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... thee let Pageantry and Power abide : The gentle Muses haunt the sylvan reign ; Where thro ' wild groves at eve the lonely swain Enraptur'd roams , to gaze on Nature's charms . They hate the sensual , and scorn the vain , The parasite ...
... thee let Pageantry and Power abide : The gentle Muses haunt the sylvan reign ; Where thro ' wild groves at eve the lonely swain Enraptur'd roams , to gaze on Nature's charms . They hate the sensual , and scorn the vain , The parasite ...
Page 36
... thee forgoes , " When lucre lure him , or ambition stings , " Shall never know the source whence real grandeur springs . " Vain man ! is grandeur given to gay attire ? " Then let the butterfly thy pride upbraid : " To friends ...
... thee forgoes , " When lucre lure him , or ambition stings , " Shall never know the source whence real grandeur springs . " Vain man ! is grandeur given to gay attire ? " Then let the butterfly thy pride upbraid : " To friends ...
Page 43
... thee " Does virtue , happiness , and heaven convey ; " For virtue is the child of liberty , " And happiness of virtue ; nor can they " Be free to keep the path who are not free to stray . " Yet leave me not . I would allay that grief ...
... thee " Does virtue , happiness , and heaven convey ; " For virtue is the child of liberty , " And happiness of virtue ; nor can they " Be free to keep the path who are not free to stray . " Yet leave me not . I would allay that grief ...
Page 44
... " Her transcripts to explore what bosom would not yearn ! " This praise , O Cheronean Sage , * is thine . ( " Why should this praise to thee alone belong ! ) * Plutarch . " All else from Nature's moral path decline , " 44 THE MINSTREL .
... " Her transcripts to explore what bosom would not yearn ! " This praise , O Cheronean Sage , * is thine . ( " Why should this praise to thee alone belong ! ) * Plutarch . " All else from Nature's moral path decline , " 44 THE MINSTREL .
Page 55
... thee by thy trusty yew , Cheerless , unsocial plant ! that loves to dwell ' Midst sculls and coffins , epitaphs , and worms ; Where light - heel'd ghosts , and visionary shades Beneath "Whilst some affect the sun, and some the shade.
... thee by thy trusty yew , Cheerless , unsocial plant ! that loves to dwell ' Midst sculls and coffins , epitaphs , and worms ; Where light - heel'd ghosts , and visionary shades Beneath "Whilst some affect the sun, and some the shade.
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