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For from the birth Of mortal man, the sovereign Maker said, That not in humble, nor in brief delight, Not in the fading echoes of renown, Power’s purple robe, nor pleasure’s flowery lap, The Soul should find enjoyment: but from these Turning, disdainful, to an equal good, Through all the ascent of things enlarge her view, Till every bound at length should disappear, And infinite perfection close the scene.
For from the birth Of mortal man, the sovereign Maker said, That not in humble, nor in brief delight, Not in the fading echoes of renown, Power’s purple robe, nor pleasure’s flowery lap, The Soul should find enjoyment: but from these Turning, disdainful, to an equal good, Through all the ascent of things enlarge her view, Till every bound at length should disappear, And infinite perfection close the scene.
In print by 1888 AD · industrial
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- Akenside (identity unresolved)
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- In print by 1888 AD · industrial
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- A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888) (1888 AD)
Page 561 · printed citation: Akenside · subject: SOUL
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