I bless thee， O Father of Heaven and Earth！ that ever I saw Flaxman's
face：
Angels stand round my spirit in Heaven； the blessèd of Heaven are my
friends upon Earth
When Flaxman was taken to Italy， Fuseli was given to me for a season；
And now Flaxman hath given me Hayley， his friend， to be mine ——
such my lot upon Earth！
Now my lot in the Heavens is this： Milton lov'd me in childhood and
show'd me his face；
Ezra came with Isaiah the Prophet， but Shakespeare in riper years gave
me his hand；
Paracelsus and Behmen appear'd to me； terrors appear'd in the
Heavens above；
The American War began； all its dark horrors pass'd before my face
Across the Atlantic to France； then the French Revolution commenc'd
in thick clouds；
And my Angels have told me that， seeing such visions， I could not
subsist on the Earth，
But by my conjunction with Flaxman， who knows to forgive
nervous fear.