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.
