I saw Eternity the other night Like a great ring of pure and endless light. All calm, as it was bright; And round beneath it, Time in hours, days, years, Driv'n by the spheres Like a vast shadow moved; in which the world And all her train were hurled.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author describes a vision of eternity as a timeless ring of light, while time and the world move beneath it like a shadow.
- In plain terms
- Eternity is a bright circle above, while time and the world move below like a shadow.
- What can you take from it?
- See time as passing within a larger constant reality.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What lies beyond time?
- How do you perceive eternity?
Another view
It relies on a subjective mystical experience.
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