Aerial spirits, by great Jove design'd
To be on earth the guardians of mankind:
Invisible to mortal eyes they go,
And mark our actions, good or bad, below:
The immortal spies with watchful care preside,
And thrice ten thousand round their charges glide:
They can reward with glory or with gold,
A power they by Divine permission hold.
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Some who are far from atheists, may make themselves merry with
that conceit of thousands of spirits dancing at read more
Some who are far from atheists, may make themselves merry with
that conceit of thousands of spirits dancing at once upon a
needle's point.
Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth
Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep.
Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth
Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep.
Why, a spirit is such a little, little thing, that I have heard
man, who was a great scholar, read more
Why, a spirit is such a little, little thing, that I have heard
man, who was a great scholar, say that he'll dance ye a hornpipe
upon the point of a needle.
Know then, unnumber'd Spirits round thee fly,
The light Militia of the lower sky.
Know then, unnumber'd Spirits round thee fly,
The light Militia of the lower sky.
I am the Spirit that denies.
[Ger., Ich bin der Geist stets verneint.]
I am the Spirit that denies.
[Ger., Ich bin der Geist stets verneint.]
A Corpse or a Ghost-- . . . I'd sooner be one or t'other, square
and fair, than a read more
A Corpse or a Ghost-- . . . I'd sooner be one or t'other, square
and fair, than a Ghost in a Corpse, which is my feelins at
present.
I am the spirit of the morning sea,
I am the awakening and the glad surprise.
I am the spirit of the morning sea,
I am the awakening and the glad surprise.
