With these three regalia the Sun Goddess also delivered the following statement: "Whenever thou lookest upon this mirror, thou shalt regard it as my own image. ... Thou shalt now reign over it, and thy line of sovereignty shall prosper co-eternally with Heaven and Earth" (Unknown author, 1928). ...
He realises the transitory nature of human life; and by the end of stanza six recognises that the Nightingale would not cease to sing if he were to die "Still wouldst thou sing, an I have ears in vain- To thy high requiem become a sod." ... Stanza seven offers immortality to the Nightingale, and consequently offers this same idealised notion to the poet and the reader "thou wast not born for death, immortal Bird!" ...
Matthew was often used as the somewhat dubious theological basis for the sale of indulgences: "And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven" (The Catholic Living Bible 1971: Matt. 16:19). ...
"Darkling I listen; and, for many a time I have been half in love with easeful Death, Call'd him soft names in many a mused rhyme, To take into the air my quiet breath; Now more than ever seems it rich to die, To cease upon the midnight with no pain, While thou art pouring forth thy soul abroad In such an ecstasy! Still wouldst thou sing, and I have ears in vain- To thy high requiem become a sod....
