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SONNET.
The man who feels the majesty of Mind,And the omnipotence of Intellect,
But little recks of vulgar disrespect
And all the railings of a world unkind;
They pass him by e'en as the winter wind
Passes the towering ever-verdant pine,
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Of his proud spirit, by still care refined,
Issue ethereal riches—worthier far
Than if his earlier thoughts had wrought him fame,
And all had wreathed with fragrant flowers his name;
Triumphing thus o'er folly's fools, his star
Gathers new glory and his soul new powers,
Until he revels in Fame's heavenly bowers.
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