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The poems and literary prose of Alexander Wilson

... for the first time fully collected and compared with the original and early editions ... edited ... by the Rev. Alexander B. Grosart ... with portrait, illustrations, &c

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[Ye dazzling stars above]

Ye dazzling stars above,
That deck the midnight sky;
Say, whence the mighty pow'r that thus
Suspended you on high.
Wide o'er the vast expanse
Your glitt'ring numbers roll;
And thus, methinks, in solemn strains,
You whisper to the soul:
‘For thee, from age to age,
Here silently we shine;
To lift thy thoughts from things below,
And lead them to divine.’