This dead of midnight is the noon of thought,
And Wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars.
At this still hour the self-collected soul
Turns inward, and beholds a stranger there
Of high descent, and more than mortal rank;
An embryo God; a spark of fire divine.
Bio: Countess Morphy, née Marcelle Azra Hincks was an American-British food writer, dance critic, and cookery demonstrator, famed for her book on world gastronomy.
