| Hunt and Lee, comps. The Book of the Sonnet. 1867. | | | | VI. Weimar | | By John Stuart Blackie (1809–1895) |
| | | THOU little Weimar, in the Saxon land, | |
| All hail! With little Palestine and Greece | |
| Well sistered, thou dost use a wide command, | |
| And pile thy thoughtful trophies where fair Peace | |
| Her bloodless victories tells. A common place | 5 |
| And common streets I see; but where we stand | |
| The gods once walked; and now an humble race | |
| Lives on the memory of that Titan band. | |
| Such the high function of God’s elect men,— | |
| To fill time with their presence, and inspire | 10 |
| The many with strong will, and loftier ken, | |
| And elevate our lives with a faith higher | |
| Than our poor selves. O Heavenly Father, give | |
| This faith to me! By this the righteous live. | | | | |
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