 O FRIEND ! I know not which way I must look For comfort, being, as I am, opprest, To think that now our life is only drest For show ; mean handy-work of craftsman, cook, Or groom ! We must run glittering like a brook In the open sunshine, or we are unblest...  The London Quarterly Review - Page 61828Full view - About this book
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...that now our life is only dressed For show ; mean handiwork of craftsman, cook, Or groom ! We must run glittering like a brook In the open sunshine, or we are unblest : The wealthiest man among us is the best : No grandeur now, in Nature or in book, Delights us. Rapine,... | |
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...that now our life is only dress'd For show ; mean handiwork of craftsman, cook, Or groom ! We must run glittering like a brook In the open sunshine, or we are unblest : The wealthiest man among us is the best : No grandeur now, in Nature or in book, Delights us. Rapine,... | |
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