1. “Never,” said he, as he ground his teeth, “never was anything atonce so frail and so indomitable.  A mere reed she feels in myhand!”  (And he shook me with the force of his hold.)  ”I could bendher with my finger and thumb:  and what good would it do if I bent,if I uptore, if I crushed her?  Consider that eye:  consider theresolute, wild, free thing looking out of it, defying me, with morethan courage—with a stern triumph.  Whatever I do with its cage, Icannot get at it—the savage, beautiful creature!  If I tear, if Irend the slight prison, my outrage will only let the captive loose.Conqueror I might be of the house; but the inmate would escape toheaven before I could call myself possessor of its clay dwelling-place.  And it is you, spirit—with will and energy, and virtue andpurity—that I want:  not alone your brittle frame.  Of yourself youcould come with soft flight and nestle against my heart, if youwould:  seized against your will, you will elude the grasp like anessence—you will vanish ere I inhale your fragrance.”

    “Never,” said he, as he ground his teeth, “never was anything at
    once so frail and so indomitable.  A mere reed she feels in my
    hand!”  (And he shook me with the force of his hold.)  ”I could bend
    her with my finger and thumb:  and what good would it do if I bent,
    if I uptore, if I crushed her?  Consider that eye:  consider the
    resolute, wild, free thing looking out of it, defying me, with more
    than courage—with a stern triumph.  Whatever I do with its cage, I
    cannot get at it—the savage, beautiful creature!  If I tear, if I
    rend the slight prison, my outrage will only let the captive loose.
    Conqueror I might be of the house; but the inmate would escape to
    heaven before I could call myself possessor of its clay dwelling-
    place.  And it is you, spirit—with will and energy, and virtue and
    purity—that I want:  not alone your brittle frame.  Of yourself you
    could come with soft flight and nestle against my heart, if you
    would:  seized against your will, you will elude the grasp like an
    essence—you will vanish ere I inhale your fragrance.”

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