CXVIII.

A friend observes that this Poem is a remarkable exposition of the nebular

hypothesis, as sanctioned by geologists.

Look at "this work of Time," its slow growth and effect; and don't believe

that "human love and truth" dissolve and pass away, as being no more than

"dying Nature's earth and lime," insensible and finite.

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