The inmost immaterial mind's recess,

And with thy tints and motion stir its chords

To music, like the light on Memnon's lyre!

The Spirit of the Universe in thee

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—