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eye. Encouraged by them, she boldly raises
her proud head aloft towards the stars, and
sings of the harmony there above, and here
beneath, in man’s heart.
That will not clearly show the symbol:
"THE SULTAN AND SCHEREZADE."
The sword of death hangs over her head
whilst she relates – and the Sultan-figure bids
us expect that it will fall. Scherezade is the
victor: the poet is, like her, also a victor. He
is rich, victorious – even in his poor chamber,
in his most solitary hours. There, in that
chamber, rose after rose shoots forth; bubble
after bubble sparkles on the magic stream. The
heavens shine with shooting stars, as if a new
firmament were created, and the old rolled away.
The world does not know it, for it is the poet’s
own creation, richer than the king’s costly
illuminations. He is happy, as Scherezade is; he
is victorious, he is mighty. Imagination adorns
his walls with tapestry, such as no land’s ruler
owns; feeling makes the beauteous chords sound
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