1Hear the voice of the Bard!
Who Present, Past, & Future, sees;
Whose ears have heard
The Holy Word
That walk'd among the ancient trees,
6Calling the lapsed Soul,
And weeping in the evening dew;
That might control!
The starry pole,
And fallen fallen light renew!
11'O Earth, O Earth, return!
Arise from out the dewy grass;
Night is worn.
And the morn
Rises from the slumberous mass.
16'Turn away no more;
Why wilt thou turn away?
The starry floor,
The wat'ry shore,
Is giv'n thee till the break of day.'
One engraved plate. Not found in any MS. version. Closely connected with this poem are 'The Voice of the Ancient Bard, ' by which it is immediately preceded in some copies of the Songs, and 'Earth's Answer,' by which it is followed in all copies.
1-10] Swinb. prints as a single stanza. 4 Holy] 5 ancient Swinb. ancient] silent Swinb. 11-20] Swinb. prints as a single stanza. 18 floor] shore Swinb. 19 shore] floor Swinb. 20 Is] Are Swinb., WMR, EY.
