THE head is stately, calm, and wise, And bears a princely part; And down below in secret lies The warm, impulsive heart. The lordly head that sits above, The heart that beats below, Their several office plainly preve, Their true relation show. The head, erect, serene, and cool, Endowed with Reason's art, Was set aloft to guide and rule The throbbing, wayward heart. And from the head, as from the higher, Comes every glorious thought; And in the heart's transforming fire All noble deeds are wrought. Yet each is best when both unite To make the man complete; What were the heat without the light? The light, without the heat? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...GEORGE MOSES HORTON, MYSELF by GEORGE MOSES HORTON THE LAMENTATION OF GLUMDALCLITCH FOR THE LOSS OF GRILDRIG by ALEXANDER POPE THE VISION OF SIN by ALFRED TENNYSON A COUNTRY NOSEGAY by ALFRED AUSTIN PSALM 19 by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE IN VINCULIS; SONNETS WRITTEN IN AN IRISH PRISON: MITIGATIONS by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT HINC LACHRIMAE; OR THE AUTHOR TO AURORA: 24 by WILLIAM BOSWORTH |