A Collection of Miscellanies Consisting of Poems, Essays, Discourses & Letters, Occasionally Written. By John Norris ... The Second Edition Corrected |
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The Refusal.
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The Refusal.
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Think not to Court me from my dear Retreat;No, I protest 'tis all in vain.
My Stars did never mean I should be great,
And I the very thought disdain.
Or if they did, their will I'le disobey,
And in my little Orb remain as Fix'd as they.
II
Honour, that Idol which the Most adore,Receives no Homage from my Knee.
Content in privacy I value more
Than all uneasie Dignity.
How should that Empty thing deserve my Care,
Which Vertue does not need, and Vice can never bear?
III
Shall I change solid and unenvy'd joysOf a Serene, tho humble state,
For splendid trouble, pomp and senseless noise?
This I despise as well as hate.
Poor gain of that Condition, which will be
Envy'd by others, and as much dislik'd by me.
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