Like a whirling water-wheel,
     Like rolling pearls,—
     Yet how are these worthy to be named?
     They are but illustrations for fools.
     There is the mighty axis of Earth,
     The never-resting pole of Heaven;
     Let us grasp their clue,
     And with them be blended in One,
     Beyond the bounds of thought,
     Circling for ever in the great Void,
     An orbit of a thousand years,—
     Yes, this is the key to my theme