Ancient Egypt: The Light of the World A Work of Reclamation and Restitution in Twelve Books by Gerald Massey

http://www.theosophical.ca/books/AncientEgyptTheLightOfTheWorld_GMassey.pdf

It mav have been a Million years ago

The Light was kindled in the Old Dark Land

Withi which the illumined Scrolls are all aglow,

That Egypt gave us with her mummied hand :

This was the secret of that subtle smile

Inscrutable upon the Sphinx's face,

Now told from sea to sea, from isle to isle ;

The revelation of the Old Dark Race ;

Theirs was the wisdom of the Bee and Bird,

Ant, Tortoise, Beaver, working human-wise ;

The ancient darkness spake with Egypt's Word ;

Hers was the primal message of the skies:

The Heavens are telling nightly of her glory,

And for all time Earth echoes her great story.