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MESMERISM.
9.
Having and holding, till
I imprint her fast
On the void at last
As the sun does whom he will
By the calotypist's skill—
Having and holding, till
I imprint her fast
On the void at last
As the sun does whom he will
By the calotypist's skill—
10.
Then,—if my heart's strength serve,
And through all and each
Of the veils I reach
To her soul and never swerve,
Knitting an iron nerve—
Then,—if my heart's strength serve,
And through all and each
Of the veils I reach
To her soul and never swerve,
Knitting an iron nerve—
11.
Command her soul to advance
And inform the shape
Which has made escape
And before my countenance
Answers me glance for glance—
Command her soul to advance
And inform the shape
Which has made escape
And before my countenance
Answers me glance for glance—