Lecture V

> *O Ye!, stream through this head with strength to move, > And in good earthly deeds yourselves soon prove. > So boldly stamp out torment of absurdity, > Ennoble desire's power, wherein dark forces surge, > Abduct his soul, away from spirit-fatality. > > In human obsession, pathways four do merge, > Tear them away from embrace of infirmity. > > Conquer the fires in which the senses groan, > Illumine that which dies in pleasure, > And hear how speak in ensouled tone > The powers that match eternal measure. > Attempt to strive in world-willed action, > Awaken him to life-benediction*.