I.
Immortal! risen to thy Rest,
Immortal! throned among the Blest,
Immortal! long an heir sublime
Of realms outreaching space and time,–
How shall we dare, or hope, to raise
A fitting homage of high praise
To please thy Spirit, sphered on high
Where planets roll and comets fly?
How may not thy pure fame be marr’d
By the damp breath of earthly bard,
Presuming in his zeal too bold
To gild the bright refin
(Martin Farquhar Tupper)
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