I thought that nature was enough 1
Till Human nature came
But that the other did absorb
As Parallax a Flame－
Of Human nature just aware 5
There added the Divine
Brief struggle for capacity
The power to contain
Is always as the contents 9
But give a Giant room
And you will lodge a Giant
And not a smaller man
Till Human nature came
But that the other did absorb
As Parallax a Flame－
Of Human nature just aware 5
There added the Divine
Brief struggle for capacity
The power to contain
Is always as the contents 9
But give a Giant room
And you will lodge a Giant
And not a smaller man
(F.1269/J.1286)
[1] nature:: the menses (OED 7b). enough:: enough trouble.
[2] Human nature:: nature of pregnancy and birth.
[3] absorb:: the menses (nature) terminated by pregnancy.
[4] Parallax a Flame:: a burning feeling with different mood.
[6] Divine:: nature of birth added the divine to the nature of menses.
[7] struggle, capacity:: the swelling of belly. Brief:: curt or abrupt in manner (OED 2c).
[8] power to contain:: a hint on the womb.
[9] as the contents:: the power to contain what's in the womb is depending on the contents.
[10] room:: the womb, and the space for a person to grow.
[11] Giant:: a great person in the future.
[12] room, lodge, man:: a hint on pregnancy.
