Father of these bright millions of the night!
Of which the least full godhead had proclaim’d,
And thrown the gazer on his knee—or, say,
Is appellation higher still, Thy choice?
Father of matter’s temporary lords!
Father of spirits! nobler offspring! sparks
Of high paternal glory; rich endow’d
With various measures, and with various modes
Of instinct, reason, intuition; beams
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