Behold, as from a silver horn, The sacerdotal night Outpours upon his latest-born The chrism of the light; And bids him to the altar come, Whereon for sacrifice (A lamb before his shearers, dumb,) A victim shadow lies. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CLOUDS: THE OLD EDUCATION by ARISTOPHANES WINDOW TRIMMER by MARGARET LEE ASHLEY TO MR. BOWRING ON HIS POETICAL TRANSLATIONS by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD THE RUNAWAY by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES A GARGOYLE by ARTHUR STANLEY BOURINOT JACK FROST AND THE CATY-DID by JOHN GARDINER CALKINS BRAINARD |