WILL, in his lawless mirth, Cried: "Mine be the sphere of Eartn Mine be the hills and seas, Night calm and morning breeze, Shadowed and sun-lit hours, Passions, delights, and powers, Each in its turn to choose, All to reject or use -- Thus myself to fulfil, For I am Will!" Nature, with myriad mouth, Answered from North and South: "Back to thy nest again, Dream of the idle brain! Eyes shall open, and see Power attained through me: Mine the increasing days, Mine the delight that stays, Service from each to draw -- For I am Law!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SOME VERSES UPON THE BURNING OF OUR HOUSE JULY 10, 1666 by ANNE BRADSTREET SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE: 27 by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING MARRIAGE A-LA-MODE: SONG by JOHN DRYDEN TO S.M., A YOUNG AFRICAN PAINTER, ON SEEING HIS WORKS by PHILLIS WHEATLEY PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 45. ALLAH-AL-MUJIB by EDWIN ARNOLD TO A MATTABASSETT (A CONNECTICUT INDIAN) by WALTER BARDECK CLIO, NINE ECLOGUES IN HONOUR OF NINE VIRTUES: 2. OF GRATITUDE by WILLIAM BASSE |