The Heart has many Doors — Baucis and Philemon

The Heart has many Doors－¹
I can but knock－
For any sweet "Come in"
Impelled to hark－
Not saddened by repulse, ⁵
Repast to me
That somewhere, there exists,
Supremacy－

(F.1623/J.1567)

[1-8] In Ovid's Metamorphoses, Jupiter was turned down by everyone in Phrygia except Baucis and Philemon. The poor couple offered the god with food and wine. Later Jupiter turned their shelter to a temple.
[1] Heart:: sympathy, temperament. Doors:: houses Jupiter visited.
[2] I:: Jupiter.
[5] Not saddened by repulse:: what happened to Jupiter in the town.
[8] Supremacy:: who would accept a stranger; a hint on Jupiter.