“A ring of gold with the sun in it?
Lies. Lies and a grief.”
Source: Ariel: The Restored Edition
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Context: Gold as it was, is, shall be evermore:
Prime nature with an added artistry —
No carat lost, and you have gained a ring.
What of it? 'T is a figure, a symbol, say;
A thing's sign: now for the thing signified.