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Whether heaven's eye should deck His skiey brow, Or the Child's star adorn heaven's forehead now.

Place on His skiey forehead heaven's eye, Not less 'twould deem itself in its own sky.

O, mighty brother-soul of man, Where'er thou art, in low or high, Thy skiey arches with exulting span O'er-roof infinity!

And Hermes, flying through the skiey ways Of high Olympus, spread sweet Psyche's praise, And bade the mighty gods obey his call.

Scott, ever awake to the "skiey influences," cast his eye along the overhanging line of the Calton Hill, with its gleaming walls and towers, and then turning to the grave again, "I feel," he whispered in my ear, "I feel as if there would be less sunshine for me from this day forth."