Order the beauty even of beauty is, It is the rule of bliss, The very life and form and cause of pleasure. - Thomas Traherne

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Order the beauty even of beauty is,
It is the rule of bliss,
The very life and form and cause of pleasure.

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About Thomas Traherne

Thomas Traherne (1636 or 1637 – c. September 27 1674) was an English clergyman, mystical writer and poet, sometimes seen as belonging to the Metaphysical school though he belonged to a later generation than most of its other members. Almost all of his works remained unpublished until the 20th century.

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