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Immerse yourself in a sweeping verse collection that blends myth, religion, and fairy tale into a luminous epic. This edition presents the rich, expansive imagination of a master poet.
Philip James Bailey’s The Mystic and Other Poems gathers myths, visions, and long meditative sequences into one monumental book. The verse moves through fairy realms, heavenly judgment, and timeless nature, weaving sacred imagery with fantastical journeys. It invites readers to ponder eternity while wandering forests, seas, and celestial realms.
- Experience a lush tapestry of fairy-tavored landscapes, angels, and legendary beings.
- Follow spiritual themes that test faith, redemption, and the reach of divine love.
- Encounter sprawling descriptions of gems, flora, and places that span the globe and beyond.
- Traverse moods from wonder and delight to solemn awe and lament, all in luminous verse.
Ideal for readers who enjoy visionary poetry, mythic storytelling, and grand classical traditions.
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Lordly, and spake to earth the lore of stars, The mother-tongue of Heaven our Fatherland. Born to instate mankind in veriest truths, By nature symbolled in gem, bloom, and wing; To give to all the hope of bliss reserved.
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