To William Godwin; Author of 'Political Justice'

1. 1O form'd t' illume a sunless world forlorn,
2. 2As o'er the chill and dusky brow of Night,
3. 3In Finland's wintry skies the Mimic Morn[86:2]
4. 4Electric pours a stream of rosy light,

1. 5Pleas'd I have mark'd OPPRESSION,terror-pale,
2. 6Since, thro' the windings of her dark machine,
3. 7Thy steady eye has shot its glances keen--
4. 8And bade th' All-lovely 'scenes at distance hail'.

1. 9Nor will I not thy holy guidance bless,
2. 10And hymn thee, GODWIN! with an ardent lay;
3. 11For that thy voice, in Passion's stormy day,
4. 12When wild I roam'd the bleak Heath of Distress,

1. 13Bade the bright form of Justice meet my way--
2. 14And told me that her name was HAPPINESS.