Handful of Stars

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. It is not good that a book should be alone: this is a companion volume to A Bunch of Everlastings. ''O God,'' cried Caliban from the abyss,

O God, if you wish for our love,
Fling us a handful of stars!
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