you tell a story made of what's well-known
not just to you but to the whole surround
the human crew the birds the very ground
has understood each laugh and every groan
is analysed from village unto throne
for qualities of both meaning and sound
each fact is weighed to fractions of a pound
since nothing here is yours and yours alone
the common tongue we learn is one more fact
that binds into a whole the world entire
and turns dull life into a blazing art
smashes it up and remakes intact
what first was formed in the refining fire
but glows still secret in each living heart
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