Occasional verse, moral and sacred Published for the instruction and amusement of the Candidly Serious and Religious [by Edward Perronet] |
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ON LITERARY OBSCURITY.
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ON LITERARY OBSCURITY.
From OVID.
How many a gem, unseen by human eyes,Entomb'd in earth a sparkling embryo lies:
How many a rose, neglected as the gem,
Scatters its sweets, and rots upon its stem.
So many a mind, that might a meteor shone,
Had or its genius or its friend been known;
Whose want of aid from some maternal hand,
Still haunts the shade, or quits its native land!
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