And Priests in black gowns, were walking their rounds, And binding with briars, my joys & desires.

IV   The bounded is loathed by its possessor. The same dull round even of a universe would soon become a mill with complicated wheels.V   If the many become the same as the few, when possess'd, More! More! is the cry of a mistaken soul, less than All cannot satisfy Man.VI   If any could desire what he is incapable of possessing, despair must be his eternal lot.VII   The desire of Man being Infinite the possession is Infinite & himself Infinite.

Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.

Bring me my bow of burning goldBring me my arrows of desireBring me my spear— o'clouds, unfold!Bring me my chariot of fire

Man's Desires are limited by his Perceptions; none can desire what he has not perceived.

What is it men in women do require? The lineaments of Gratified Desire.What is it women do in men require? The lineaments of Gratified Desire.

Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained; and the restrainer or reason usurps its place & governs the unwilling. And being restrain'd it by degrees becomes passive till it is only the shadow of desire.

He who has few things to desire cannot have many to fear.

The Desire of Man being Infinite, the possession is Infinite, and himself Infinite.