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THE BIRTH OF GENIUS.

WHEN matchless Wisdom fashion'd man,
And o'er the dark and slumb'ring deep
Life's spirit moved, and breath began,

And new born nature woke from sleep:
When the sun's warmth to vapour curl'd
The veil of mist that wrapp'd the world-
And man came forth God's image bright
As never man again shall be,
And woman in a robe of light,
Both fresh for immortality,
Outvying spirits of the air-
Divine, majestic, dazzling fair:

When eyes from the blue heights of heaven,
And forms celestial stoop'd and gazed,
Deem'd the last perfect touch was given,
And seeing, marvell'd, worshipp'd, praised,
Their utmost stretch of thought outdone
By the new world-the sinless one :

There yet remain'd a deed to do,

One mighty boon to be bestow'd,
Though Nature bloom'd with every hue,
And being teem'd, and all was good-

One gift still wanting none but He
The first and last could wanting see.

Too subtle but for his pure eye,
Far too ethereal in the sight

Of those who for eternity

Bask in his uncreated light

He only saw, and from his throne,

Will'd, and that subtle thing had flown.

Without it earth had been a waste,

And man a savage of the wild,
Listless and vacant, cold, ungraced

With feeling, downcast as a child;
His spirit had been chain'd to earth,
A dead, dull groveller from his birth.

That gave him power to sail and soar,
To clothe in beauty thoughts of light;
Gave him by Inspiration's power

To pierce the starry infinite;
Gave glory, noble feeling, fame,
To the new world in Genius' flame.

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