Richard Watson Dixon (1833-1900). From Historical Odes. Robert Bridges, ed. 1916. The Spirit of Man: An Anthology

Robert Bridges, ed. (1844–1930). The Spirit of Man: An Anthology. 1916.

From Historical Odes

Richard Watson Dixon (1833–1900)


.. HARD 1 is the way and shut the gate,
And life is in a narrow strait.
Once only did my soul aspire
To scale the Orient dropping fire;
Once only floated in the ways	5
Of heaven apart from earthly haze:
And then it was a foolish soul,
And knew not how the heavens do roll.

Note 1. R. W. Dixon. ‘Historical Odes’, &c. Smith Elder. 1864. [back]