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, bright Futurity! whose prospect beams, In dawning radiance on our day-light dreams; Whose lambent meteors and ethereal forms Gild the dark clouds, and glitter thro' the storms; On thy broad canvas fancy loves to trace, Her brilliant Iris, drest in vivid grace; Paints fair creations in celestial dyes, Tints of the morn and blushes of the skies; And bids her scenes perfection's robe assume, The mingling flush of light, and life, and bloom. Thou bright Futurity! whose morning-star Still beams unveil'd, unclouded, from afar; Whose lovely vista smiling Hope surveys, Thro' the dim twilight of the silvery haze;