The Wreath: A Collection of Poems from Celebrated English Authors |
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... voice of praise , The silence of neglect can ne'er appal . There are , who , deaf to mad Ambition's call , Would shrink to hear the obstreperous trump of Fame ; Supremely blest , if to their portion fall Health , competence , and peace ...
... voice of praise , The silence of neglect can ne'er appal . There are , who , deaf to mad Ambition's call , Would shrink to hear the obstreperous trump of Fame ; Supremely blest , if to their portion fall Health , competence , and peace ...
Page 20
... voice of mirth and song rebound , Flocks , herds , and waterfalls , along the hoar profound . In truth he was a strange and wayward wight , Fond of each gentle , and each dreadful scene . In darkness , and in storm , he found delight ...
... voice of mirth and song rebound , Flocks , herds , and waterfalls , along the hoar profound . In truth he was a strange and wayward wight , Fond of each gentle , and each dreadful scene . In darkness , and in storm , he found delight ...
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... voice , to man alone unjust , " Bid him , tho ' doom'd to perish , hope to live ? " Is it for this fair Virtue oft must strive " With disappointment , penury , and pain ? - " No ; Heaven's immortal spring shall yet arrive ; " And man's ...
... voice , to man alone unjust , " Bid him , tho ' doom'd to perish , hope to live ? " Is it for this fair Virtue oft must strive " With disappointment , penury , and pain ? - " No ; Heaven's immortal spring shall yet arrive ; " And man's ...
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... voice and fire of seraphim , To sing thy glories with devotion due ! Blest be the day I ' scaped the wrangling crew , From Pyrrho's maze , and Epicurus ' sty ; And held high converse with the godlike few , Who to the enrapturād heart ...
... voice and fire of seraphim , To sing thy glories with devotion due ! Blest be the day I ' scaped the wrangling crew , From Pyrrho's maze , and Epicurus ' sty ; And held high converse with the godlike few , Who to the enrapturād heart ...
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... voice each rugged path of life can smooth ; For well I know , wherever ye reside , There harmony , and peace , and innocence , abide . Ah me ! abandon'd on the lonesome plain , As yet poor Edwin never knew your lore , Save when against ...
... voice each rugged path of life can smooth ; For well I know , wherever ye reside , There harmony , and peace , and innocence , abide . Ah me ! abandon'd on the lonesome plain , As yet poor Edwin never knew your lore , Save when against ...
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