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 | Zóphiël ; or, the bride of seven |  |
XL.
'Tis often thus with Spirits, when retiredAfar from haunts of men: so they delight
To move in their own beauteous forms attired;
Though like thin shades or air they mock dull mortals' sight.
The discoveries effected by chemistry and natural philosophy, although they make apparent the fallacy of many superstitions, do not in the least disprove the existence of spiritual creatures. After hearing explained the nature of light and heat, and observing the effects produced by many common experiments, it is not difficult to conceive of beings powerful, beautiful, and exquisitely organized, yet of a material so refined and subtle as easily to elude the most perfect animal perception.
| Zóphiël ; or, the bride of seven | |