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Summum Bonum · 1889
Brightest truth, purest trust in the universe, — all were for me
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What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker claims that the finest truth and the most unspoiled trust anywhere in the universe were given to them. It seems an exultant inventory of blessings, as though everything most luminous and reliable existed for the speaker's sake, offered wholeheartedly.
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