To The Reverend Patrick Murdoch, Rector Of Stradishall, In Suffolk
James Thomson 1700 (Port Glasgow) – 1748 (London)
Thus safely low, my friend, thou canst not fall:
Here reigns a deep tranquillity o'er all;
No noise, no care, no vanity, no strife;
Men, woods, and fields, all breathe untroubled life.
Then keep each passion down, however dear;
Trust me, the tender are the most severe.
Guard, while 'tis thine, thy philosophic ease,
And ask no joy but that of virtuous peace;
That bids defiance to the storms of fate:
High bliss is only for a higher state!
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
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Stanza Lengths | 10 |
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