What is truth? said Pilate, groping
In the darkness of his ire.—
Trembling, doubting, fearing, hoping,
Calmer souls may well inquire,
What is truth?—that prize whose worth
Far exceeds the gifts of earth.
Truth—of love and light the presence,
Truth—the stepping-stone to heaven,
Truth—of knowledge soul and essence,
Truth—celestial pole-star given,
Wandering barks to cheer and guide
Through the tempest and the tide.
(John Bowring)
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