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desiMtioi Thc pcn is said to.mbod] rho sJmbolicjoumcr b rhe spirilualque( and<br />
rh. bidh inro o ner foirh. Accodins to Elizbelh Drc*. $e mernin8 <strong>of</strong>lhe ns birth is<br />
qu<strong>it</strong> dbisxous, tull <strong>of</strong> lesalio6 ud porlaying printul timcs <strong>of</strong> lh. jouncl<br />
Smifi ( 1956) speaks oarhe obj.olilicdion <strong>of</strong> M.gus in rhc rod or. symbolic serilicc,<br />
''hc hin$lfht! b@me lhc ecrificq he has Eached 6s idly- 6n t s)mholic lev€l<br />
rrue to his enorional Gtate). Elior hd cheacroisricallr composed the pocm abou!<br />
such finh dd trud e.ke6 on the b6is olthe description siven by St. Jonn <strong>of</strong>co$ in<br />
u }Md <strong>of</strong> Modt C@el. Moody (1994) is mazcd at the bcwildeins usc <strong>of</strong><br />
srmtols lid irig€s in $e pcn. H. wrilcs 6boul ihe nultifrccred im3g6 *hich otEr<br />
vtrious hdtngs in rh. peh. H. m.rls, -flE prind) ens) .s$ci.rions giyc<br />
Day b u ide.. md we 6nd wc e iDrolred in a D@ing b.yord rhe Mcais &rual<br />
Ir 'The UF olPoelry.nd rh.lrse <strong>of</strong> criricis , Etior him$tfcxptains conptdiry <strong>of</strong><br />
rhc ina&s in lh. pch. Thoud th.y ar. tull <strong>of</strong> meni.g d sigiificancc rhen &al<br />
aptlimtion lis in thc Eli8ious ati.ctunenr. Th. rhe ch@..u in lh. pdm ltlve ben<br />
podraycd w<strong>it</strong>h brokcn uneranG and ide dd {sain inreftupring edch othcr. Thir is<br />
uscd simply rs a nylinic d.lice ro suc86r rhe inner tcctines otrhc sp€at.u in rhe<br />
p.an. s@tho (l 19) is rl$ oI rh. opinion lh{ fi. inager 6ed in rc po.m are<br />
charsed wi$ pcend nening bur rhey scem to be givinB such deprh to rhc ov.r atl<br />
*ns <strong>of</strong> tlr pem rhar stad aor th.ir o*n D@ing. Tt. expdsivcnG ot th. imas6<br />
ntks imp.enaliry sine rh.y do noi n .d de pefs inrd.nri@ <strong>of</strong> rhe F.l ro nate<br />
ou|deirmedinS dd puaosc<br />
'l]le po.n is mfflcd w<strong>it</strong>h grccr powcr ud disnD <strong>of</strong>mesning od slylc. Th.journc, or<br />
thc p@e$ ol conleEiod ro new faift is desgib.d in rhe imrscs dd symbots <strong>of</strong>rhc<br />
Mtgi jouhcy. Th. A@ud <strong>of</strong> rhc p€n EpEs.ts rh. po.r\ p@mt falingj oi<br />
quiltin8 rhe prcvious beliefand coning ro lhe new one The pem aho hos a so id<br />
impE$io. <strong>of</strong> peMn.l convicrid. lic wn6 ed synbots caled in rhe pcn serc<br />
ro lbESrcdd lh. ncmirS or r po€m Th€ objers t@t bcnning to po@). fie<br />
ndning Md mess.gcs <strong>of</strong>tic pod\ mi or ror rhar morcr rhose ortk $bjcd mdkr<br />
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