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196 And further; by contemplating these Forms

In the relations which they bear to Man,

He shall discern, how, through the various means

Which silently they yield, are multiplied

The spiritual Presences of absent Things,

Convoked by knowledge; and for his delight

Still ready to obey the gentle call.

Trust me, that for the Instructed time will come

When they shall meet no object but may teach

Some acceptable lesson to their minds

Of human suffering, or of human joy.

For them shall all things speak of Man, they read

Their duties in all forms; and general laws,

And local accidents, shall tend alike

To rouze, to urge; and with the will confer

The ability to spread the blessings wide

Of true philanthropy. The light of love

Not failing, perseverance from their steps

Departing not, they shall at length obtain

The glorious habit by which Sense is made

Subservient still to moral purposes,

Auxiliar to divine. That change shall clothe

The naked Spirit, ceasing to deplore