Fugitive poems connected with natural history and physical science / collected by the late C.G.B. Daubeny.

Date:
1869
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Fugitive poems connected with natural history and physical science / collected by the late C.G.B. Daubeny. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    In worlds beneath, above, around, From heaven’s high pole to earth’s profound I fathom seas, I measure suns, And count how fast their radiance runs: And all that has been, on my brain By History’s pen is written plain; And all that might be, Yerse makes mine, Singing in sweet notes sibylline ; And all that’s seized by eager sense, Or held by strong intelligence, Is mine, with many a mystery, Laid bare by new philosophy. Yain boast! This lore, 0 Lord, I find Thrown on the mirror of my mind: A mirror moulded by Thy skill, Which Thou canst blur or break at will. Help me to learn Thy better lore ! For this I'd fain all else ignore; That highest wisdom make Thou mine— To know no other will than Thine..
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