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MISCELLANIES.
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On SILENCE, in imitation of the style of the late E. of R.
I.
Silence! coœval with Eternity;
Thou wert, e'er nature first began to be,
'Twas one vast nothing, all, and all slept fast in thee.
Silence! coœval with Eternity;
Thou wert, e'er nature first began to be,
'Twas one vast nothing, all, and all slept fast in thee.
II.
Thine was the sway, e'er heav'n was form'd or earth,
E'er fruitful Thought conceiv'd creation's birth,
Or midwife Word gave aid, and spoke the infant forth.
Thine was the sway, e'er heav'n was form'd or earth,
E'er fruitful Thought conceiv'd creation's birth,
Or midwife Word gave aid, and spoke the infant forth.
III.
Then various elements against thee join'd,
In one more various animal combin'd,
And fram'd the clam'rous race of busy human-kind.
Then various elements against thee join'd,
In one more various animal combin'd,
And fram'd the clam'rous race of busy human-kind.
IV.
