miscellaneous poems.
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I turned to the Zephyr near:—
"Light Spirit, oh, tell me true,—
Whence came the wind you wafted here?
Tell me, where will it wander to?"
"Light Spirit, oh, tell me true,—
Whence came the wind you wafted here?
Tell me, where will it wander to?"
And the voice of the Zephyr said:
"I wander over the earth so fair,
By Creation's Law still led,"
"I wander over the earth so fair,
By Creation's Law still led,"
Then my soul was sad with awe,
Of the solemn mysteries,
Of the Earth and Sky, and the Law
That governed the mighty seas!
Of the solemn mysteries,
Of the Earth and Sky, and the Law
That governed the mighty seas!
Then the Hidden Spirit spoke,
Within my soul, of the Deity,
Who the bonds of chaos broke.
Within my soul, of the Deity,
Who the bonds of chaos broke.
"Praise, praise to His holy power,
Forever on earth be given!
Seek, mortal, ere thy parting hour,
To know thy God in Heaven!
Forever on earth be given!
Seek, mortal, ere thy parting hour,
To know thy God in Heaven!
