O FOR the help of Angels to complete This Temple -- Angels governed by a plan Thus far pursued (how gloriously!) by Man, Studious that HE might not disdain the seat Who dwells in heaven! But that aspiring heat Hath failed; and now, ye Powers! whose gorgeous wings And splendid aspect yon emblazonings But faintly picture, 'twere an office meet For you, on these unfinished shafts to try The midnight virtues of your harmony: -- This vast design might tempt you to repeat Strains that call forth upon empyreal ground Immortal Fabrics, rising to the sound Of penetrating harps and voices sweet! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BERTHA IN THE LANE by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING THE RUBAIYAT, 1879 EDITION: 7 by OMAR KHAYYAM WOMAN'S BEAUTY by LASCELLES ABERCROMBIE AEOLIAN HARP (1) by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM EPIGRAM by DECIMUS MAGNUS AUSONIUS EMBLEMS OF LOVE: 42. AUGMENTED BY FAVOURABLE BLASTS by PHILIP AYRES WINTER NIGHTS; A BACKWARD LOOK by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN |