George William Russell -- better known by his pen name "A.E." -- was an Irish writer, poet and mystic, a lifelong friend of William Butler Yeats, and an original member of Ireland's Theosophical Society. In a letter to a friend, penned several years before he died, he wrote: "I know no mechanism is going to solve the world's problems. Nothing will, except the spiritual life." This volume of poems contains his first published work and reflects on the mysteries of nature and the divine, of life and the universe. (Summary by Nemo)
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Preface Read by Nemo 1:01
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The Unknown God Read by Nemo 0:42
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By the Margin of the Great Deep Read by Nemo 1:32
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Desire Read by Nemo 0:56
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The Place of Rest Read by Nemo 1:14
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Self-discipline Read by Nemo 1:06
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Forgiveness Read by Nemo 1:25
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Pity Read by Nemo 1:04
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Krishna Read by Nemo 1:17
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Mystery Read by Nemo 1:20
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The Singing Silences Read by Nemo 1:41
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To One Consecrated Read by Nemo 1:20
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The Great Breath Read by Nemo 1:00
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Dusk Read by Nemo 0:59
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Night Read by Nemo 0:59
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Dawn Read by Nemo 0:59
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Day Read by Nemo 0:59
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Echoes Read by Nemo 0:59
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Natural Magic Read by Nemo 1:24
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Destiny Read by Nemo 0:53
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Parting Read by Nemo 0:53
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Comfort Read by Nemo 1:19
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Pain Read by Nemo 0:40
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Sung on a By-way Read by Nemo 1:01
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Our Thrones Decay Read by Nemo 0:58
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The Dawn of Darkness Read by Nemo 2:17
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Waiting Read by Nemo 0:52
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The Last Hero Read by Nemo 0:58
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The Pain of Earth Read by Nemo 0:52
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On a Hill-top Read by Nemo 1:36
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The Hermit Read by Nemo 1:21
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Epitaph Read by Nemo 0:42
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The Spirit of the Gay Read by Nemo 1:14
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Om Read by Nemo 1:19
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The Golden Age Read by Nemo 1:32
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Indian Song Read by Nemo 1:04
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Dust Read by Nemo 0:42
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The Vesture of the Soul Read by Nemo 0:57
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Childhood Read by Nemo 1:05
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Inheritance Read by Nemo 1:25
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Three Counsellors Read by Nemo 1:19
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The Symbol Seduces Read by Nemo 1:01
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Sacrifice Read by Nemo 1:04
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Truth Read by Nemo 0:53
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Warning Read by Nemo 1:01
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Divided Read by Nemo 0:45
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The Veils of Maya Read by Nemo 0:56
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Symbolism Read by Nemo 1:24
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Prayer Read by Nemo 1:31
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Magic Read by Nemo 1:03
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The Secret Read by Nemo 1:36
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