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o thou whose laurels fill the spacious earth | o thou whose laurels fill the spacious earth | ||
Poet, ere borne on Pegasus' fair wing | Poet, ere borne on Pegasus' fair wing | ||
| − | + | contemn not these far fruits of lowly worth | |
nor deem unfair, unseemly whispering | nor deem unfair, unseemly whispering | ||
| − | what Fancy wove not in her | + | what Fancy wove not in her faery ring : |
These lists of words faint glittering from afar | These lists of words faint glittering from afar | ||
| − | unfit for | + | unfit for ladye's gentle uttering |
| − | + | per chance one day may shine a glittering star | |
| − | which genius tho' he | + | which genius tho' he spurns, stern truth will never mar |
Anthony d'Abbadie | Anthony d'Abbadie | ||
