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Zealous, yet modest; innocent, though free;
Patient of toil, serene amidst alarms;
Inflexible in faith, invincible in arms.
The Minstrel; or, The Progress of Genius (1771)
Old age comes on apace to ravage all the clime.
The Minstrel; or, The Progress of Genius (1771)
To the pure soul by Fancy's fire refined,
Ah, what is mirth but turbulence unholy,
When with the charm compared of heavenly melancholy.
The Minstrel; or, The Progress of Genius (1771)
Wilt thou debase the heart which God refined?
No; let thy heaven-taught soul to heaven aspire,
To fancy, freedom, harmony, resigned;
Ambition's groveling crew forever left behind.
The Minstrel; or, The Progress of Genius (1771)
Ah, who can tell how hard it is to climb
The steep where Fame’s proud temple shines afar?
The Minstrel; or, The Progress of Genius (1771)
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