=5.= That waste to be surmounted as a wall,
=6.= Sky-rims and yet more sky-rims steep to climb—
In gazing across a vast space to the horizon, one seems to be
looking uphill. This is especially noticeable on the ocean.
=7.= That simulacrum of enduring Time—
One traveling long distances by his own power, and having no
means of measurement, conceives space not in miles, but in
duration of effort.
=8.= The hundred empty miles ‘twixt him and where
Why “empty” miles?
=11.= One hairsbreadth farther from the earth and sky
He was as remote from all things as it was possible to be, so
why not try!
Define “simulacrum.”