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CALLIOPE to her Sky-Lark:
INSCRIB'D TO Alexander Pope, Esq;
Hush! my little tuneful Dear!
Cease to flutter, cease to fear;
Here serenely take thy rest;
In my Bosom build thy Nest.
Cease to flutter, cease to fear;
Here serenely take thy rest;
In my Bosom build thy Nest.
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Full secure, and far remote,
From the Raven's croaking Note;
Or the hideous Hoot of Owls,
Or the Din of Midnight Fowls.
From the Raven's croaking Note;
Or the hideous Hoot of Owls,
Or the Din of Midnight Fowls.
These have seen with envious Eyes,
Thee, my Charmer! soar the Skies;
And with most reluctant Ears,
Heard thee Warble through the Spheres.
Thee, my Charmer! soar the Skies;
And with most reluctant Ears,
Heard thee Warble through the Spheres.
Higher Flights, and loftier Lays,
Must of course their Envy raise;
For the sweeter thou dost Sing,
Rancour feels the deeper Sting.
Must of course their Envy raise;
For the sweeter thou dost Sing,
Rancour feels the deeper Sting.
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Thus the Damn'd in Shades below,
(Conscious of eternal Woe)
At the Joys of Heaven's blest Train,
Gnash their Teeth, but all in vain.
(Conscious of eternal Woe)
At the Joys of Heaven's blest Train,
Gnash their Teeth, but all in vain.
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