Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. And I saw the free souls of poets, <br>The loftiest bards of all ages strode before me, <br>Strange large men, long unwaked, undisclosed, were disclosed to me.<br>…O my rapt verse, my call, mock me not!<br>…I will not be outfaced by irrational things, …<br>I will confront these shows of the day and night<br>I will know if I am to be less than they, <br>I will see if I am not as majestic as they, <br>I will see if I am not as subtle and real as they, <br>I will see if I have no meaning while the houses and ships have meaning…