Lord of
Lord of
sweet blessing night
How sweet and soothing is this hour of calm! I thank thee, night! for thou has chased away these horrid bodements which, amidst the throng, I could not dissipate; and with the blessing of thy benign and quiet influence now will I to my couch, although to rest is almost wronging such a night as this.
mistake inspiration believe
We have fools in all sects, and impostors in most; why should I believe mysteries no one can understand, because written by men who chose to mistake madness for inspiration and style themselves Evangelicals?
favors knows
Of religion I know nothing -- at least, in its favor.
hands bridges venice
I stood in Venice, on the Bridge of Sighs, A palace and a prison on each hand.
country cities rome
Oh Rome! My country! City of the soul!
lying maids deceit
Then, fare thee well, deceitful Maid!
gold credit vapour
O Gold! I still prefer thee unto paper, which makes bank credit like a bark of vapour.
statistics explanation
Who then will explain the explanation?
gone lasts dolphins
Parting day Dies like the dolphin, whom each pang imbues With a new colour as it gasps away, The last still loveliest, till-'t is gone, and all is gray.
wisdom years exhausting
Exhausting thought, And hiving wisdom with each studious year.
dream gone athens
Gone, glimmering through the dream of things that were.
lying agony
I see before me the gladiator lie.
soul domes palaces
The dome of thought, the palace of the soul.
men soul whiteness
He had kept The whiteness of his soul, and thus men o'er him wept.