Marianne Moore Quotes on Symbolism
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O to be a dragon, a symbol of the power of Heaven - of silkworm size or immense; at times invisible. Felicitous phenomenon!
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So wary as to disappear for centuries and reappear but never caught, the unicorn has been preserved by an unmatched device wrought like the work of expert blacksmiths ...
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Staff and effigy of the animal which by shedding its skin is a sign of renewal - the symbol of medicine.