bethlehem’s—And yet a Splendour lives that price contemnsSince Five loud Tongues a deeper worth have told.
Braver is she than ruby, far more wiseEven than burning sapphire, than emeraldAnchored more strongly to impalpable skies—Upon a diamond pinnacle enwalledThe banners blaze, and “Victor” she is called,Youthful, with laughter in her twilit eyes.
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