Edwin ArnoldShall any gazer see with mortal eyes, Or any searcher know by mortal mind, Veil after veil will lift--but there must be Veil upon veil behind.
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Shakespeare, in his play Macbeth, says this when Macbeth is having a nightmare. The quote is an example of an image used to express the mysterious nature of life and death.
Source: The Light Of Asia
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