The peripatetic or, Sketches of the heart, of nature and society; In a series of politico-sentimental journals, in verse and prose, of the eccentric excursions of Sylvanus Theophrastus; Supposed to be written by himself [by John Thelwall] |
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[Dear social dome, from whom awhile]
Dear social dome, from whom awhile,
With truant steps, I rove,
That so at eve thy cheerful smile
May more endearing prove!
With truant steps, I rove,
That so at eve thy cheerful smile
May more endearing prove!
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That so, as my eccentric feet
Through wilds and woodlands stray,
Or quit awhile the lone retreat,
Life's follies to survey,
Through wilds and woodlands stray,
Or quit awhile the lone retreat,
Life's follies to survey,
What scenes in human life prevail
And Nature's varying hues,
May lengthen out the cheerful tale,
Thy circle to amuse.
And Nature's varying hues,
May lengthen out the cheerful tale,
Thy circle to amuse.
To thee, thus pleas'd, and gay at heart,
My anxious step returns,
The day's adventures to impart,
While blithe the faggot burns.
My anxious step returns,
The day's adventures to impart,
While blithe the faggot burns.
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