THEE, Mackintosh, artificer of light, Thee, the lone smoker hails! the student, thee; Thee, oft upon the ungovernable sea, The seaman, conscious of approaching night; Thou, with industrious fingers, hast outright Mastered that art, of other arts the key, That bids thick night before the morning flee, And lingering day retains for mortal sight. O Promethean workman, thee I hail, Thee hallowed, thee unparalleled, thee bold To affront the reign of sleep and darkness old, Thee William, thee AEneas, thee I sing; Thee by the glimmering taper clear and pale, Of light, and light's purveyance, hail, the king. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LAST MAN'S CLUB by JAMES GALVIN NEBUCHADNEZZAR: OR EATING GRASS by EDGAR LEE MASTERS THE YOUNG LAUNDRYMAN by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS ON LIVING, FROM LIFE IS A DREAM by PEDRO CALDERON DE LA BARCA THE PLAINT OF THE CAMEL by CHARLES EDWARD CARRYL |