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Jessie B. Rittenhouse, ed. (1869–1948). The Second Book of Modern Verse. 1922.

Invocation

O GLASS-BLOWER of time,

Hast blown all shapes at thy fire?

Canst thou no lovelier bell,

No clearer bubble, clear as delight, inflate me—

Worthy to hold such wine

As was never yet trod from the grape,

Since the stars shed their light, since the moon

Troubled the night with her beauty?