Man is at the nadir of his stregth when the Earth, the seas, the mount…

Edward Dahlberg
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Man is at the nadir of his stregth when the Earth, the seas, the mountains are not in him, for without them his soul is unsourced, and he has no images by which to abide. ✨ Edward Dahlberg (1972). The sorrows of Priapus: consisting of The sorrows of Priapus and The carnal myth, Not Avail
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Man is at the nadir of his stregth when the Earth, the seas, the mountains are not in him, for without them his soul is unsourced, and he has no images by which to abide. ✨ Edward Dahlberg (1972). The sorrows of Priapus: consisting of The sorrows of Priapus and The carnal myth, Not Avail

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