What is the meaning of 'gaze upon'?
Below is the full sentence.
But gaze upon things which although absent are securely present to the mind.
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It means use your "mind's eye" to see them.– Hot LicksSep 30, 2015 at 2:26
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Have you tried consulting a dictionary?– DrewSep 30, 2015 at 17:38
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"Gaze upon" most literally means "look at"
The particular example you have provided involves some flowery language. It could be rewritten in a simpler way (which sounds much worse):
"But look at things that are not here but are in present in thought"
