"A longing to inquire"

But often, in the world’s most crowded streets,
But often, in the din of strife,
There rises an unspeakable desire
After the knowledge of our buried life;
A thirst to spend our fire and restless force
In tracking out our true, original course;
A longing to inquire
Into the mystery of this Heart which beats
So wild, so deep in us — to know
Whence our lives come and where they go.

  

Matthew Arnold

  

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