. Death's doings : consisting of numerous original compositions in verse and prose, the friendly contributions of various writers : principally intended as illustrations of thirty copper-plates . THE AlRTIST,, 53 THE ARTIST. And what is genius ?—Tis a ray of Heaven, Illuming dim mortality ; a gleam That flashes on our gloominess by fits. Like summer lightnings, which, in radiant lines, Inwreath the midnight clouds with tints divine ; It gilds Imaginations darkest scenes With splendid glory, like those meteor gems That spread their richness oer the polar skies. O, tis a straggling sunbeam, thro
. Death's doings : consisting of numerous original compositions in verse and prose, the friendly contributions of various writers : principally intended as illustrations of thirty copper-plates . THE AlRTIST,, 53 THE ARTIST. And what is genius ?—Tis a ray of Heaven, Illuming dim mortality ; a gleam That flashes on our gloominess by fits. Like summer lightnings, which, in radiant lines, Inwreath the midnight clouds with tints divine ; It gilds Imaginations darkest scenes With splendid glory, like those meteor gems That spread their richness oer the polar skies. O, tis a straggling sunbeam, through the storm. Flung on the clusterd diamond, which reflects. In burning brilliancy, the borrowd blaze ; It is the morning light, outpouring all Its flood of splendour on the bloomy bovvers Of Gods own Paradise ! Though hapless oftHis fate, how blessd the Artist who mind inspird and genius-brightend beauties which eternally shine forth. 54 deaths doings. Nature, in all thy works ! To him, high wrappd In passiond fancies, feelings so allied To something heavenly, that to all on earth They give their own rich tinting. What delight The morning landscape yields ; when
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