The early poems of John Clare 1804-1822: General editor Eric Robinson: Edited by Eric Robinson and David Powell: Associate editor Margaret Grainger |
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A LOOK AT THE HEAVENS
O who can witness with a carless eyeThe countless lamps that light an evening skye
& not be struck wi wonder at the sight
To think what mighty power must there abound
That burns each spangle wi a steady light
& guides each hanging world its rolling round
What multitudes my misty eyes have found
The countless numbers speak a deiety
In numbers numberless the skyes are crownd
& still theyre nothing what my sight can see
When sience searching thro her aiding glass
In seeming blanks to me can millions trace
While millions still that every art surpass
Still brighten up through out eternal space
O power almighty whence these beings shine
All wisdoms lost in comprehending thine
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