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practical mode of viewing every subject , to the peculiar powers which belonged to either of his great pupils . " - —Pp . 9—13 . It has required some self-denial to refrain from an indefinite enlargement pn the matter of this essay , for which we shall possibly repay ourselves on the appearance of those which our author has announced on the Mysticism of Plato , and on the Utilitarianism of Aristotle .
584 . Midnight Lines .
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MIDNIGHT LINES .
^ Twas a transient glance I caught of thee ^^ And thy starry train , O Moon ! And anon a sable curtain fell O ' er the lovely scene too soon . But an image fair on my mind I bear , And it haunts me as I lie , To think of the bright and beauteous things That are travelling : o ' er the sky .
To think of the snow-white , fleecy clouds Of the star-pavM Milky Way , And thy saint-like aspect , pure and cold , And the flow'rs that catch thy ray . In my spirit ' s thought , before me brought , Is the tranquil , midnight sea , With its gentle bosom silver'd o ' er , And the light waves kiss'd by thee .
In such a time would I rest my head Where thy beams should freely play , And learn a lesson in wakeful hours , Too rarely learnt by day . Oh ! blessed is he who readeth thee With a meek and lowly mind ; He springeth on to the highest Heav ' n , And the Earth is left behind .