The Third Volume of the Works of Mr. William Congreve containing Poems upon Several Occasions |
Occasioned on a LADY's, HAVING Writ Verses in Commendation of a Poem
which was written in Praise of another Lady.
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The Third Volume of the Works of Mr. William Congreve | ||
Occasioned on a LADY's, HAVING Writ Verses in Commendation of a Poem which was written in Praise of another Lady.
Hard is the Task, and bold th'adventrous FlightOf Him, who dares in Praise of Beauty write;
For when to that high Theme our Thoughts ascend,
'Tis to detract, too poorly to commend.
And he, who praising Beauty, do's no wrong,
May boast to be successful in his Song:
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And one accepts, and one vouchsafes to praise,
His wide Ambition knows no farther Bound,
Nor can his Muse with brighter Fame be crown'd.
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