George Willis Cooke, comp. The Poets of Transcendentalism: An Anthology. 1903.
GodwardFrancis Ellingwood Abbot (18361903)
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That with Thy solar blaze divine
Quenchest the firefly’s timid shine!
A spark burns here,—and light is light;
I am of Thee, O Infinite!
The pulses that are strong within,
From the deep Infinite heart begin.
A flickering hope, a passionate sigh
Exhaled upon the kindred sky.
In these poor shoots of flame I see
A burning effluence from Thee;
Their hearts shall evermore aspire
To mix with Thee, Empyreal Fire!