“You will say that I am lost;
That, being enamoured,
I lost myself; and yet was found.”
Spiritual Canticle of The Soul and The Bridegroom
Context: If, then, on the common land
I am no longer seen or found,
You will say that I am lost;
That, being enamoured,
I lost myself; and yet was found. ~ 29
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John of the Cross 48
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