Gavehissentimentdivine

Againstthebeingofaline.
*Lineinnatureisnotfound;
Unitanduniverseareround
Invainproduced,allraysreturn
:

;;

Evilwillbless,andicewillburn.'

AsUrielspokewithpiercingeye,

Ashudderranaroundthesky
;

Thesternoldwargodsshooktheirheads
:

Theseraphsfrownedfrommyrtlebeds
Seemedtotheholyfestival
Therashwordbodedilltoall

ThebalancebeamofFatewasbent
;

Theboundsofgoodandillwererent
StrongHadescouldnotkeephisown,
Butallslidtoconfusion.

Asadselfknowledge,withering,fell
OnthebeautyofUriel
;

Inheavenonceeminent,thegod
Withdrew,thathour,intohiscloud
;

Whetherdoomedtolonggyration
Intheseaofgeneration,
Orbyknowledgegrowntoobright
Tohitthenerveoffeeblersight.
Straightway,aforgettingwind
Stoleoverthecelestialkind.

Andtheirlipsthesecretkept.
Ifinashesthefireseedslept.

Butnowandthen,truthspeakingthings
Shamedtheangels'veilingwings
;

And,shrillingfromthesolarcourse,

Orfromfruitofchemicforce,
Processionofasoulinmatter,
Orthespeedingchangeorwater,
Oroutofthegoodofevilborn.

CameUriel'svoiceofcherubscorn,
Andablushtingedtheuppersky.

Andthegodsshook,theyknewnotwhy.

THEWORLDSOUL.
Thankstothemorninglight,
Thankstothefoamingsea.
TotheuplandsofNewHampshire,

Tothegreenhairedforestfree
;

Thankstoeachmanofcourage.

Tothemaidsofholymind
Totheboywithhisgamesundaunted
;

Whoneverlooksbehind.
Citiesofproudhotels,
Housesofrichandgreat.
Vicenestlesinyourchambers.
Beneathyourroofsofslate.
Itcannotconquerfolly,

Timeandspaceconqueringsteam,

Andthelightoutspeedingtelegraph
Bearsnothmgonitsbeam.

Thepoliticsarebase
;

Thelettersdonotcheer
;

And'tisfarinthedeepsofhistory^
Thevoicethatspeakethclear.
Tradeandthestreetsensnareus,

Ourbodiesareweakandworn;Weplotandcorrupteachother,
AndwedespoDtheunborn.
Yetthereintheparlorsits
Somefigureofnobleguise,
Ourangel,inastranger'sform,
Orwoman'spleadingeyes
;

Oronlyaflashingsunbeam
Inatthewindowpane;
OrMusicpoursonmortals
Itsbeautifuldisdain.
Theinevitablemorninor

Findsthemwhoincellarsbej

AndbesurethealUovingNature
Willsmileinafactory.
Yonridgeofpurplelandscape,
Yonskybetweenthewalls,
Holdallthehiddenwonders.
Inscantyintervals.
Alas!theSpritethathauntsus
Deceivesourrashdesire
Itwhispersofthegloriousgods,
Andleavesusinthemire.
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