Great Regulars: But instead of bemoaning that loss,

he turns it around, claiming, "I know that David's with me here again." Instead of acknowledging the physical absence of his friend, he becomes engrossed in the spiritual reality of the friend's presence.

The speaker asserts that his friend, David, exerts a positive influence on the universe: "All that is simple, happy, strong, he is."

from Linda Sue Grimes: Suite101.com: Robert Graves' 'Not Dead'

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The speaker says, "Since every one hath, every one, one shade,/And you but one, can every shadow lend." Although God is one, His creatures are many. God is one "substance" or "being" that exists, and His creatures are His shadows. It seems to be a conundrum that One can have many shadows.

from Linda Sue Grimes: Suite101.com: Shakespeare Sonnet 53

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