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Loomings

           Butthoughthepictureliesthustranced,andthoughthispine-treeshakesdownitssighslikeleavesuponthisshepherd’shead,yetallwerevain,unlesstheshepherd’seyewerefixeduponthemagicstreambeforehim. GovisitthePrairiesinJune,whenforscoresonscoresofmilesyouwadeknee-deepamongTiger-lilieswhatistheonecharmwanting? Waterthereisnotadropofwaterthere! WereNiagarabutacataractofsand,wouldyoutravelyourthousandmilestoseeit? WhydidthepoorpoetofTennessee,uponsuddenlyreceivingtwohandfulsofsilver,deliberatewhethertobuyhimacoat,whichhesadlyneeded,orinvesthismoneyinapedestriantriptoRockawayBeach? Whyisalmosteveryrobusthealthyboywitharobusthealthysoulinhim,atsometimeorothercrazytogotosea? Whyuponyourfirstvoyageasapassenger,didyouyourselffeelsuchamysticalvibration,whenfirsttoldthatyouandyourshipwerenowoutofsightofland? WhydidtheoldPersiansholdtheseaholy? WhydidtheGreeksgiveitaseparatedeity,andownbrotherofJove? Surelyallthisisnotwithoutmeaning. AndstilldeeperthemeaningofthatstoryofNarcissus,whobecausehecouldnotgraspthetormenting,mildimagehesawinthefountain,plungedintoitandwasdrowned. Butthatsameimage,weourselvesseeinallriversandoceans. Itistheimageoftheungraspablephantomoflife; andthisisthekeytoitall. 

           Now,whenIsaythatIaminthehabitofgoingtoseawheneverIbegintogrowhazyabouttheeyes,andbegintobeoverconsciousofmylungs,IdonotmeantohaveitinferredthatIevergotoseaasapassenger. Fortogoasapassengeryoumustneedshaveapurse,andapurseisbutaragunlessyouhavesomethinginit. Besides,passengersgetsea-sickgrowquarrelsomedon’tsleepofnightsdonotenjoythemselvesmuch,asageneralthing; no,Inevergoasapassenger; nor,thoughIamsomethingofasalt,doIevergotoseaasaCommodore,oraCaptain,oraCook. Iabandonthegloryanddistinctionofsuchofficestothosewholikethem. 

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