And travelled through the wood, with no one near

To whom he might confess the things he saw.

So the foundations of his mind were laid.

In such communion, not from terror free,[AC]

While yet a child, and long before his time,

Had he[23] perceived the presence and the power

Of greatness; and deep feelings had impressed

So vividly great objects that they lay

Upon his mind like substances, whose presence

Perplexed the bodily sense. He had received[24]