Religion
Reason
From Complete Poetical Works, ed. E. H. Coleridge (1912)
Religion
Whene'er the mist, that stands 'twixt God and thee,
Defecates to a pure transparency,
That intercepts no light and adds no stain--
There Reason is, and then begins her reign!
But alas!
----'tu stesso, ti fai grosso
Col falso immaginar, sì che non vedi
Ciò che vedresti, se l'avessi scosso.'
Dante, Paradiso, Canto i.
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Codex Note
1830
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Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. “Reason.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/coleridge/284/.
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