Poems of Letitia Elizabeth Landon (L. E. L.) in The English Bijou Almanacks, 1836-1839/Martin
For works with similar titles, see Martin.
"Martin.
"Mighty painter, thou hast bowed
To thy will the thunder-cloud;
To thy lifted hand is given
How to wield the fiery levin;
And thine are the solemn walls
Of Palmyra's desert halls;
And thy art doth build again
Palace, temple, tomb, and fane.
Other painters lend a grace
To the present's lovely face,
But a nobler gift thou hast—
Thou art master of the past."