| Higginson and Bigelow, comps. American Sonnets. 1891. | | | | Partial Readings | | By George McKnight (1840–1897) |
| | | THOUGH the great Scroll wherein have been outlined | |
| By Nature thoughts of God, deep and immense, | |
| We cannot read, yet gleams of meaning thence | |
| At times shine on us, clear, distinct, defined. | |
| Hence comes assurance that the human mind, | 5 |
| Though weak in reason and obtuse in sense, | |
| Still owns a share in that intelligence | |
| Whereby the great World-builder has designed | |
| The wondrous plans which Nature’s works disclose. | |
| A child who scans the philosophic page | 10 |
| Of some profoundly meditative sage | |
| May see familiar phrases,—then he knows | |
| That his own simple thoughts and childish lore | |
| Are part of the great scholar’s mental store. | | | | |
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