Hymns, for the Amusement of Children Embellished with Cuts [by Christopher Smart] |
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XXXII. | HYMN XXXII. Against DESPAIR. |
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HYMN XXXII. Against DESPAIR.
OLD RALPH in the WOOD.
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A raven once an Acorn tookFrom Bashan's tallest stoutest tree;
He hid it by a limpid brook,
And liv'd another oak to see.
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Thus Melancholy buries Hope,Which Providence keeps still alive,
And bids us with afflictions cope,
And all anxiety survive.
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