 | Familiar letters and poems on several occasions |  |
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[An active Mind, and Spirits gay]
An active Mind, and Spirits gay,
Turn my September into May.
Higher Health and livelier Bloom,
Promise still an Age to come,
Charming Prospects rise in Sight,
And thrill my Heart with new Delight,
I feel fresh Life in every Vein,
And sprightly Youth returns again.
Turn my September into May.
Higher Health and livelier Bloom,
Promise still an Age to come,
Charming Prospects rise in Sight,
And thrill my Heart with new Delight,
I feel fresh Life in every Vein,
And sprightly Youth returns again.
But where would giddy Fancy run!
The longest Date will soon be done:
Autumn, like Spring, may Verdure shew,
But ever wears a fainter Hue:
Years of Vanity are past,
Can I better hope at last?
Flatt'ring the fair Ideas seem,
But Human Life is all a Dream:
The longest Date will soon be done:
Autumn, like Spring, may Verdure shew,
But ever wears a fainter Hue:
Years of Vanity are past,
Can I better hope at last?
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But Human Life is all a Dream:
| Familiar letters and poems on several occasions | |