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Rh Uprears at eve, of crimson clouds, and all The earth's magnificence, until his soul Grew raptured with the wonders it beheld, And fill'd his eyes with an unearthly light— A radiance too intense, but that the veil Of the dark lash, softened its glowing ray. It was a glance, that dwells upon the thought, And bids us look for some excelling being Fraught with rare gifts of the immortal mind.