"The symbolism contained in these lines is not clear until we consider the lines in their context. The one remains," writes Shelley a few lines earlier, "the many change and pass away". And we are reminded of Keats equally famous lines,
"Beauty is truth, truth is beauty" - that's all
You know on earth and everything you need to know.
So the principle is beauty; but beauty is also knowledge. And it's an idea that has roots..
Stander's voice continued, flowing and confident, the words almost coming out of his fast-moving mouth as if... Smith flinched, and the hope that had begun within him died as abruptly as it had been born. For a moment he felt almost physically ill. He looked down at the table and between his arms saw the image of his face reflected in the mirror finish of the walnut
