The Admirations－and Contempts－of time－1
Show justest－through an Open Tomb－
The Dying－as it were a Height
Reorganizes Estimate
And what We saw not
We distinguish clear－
And mostly－see not
What We saw before－
'Tis Compound Vision－9
Light－enabling Light－
The Finite－furnished
With the Infinite－
Convex－and Concave Witness－
Back－toward Time－
And forward－
Toward the God of Him－
Show justest－through an Open Tomb－
The Dying－as it were a Height
Reorganizes Estimate
And what We saw not
We distinguish clear－
And mostly－see not
What We saw before－
'Tis Compound Vision－9
Light－enabling Light－
The Finite－furnished
With the Infinite－
Convex－and Concave Witness－
Back－toward Time－
And forward－
Toward the God of Him－
(F.830/J.906)
[2] justest, Open Tomb:: an autopsy.
[3] Dying:: a decaying body. Height:: an amendment of Hight, a vow, promise.
[6] distinguish clear:: what the autopsy does.
[9] Compound:: a hint on compound mircoscope.
[13] Convex and Concave:: a compound microscope, developed in the 17th century.
[14] Back, Time:: to trace back what had happened.
[15] forward:: to quicken.
[16] God:: a man of power, a judge here. Him:: a criminal.
If, on the other hand, we turn the convex side of the dimple on the paper uppermost, and view it with the compound microscope, it appears concave. ─ The American Journal of the Medical Sciences (1860)
That when the symptoms of a myelitis have existed in a case of paraplegia, the autopsy may show no visible alteration of the spinal cord or its membranes, except when the microscope is employed. ─ Lectures on the Diagnosis and Treatment (1861)