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ASPIRATIONS.
O for the feelings which abide
Within the poet's mind,
That softly through his bosom glide
And leave strange joy behind!
Within the poet's mind,
That softly through his bosom glide
And leave strange joy behind!
O for a little of the power
Strong, piercing, pure and clear,
Which is his ever-potent dower,
To reach the cold world's ear!
Strong, piercing, pure and clear,
Which is his ever-potent dower,
To reach the cold world's ear!
O for a little of the fruit
Untinged with earthly leaven,
Not fame alone, nor vain repute,
But something caught from Heaven.
Untinged with earthly leaven,
Not fame alone, nor vain repute,
But something caught from Heaven.
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Assurance that one's strain has cheered
Even though it be but one,
And shed on the dark path he feared
A little glimpse of sun.
Even though it be but one,
And shed on the dark path he feared
A little glimpse of sun.
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