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Thomas Traherne, “The Preparative”
1My Body being Dead, my Lims unknown;Before I skild to prizeThose living Stars mine Eys,Before my Tongue or Cheeks were to me shewn, Before I knew my Hands were mine,Or that my Sinews did my Members joyn, When neither Nostril, Foot, nor EarAs yet was seen, or felt, or did appear; I was withinA House… →