Of the Immateriality of the Soul

The Soul of man is a lamp so bright,
Which God Himself fills with His light,
And when the body groans and dies,
It mounts to him beyond the skies.

About Matthew Arnold

English poet and cultural critic. His elegiac verse, including "Dover Beach," captures Victorian spiritual uncertainty.

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