by the author of "Orion" [Richard Henry Horne].
Originally published in Douglas Jerrold's Shilling Magazine (Punch) vol.1 #6 (Jun 1845).
On, for a Forest-cave—and time!
With silence broken by no chime;
Around me solitude, the friendly heavens above,
And life so free, its wheels unheard to move;
There to allow my soul
Its fall expansion, and unroll
Its mystery—and read, from first to last, the scroll!
Thus strengthen'd, would I forth again,
And fully use my freshen'd brain,
And pour new wisdom's stream into the world's old wounds,
Urging high natures tow'rds their utmost bounds:
Then slowly back repair
Through the inclement air,
And in my forest cave live on the heart's deep prayer.