Consume my heart away; sick with desire And fastened to a dying animal It knows not what it is; and gather me Into the artifice of eternity.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker asks to be freed from worldly desire and attached to eternal art.
- In plain terms
- Free me from desire and make me part of eternal art.
- What can you take from it?
- Seek eternity over temporary desire.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What binds you to life?
- Do you seek eternity?
Another view
It asks for something impossible to achieve physically.
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