Alfred TennysonAnd this gray spirit yearning in desire To follow knowledge like a sinking star, Beyond the utmost bound of human thought.
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The poem "The Star-Gazer" describes the artist's desire to reach the boundlessness of human thought. The poet yearns to be like the star, which, like knowledge, is beyond human thought.
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