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was a summer night, And I looked upon the sky, When suddenly a light Flashed in its splendour by. I watched the red flash pass On its shining path of flame, And a wish rose in my heart, That mine might be the same. It left its native sky, And when it touched the earth, There rose a pillar of fire, As 'twere a spirit's birth; And stronger grew my wish, Till as I passed next day, Where fell that radiant light, But blackened ashes lay; The forest oak was sear, The grass had lost its green: Reproof!—how could I wish Such course for me had been?