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: Charles Ryves Maxwell Eley known as Maxwell Eley, was a British rower who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal with the British coxless fours.
