To the stanch Dust 1
We safe commit thee-
Tongue if it hath,
Inviolate to thee-
Silence-denote-5
And Sanctity-enforce thee-
Passenger-of Infinity-
We safe commit thee-
Tongue if it hath,
Inviolate to thee-
Silence-denote-5
And Sanctity-enforce thee-
Passenger-of Infinity-
(F.1434/J.1402)
[1] Dust:: the remains of a human body and the stirring past that is stanched.
[2] thee:: soul of the dead in the next life.
[3] it:: the dead body.
[4] Inviolate:: the body cannot speak to violate one's own next life.
[5] Silence:: used allusively to denote the state beyond this life (OED 2b), hinted by passenger in line seven.
[6] enforce:: to compel; to intensify. The dead person was talkative and violated himself often by his own words.
[7] Passenger of Infinity:: human as passenger of the universe.