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TO THE MEMORY OF B. R. HAYDON

By the Author of ‘Orion’

Mourn, fatal Voice, whom ancients called the Muse!

Thy fiery whispers rule this mortal hour,

Wherein the toiling Artist’s constant soul

Revels in glories of a visioned world,—

Power, like a god, exalting the full heart;

Beauty with subtlest ravishment of grace

Refining all the senses; while afar