GOD gave to mortals birth,
In his own image too;
Then came Himself to earth,
A mortal kind and true.
1821.* ——- BARBARIANS oft endeavour
Gods for themselves to make
But they're more hideous ever
Than dragon or than snake.
1821.*
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WHAT shall I teach thee, the very first thing?—
Fain would I learn o'er my shadow to spring!
1827.*
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"WHAT is science, rightly known?
'Tis the strength of life alone.
Life canst thou engender never,
Life must be life's parent ever.
1827.* ——- It matters not, I ween,
Where worms our friends consume,
Beneath the turf so green,