| James and Mary Ford, eds. Every Day in the Year. 1902. | | | | February 4 | | Carlyle | | By Paul Hamilton Hayne (1830–1886) |
| | (Died Feb. 4, 1881)
O GRANITE nature; like a mountain height | |
| Which pierces heaven! yet with foundations deep, | |
| Rooted where earth’s majestic forces sleep, | |
| In quiet breathing on the breast of night:— | |
| Proud thoughts were his that scaled the infinite | 5 |
| Of loftiest grasp, and calm Elysian sweep; | |
| Fierce thoughts were his that burnt the donjon keep | |
| Of ancient wrong, to flood its crypts with light; | |
| Yet o’er his genius, firm as Ailsa’s rock, | |
| Large, Atlantaen, with grim grandeur dowered,— | 10 |
| Love bloomed, and buds of tender beauty flowered:— | |
| Yet down his rugged massiveness of will | |
| Unscarred by alien passion’s fiery shock, | |
| Mercy flowed melting like an Alpine rill! | | | | |
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