As old as Woe－1
How old is that?
Some eighteen thousand years－
As old as Bliss
How old is that
They are of equal years
Together chiefest they are found 7
But seldom side by side
From neither of them tho' he try
Can Human nature hide
How old is that?
Some eighteen thousand years－
As old as Bliss
How old is that
They are of equal years
Together chiefest they are found 7
But seldom side by side
From neither of them tho' he try
Can Human nature hide
(F.1259/J.1168)
[1] Woe:: misery, misfortune, a hint on hell which is as old as woe.
[3] eighteen thousand years:: the time the world being created.
[4] Bliss:: supreme happiness, indicating heaven.
[6] equal:: heaven and hell created at the same time.
[7, 8] together, side:: heaven and hell are found at the same time but not the same side.
[9] he:: a human, contrary to God who made the heaven and hell.
[10] Human, hide:: human nature cannot hide from heaven and hell.
