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There , where those glories will be seen , Unnamed , unglimpsed , undreamed below—A heaven immortally serene , An earth of everlasting green , Rich woods whose glooms a lustre throw That pales the emerald ' s earthly
glow;—Streams , brighter than the sunset sea Whose waves are all transparent gold , Like liquid rainbows wandering free , Warbling elysian melody , Or in cascades of glory roll'd , Iris'd with hues , undreamed , untold ;—Flowers of undying bloom , that breathe Odours upon the radiant air ,
Each meet for an Immortal ' s wreath , More bright than our pale stars beneath , Yielding no thorn , no poison there , Nor made the slumbering adder ' s lair !—•
All these , and Oh , yet more than these , The dwellers of that world of joys , Who roam beneath the starry trees , Inhale the amaranthine breeze , Drink the life-streams of paradise , And weave the flowers of seraph-skies ;—
How must they tower , great God ! above The sons of earth , of grief , and time!—Children of glory and of love , What sacred bliss must melt and move Ethereal hearts in that pure clime , Estranged from fear , and pain , and crime
!—Yet even on Earth , O God ! we see Enough to teach our hearts to soar—To shadow forth futurity , To fix our fear and hope on Thee , And daily wean our spirits more From the frail dust-gods they adore . Earth is * the type of Heaven , and Time The echo ot Eternity ;
And Man may learn to rise sublime From this dim sphere to that bright clime , Which thought can dream nor eye can see , But where Thou art , and Thine will be . Crediton *
• what if Earth Be but the type of Heaven ? Milton .