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(_Ay, in caves the miner see: His forehead bears a blinking light; Darkness so he feebly braves   A meagre wight!_) But He who rules is old  is old; Ah! faith is warm, but heaven with age is cold. AY IN CAVES THE MINOR SEA HIS FOREHEAD BEARS A BLINKING LIGHT DARKNESS SO HE FEEBLY BRAVES A MEAGRE WIGHT BUT HE WHO RULES IS OLD IS OLD AH FAITH IS WARM BUT HEAVEN WITH AGE IS COLD
h and dart of death To faith alike are vain; Though comets, gone a thousand years, Return again, Patient she stands--she can no more-- And waits, nor heeds she waxes hoar. (_At a stony gate, A statue of stone, Weed overgrown-- Long ’twill wait!_) But God his former mind retains, Confirms his old decree; The generations are inured to pains, And strong Necessity Surges, and heaps Time’s strand with wrecks. The People spread like a weedy grass, The thing they will they bring to pass, And prosper to the apoplex. The rout it herds around the heart, The ghost is yielded in the gloom; Kings wag their heads--Now save thyself Who wouldst rebuild the world in bloom. (_Tide-mark And top of the ages’ strike, Verge where they called the world to come, The last advance of life-- Ha ha, the rust on the Iron Dome!_) Nay, but revere the hid event; In the cloud a sword is girded on, I mark a twinkling in the tent Of Michael the warrior one. Senior wisdom suits not now, The light is on the youthful brow. O COME CONGEAL BENEATH THE SEA THE TERRORS OF TRUTH AND DART OF DEATH TO FAITH ALIKE ARE VAIN THOUGH COMETS GONE A THOUSAND YEARS RETURN AGAIN PATIENT SHE STANDS SHE CAN NO MORE AND WAITS NOR HEEDS SHE WAXES HOAR AT A STONY GATE A STATUE OF STONE WEED OVERGROWN LONG TWILL WAIT BUT GOD HIS FORMER MIND RETAINS CONFIRMS HIS OLD DECREE THE GENERATIONS ARE INURED TO PAINS AND STRONG NECESSITY SURGES AND HEAPS TIME STRAND WITH WRECKS THE PEOPLE SPREAD LIKE A WEEDY GRASS THE THING THEY WILL THEY BRING TO PASS AND PROSPER TO THE APOPOLYX THEY ROUTED HERDS AROUND THE HEART THE GHOST IS YIELDED IN THE GLOOM KINGS WAG THEIR HEADS NOW SAVE THYSELF WHO WOULDST REBUILD THE WORLD IN BLOOM TIDE MARK AND TOP OF THE AGE'S STRIFE VERGE WHERE THEY CALL THE WORLD TO COME THE LAST ADVANCE OF LIFE HA HA THE RUST ON THE IRON DOME NAY BUT REVERE THE HID EVENT IN THE CLOUD A SWORD IS GIRDED ON I MARK A TWINKLING IN THE TENT OF MICHAEL THE WARRIOR ONE SENIOR WISDOM SUITS NOT NOW THE LIGHT IS ON THE YOUTHFUL BROW
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