... this worthless being. This hope comes when a man's Soul reveals against death, and sings. It sings a song that cannot be learned anywhere in this world. It can only be learnt by getting to know one's inner self, and being aware of one's greatness: "studying Monuments of its own magnificence". If we observe this last statement, there seems to be an implication ... consider yourself magnificent, worth of a supreme existence, in order to defeat decrepitude and a futile existence. And for this, it seems to be required the use of a person's intellect, matured and forged throughout a lifetime...

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... to consume them. They must sail west, over the Sea, into the Havens. As this example from The Lord of the Rings illustrates, the option to sail to the West by the people of Middle Earth, namely the Elves, is what allows them to live forever. The Elves migrate west to gain a peaceful and immortal existence. William Butler Yeats speaks of ... his intellect are in their prime. He feels as though his mortality limits him severely. The third stanza begins with an allusion to the three holy men "standing God's holy fire". With an apostrophe to the three sages, he begs them to take his undying...

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