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Morning - Turner. (Exhibition, 1807.)

By William Lisle Bowles

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Up! for the morning shines with welcome ray,     And to the sunny seabeach let us stray.     What orient hues proclaim the master's hand!     How light the wave upon the half-wet sand!     How beautiful the sun, as still we gaze,     Streams all diffusive through the opening haze!     Artist, when to the thunder's pealing sound,     Fire mixed with hailstones ran upon the ground,     When partial darkness the dread prospect hid,     And sole aspired the aged pyramid     Sublimity thy genius seemed to guide     O'er Egypt's champaign, desolate and wide;     But here delightful beauty reigns alone,     And decks the morning scene with graces all her own.

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William Lisle Bowles is a distinguished poet whose works have shaped the landscape of English literature. Their poetry explores the depths of human emotion, nature, love, and philosophical thought through powerful and evocative verse. Readers continue to find solace, inspiration, and beauty in their timeless words.

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