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"In the wide circle <strong>of</strong> the<br />

shield were seen<br />

Refulgent images <strong>of</strong> various<br />

forms,<br />

<strong>The</strong> work <strong>of</strong> Vulcan; who<br />

had there described<br />

<strong>The</strong> heaven, the ether,<br />

and the earth and sea,<br />

<strong>The</strong> winds, the clouds,<br />

the moon, the sun, apart<br />

In different stations; and<br />

you there might view<br />

<strong>The</strong> stars that gem the<br />

still-revolving heaven,<br />

And, under them, the vast<br />

expanse <strong>of</strong> air,<br />

In which, with outstretch'd<br />

wings, the longbeak'd<br />

bird<br />

Winnow'd the gale, as if<br />

instinct with life.<br />

Around the shield the<br />

waves <strong>of</strong> ocean flow'd,

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