Queen Berengaria's Courtesy, and Other Poems By the Lady E. Stuart Wortley. In Three Vols |
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THE SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS. |
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THE SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS.
How do we seek for happinessWhere'er our restless footsteps press;
Climbing the heights of Heaven, and then
Lingering amongst the Earth-haunts of men,
By sea—by shore—by mount—and plain—
Abroad—at home—and still in vain.
In calm and secret solitude,
Or where the common herd intrude—
Where the proud city's hum is heard,
Or but the matins of the bird;
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Shaking the scattered dews of dawn.
Some in Ambition's haughty ways,
Some where the Syren Pleasure strays,
And some, and, Oh! the wisest those,
In bowers of studious calm repose.
But few in their own deepest heart
Seek thee—yet there thou dwell'st apart,
Oh! Happiness—in thine own sphere,
Where naught with thee may interfere!
'Tis the proud province of the mind
To make—to frame thee—not to find!
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