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FERISHTAH'S FANCIES.
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That all about, external to myself,Was meant to be suspected,―not revealedDemonstrably a cheat,—but half seen throughLest white should rule unchecked along the line:Therefore white may not triumph. All the same,Of absolute and irretrievableAnd all-subduing black,—black's soul of blackBeyond white's power to disintensify,―Of that I saw no sample: such may wreckMy life and ruin my philosophyTo-morrow, doubtless: hence the constant shadeCast on life's shine,—the tremor that intrudesWhen firmest seems my faith in white. Dost ask'Who is Ferishtah, hitherto exemptFrom black experience? Why, if God be just,
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