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A MINOR LATIN POET IMPROVING VIRGIL
I
Lo! trembling all his transitory passion,The poet of a lay
Crowds in a feeble and fantastic fashion,
And triumphs for a day;
II
Whenas superb with a divine repressionUpward the epics reach,
And all the ages make their wise confession—
‘This is man's noblest speech.’
III
The tale that leads us o'er the loftiest ranges,In splendour or in tears,
That none can make more perfect when he changes,
Stands steadfast through the years.
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