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120 "There was a time when all mankind Did listen with a faith sincere To tuneful tongues in mystery versed; _Then_ Poets fearlessly rehearsed The wonders of a wild career. THERE WAS A TIME WHEN ALL MANKIND DID LISTEN WITH A FAITH SINCERE TO TUNEFUL TONGUES IN MYSTERY VERSED THEN POETS FEARLESSLY REHEARSE THE WONDERS OF A WILD CAREER
sport amid the boreal morning; Will mingle with her lustres gliding Among the stars, the stars now hiding, And now the stars adorning. 95 "I know the secrets of a land Where human foot did never stray; Fair is that land [13] as evening skies, And cool, though in the depth it lies Of burning Africa. 100 "Or we'll into the realm of Faery, Among the lovely shades of things; The shadowy forms of mountains bare, And streams, and bowers, and ladies fair, The shades of palaces and kings! 105 "Or, if you thirst with hardy zeal Less quiet regions to explore, Prompt voyage shall to you reveal How earth and heaven are taught to feel The might of magic lore!" 110 "My little vagrant Form of light, My gay and beautiful Canoe, Well have you played your friendly part; As kindly take what from my heart Experience forces--then adieu! 115 "Temptation lurks among your words; But, while these pleasures you're pursuing Without impediment or let, No wonder if you quite forget [14] What on the earth is doing. ERE THAT YOU SHALL NOT SEE HASTE AND ABOVE SIBERIAN SNOWS WILL SPORT AMID THE BOREAL MORNING WILL MINGLE WITH HER LUSTRES GLIDING AMONG THE STARS THE STARS NOW HIDING AND NOW THE STARS ADORNING I KNOW THE SECRETS OF A LAND WHERE HUMAN FOOT DID NEVER STRAY FAIR IS THAT LAND AS EVENING SKIES AND COOL THOUGH IN THE DEPTH IT LIES OF BURNING AFRICA OR WILL INTO THE REALM OF FAIRY AMONG THE LOVELY SHADES OF THINGS THE SHADOWY FORMS OF MOUNTAINS BARE AND STREAMS AND BOWERS AND LADIES FAIR THE SHADES OF PALACES AND KINGS OR IF YOU THIRST WITH HARDY ZEAL LESS QUIET REGIONS TO EXPLORE PROMPT VOYAGE SHALL TO YOU REVEAL HOW EARTH AND HEAVEN ARE TAUGHT TO FEEL THE MIGHT OF MAGIC LORE MY LITTLE VAGRANT FORM OF LIGHT MY GAY AND BEAUTIFUL CANOE WELL HAVE YOU PLAY'D YOUR FRIENDLY PART AS KINDLY TAKE WHAT FROM MY HEART EXPERIENCE FORCES THEN ADIEU TEMPTATION LURKS AMONG YOUR WORDS BUT WHILE THESE PLEASURES YOU'RE PURSUING WITHOUT IMPEDIMENT OR LET NO WONDER IF YOU QUITE FORGET WHAT ON THE EARTH IS DOING
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