CAMBRIDGE, 1827.

Be of good cheer, brave spirit; steadfastly

Serve that low whisper thou hast served; for know,

God hath a select family of sons

Now scattered wide thro' earth, and each alone,

Who are thy spiritual kindred, and each one

By constant service to, that inward law,

Is weaving the sublime proportions

Of a true monarch's soul. Beauty and strength,

The riches of a spotless memory,

The eloquence of truth, the wisdom got

By searching of a clear and loving eye

That seeth as God seeth. These are their gifts,

And Time, who keeps God's word, brings on the day

To seal the marriage of these minds with thine,

Thine everlasting lovers. Ye shall be

The salt of all the elements, world of the world.

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