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The Life of James Clerk Maxwell Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 July 2011
School Exercise, 10th May 184
There lies within a long recess a bay,
An isle with gulfing sides restrains the sea,
The waves, divided ere they reach the shore,
Run through the winding bay, and cease to roar;
On this side and on that vast rocks arise,
And two twin crags ascending threat the skies,
Beneath whose shade the water silent lies;
Above, with waving branches, stands a wood,
A grove with awful shade o'erhangs the flood,
And on the further side a cave is shown,—
Within, fresh springs, and seats of living stone—
The nymphs' abode; no chains or anchors bind
The worn-out ships, secure from waves and wind.
(School Rhymes). [Nov.] 1844.
O Academic muse that hast for long
Charmed all the world with thy disciples' song,
As myrtle bushes must give place to trees,
Our humbler strains can now no longer please.
Look down for once, inspire me in these lays
In lofty verse to sing our Rector's praise.
The mighty wheel of Time to light has rolled
That golden age by ancient bards foretold.
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