The Poetical Works of Robert Montgomery Collected and Revised by the Author |
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PAINS OF GENIUS. |
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PAINS OF GENIUS.
Envy not the Poet's name,
Darken not his dawn of fame;
'Tis the guerdon of a mind
Free from thralls of earthly kind;
'Tis the fascinating Star
Brighter than the brightest far;
It often glitters o'er his doom,
A halo round an early tomb!
Darken not his dawn of fame;
'Tis the guerdon of a mind
Free from thralls of earthly kind;
'Tis the fascinating Star
Brighter than the brightest far;
It often glitters o'er his doom,
A halo round an early tomb!
The whirling brain and heated brow,
The dreams which torture while they grow
The soaring fancy over-fraught;
The burning agonies of thought;
The sleepless eye and racking head,
The haunting terrors round him spread:
Or freezing smile of Apathy;
Or scowl of green-eyed Jealousy;
Or haggard Want, whose lean hands wave
Unto a cold uncover'd grave!—
Oh! these must win a Poet's name;
Then darken not his dawn of fame.
The dreams which torture while they grow
The soaring fancy over-fraught;
The burning agonies of thought;
The sleepless eye and racking head,
The haunting terrors round him spread:
Or freezing smile of Apathy;
Or scowl of green-eyed Jealousy;
Or haggard Want, whose lean hands wave
Unto a cold uncover'd grave!—
Oh! these must win a Poet's name;
Then darken not his dawn of fame.
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