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: Samuel Wilson was a meat packer from Troy, New York whose name is purportedly the source of the personification of the United States known as "Uncle Sam".
