Robert Bridges, ed. (1844–1930). The Spirit of Man: An Anthology. 1916. | | | | Quoted in Memoir |
Richard Watson Dixon (1833–1900) |
| | | .. BUT 1 if thou 2 scorn us not, though keeping still | |
| Thy silence to our askings, even herein | |
| Some part at least our quest thou dost fulfil, | |
| Thy gravity charms us from man’s world of sin … | |
| O thou art grave; pointest with steadfast aim | 5 |
| At us a warning hand, and in our eyes | |
| Thou lookest with but one look, ever the same. | |
| The shafted beam that breaks from summer skies, | |
| The unclouded sun, all things ’twixt sun and shade, | |
| That into that which we call thee arise, | 10 |
| They are thy temple, builded and display’d | |
| For worship fair … | |
| | | Note 1. Dixon. Quoted in Memoir publ. with selection of poems by Smith Elder. 1909. [back] | | Note 2. ‘thou’, i.e. Nature. [back] | | |
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