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Sir George Airy, K.C.B.
DIED JANUARY 2ND, 1892, IN HIS 91ST YEAR.
For full three generations had he known
Sunlight and starlight, then at last there came
An angel with a chariot of flame,
And he went forth thro' stellar spaces sown
Thick with the seed of suns, beyond the cone
Of planetary systems none might name,
Till new light dazed him, and he heard acclaim
Of praise around the great Creator's throne.
Sunlight and starlight, then at last there came
An angel with a chariot of flame,
And he went forth thro' stellar spaces sown
Thick with the seed of suns, beyond the cone
Of planetary systems none might name,
Till new light dazed him, and he heard acclaim
Of praise around the great Creator's throne.
He stood and bowed his head before the light
Those only see whose hearts are pure and blest
With child-like love and reverence, then he cried—
“Though never more can come the purple night
With wondrous gleam of worlds, here let me rest.
Thee, Lord, I sought, my soul is satisfied.”
Those only see whose hearts are pure and blest
With child-like love and reverence, then he cried—
“Though never more can come the purple night
With wondrous gleam of worlds, here let me rest.
Thee, Lord, I sought, my soul is satisfied.”
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