There is no Heaven, there is no Hell;
these be the dreams of baby minds;
Tools of the wily Fetisheer,
to fright the fools his cunning blinds.
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Be thine own Deus: Make self free,
liberal as the circling air:
Thy Thought to thee an Empire be;
break every prisoning lock and bar:
these be the dreams of baby minds;
Tools of the wily Fetisheer,
to fright the fools his cunning blinds.
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Be thine own Deus: Make self free,
liberal as the circling air:
Thy Thought to thee an Empire be;
break every prisoning lock and bar:
These verses are from Burton's The Kasidah of Haji Abdu el-Yezdi to read the entire work click here.
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