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Theirs be the bright and sacred names, enshrined Far in the bosom! for their deeds belong, Not to the gorgeous faith which charm’d mankind With its rich pomp of festival and song, Garland, and shrine, and incense-bearing throng; But to that Spirit, hallowing, as it tries Man’s hidden soul in whispers, yet more strong Than storm or earthquake’s voice; for _thence_ arise All that mysterious world’s unseen sublimities.