Is visible; thou hast in thee the life—

The eternal, graceful, and majestic life—

Of nature and the natural human heart

Is therefore bound to thee with holy love.

Earth has her gorgeous towns; the earth-circling sea

Has spires and mansions more amusive still—

Men’s volant homes that measure liquid space

On wheel or wing. The chariot of the land

With pained and panting steeds and clouds of dust

Has no sight-gladdening motion like these fair