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Tower of Ivory
Nothing of these,—but one who is sheer mind,
The globing crystal of the world wherein
All knowledge gleams and darkens, one who knows
The eagle's way in air, the snake's on sand,
And man's way who is eagle both and worm.
Matthiolus
A marvel truly—was't Vergilius
The sorcerer of Rome?
Christopher
Was't Aristotle?
Wagner
I pray you, master, hearken how the storm
Breathes in the hush, and troubled thunder crawls
Along the rim of earth. 'Tis almost time,
'Tis almost midnight. Hearken!
Faustus
So, my boy!
'Twill be at midnight. Naming of a name
Ne'er brought Shekinah sooner to the ark.
