![]() ![]() ![]() Shall raise them highest in their own esteem Let Folly and False-seeming, we might say, That does but mock this recreant age, at least Her trappings here, should strip them off, abash’d, The passing Day should learn to put aside Youth should be aw’d, possessed as with a senseįor its own sake, in glory, and in praise, Which the enthusiast would perform with love Our unripe years, not wasted, should be made Should spread from heart to heart and stately groves, Which with its aspect should have bent me downĪnd written lore, acknowledg’d my liege Lord, Methinks could shape the image of a Place The image of a Place, which, sooth’d and lull’dĪmong sweet garlands and delightful sounds, More fervent, making me less prompt, perhaps, ![]() Not that I slighted Books that were to lackĪll sense, but other passions had been mine, ![]()
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