1843

Two sonnets, and an Inscription for a monument to Southey, were written in 1843.—Ed.

“WHILE BEAMS OF ORIENT LIGHT SHOOT WIDE AND HIGH”

Composed 1st January 1843.—Published 1845

One of the “Miscellaneous Sonnets.”—Ed.

While beams of orient light shoot wide and high,

Deep in the vale a little rural Town[266]

Breathes forth a cloud-like creature of its own,