Empedocles on Etna
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In Matthew Arnold's poem Empedocles on Etna, a narrative of Greek philosopher Empedocles last hours before he jumps to his death in the crater first published in 1852, Empedocles predicts:
- To the elements it came from
- Everything will return.
- Our bodies to earth,
- Our blood to water,
- Heat to fire,
- Breath to air.
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