Excerpt from Eternal Conflict The Eternal Conflict. In Thy circling arms of green On Thy breasts, O sullen Queen, Sinuous and serpentine Lie the Hills. Unshaken They, Though Thou wastest Them away, All are They Thou canst not be, Treacherous and cruel Sea, Grim they stand, defying Thee, Steadfast to Eternity. In Thy arms I He, O Sea, Hating Thee and Loving Thee, Wanton jade in green and blue, Treacherous in every hue. Back I push Thee from my shore Evermore and evermore; Yet God wedded Thee and me. Hold me closer - closer, Sea, I shall die in loving Thee. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.