By night or day,
The things which I have seen I now can see no more.
(3. The Grand Climax.)
There was a time when meadow, grove, and stream,
The earth and every common sight
To me did seem
Apparelled in celestial light,
The glory and the freshness of a dream!
The qualifications of one who could be classed with the greatest of poets are deducible from Shakespeare alone; they are as follows:—
1. Imagination.