Great Regulars: The speaker's questions are not merely rhetorical,

although they do imply that an answer does exist. He then poses another question: who can keep Time from spoiling beauty? By asking these questions, the speaker hints that he knows how to complete these acts of holding back Time's fleet foot and erasing Time's effect on beauty.

from Linda Sue Grimes: Suite101.com: Shakespeare Sonnet 65

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He then explains that it is not merely modern science that informs and delights the soul, but also myths and fables from the around the world. And he is especially enthralled by world religions, "The deep diving bibles and legends."

Next, he celebrates the fact that India was the first land to find the pathway to God.

from Linda Sue Grimes: Suite101.com: Walt Whitman's 'Passage to India'

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