Time & Brevity
On Man
From Heroic Idyls (1863)
Time & Brevity
In his own image the Creator made
His own pure sunbeam quicken'd thee, O man!
Thou breathing dial ! since thy day began
The present hour was ever markt with shade !
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MLA
Landor, Walter Savage. “On Man.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/landor/234/.
Chicago
Landor, Walter Savage. “On Man.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/landor/234/.
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