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What ample cause? triumphant hope!
O rich eternity!
I start not at a world in flames,
charm'd with one glimpse of thee:
O rich eternity!
I start not at a world in flames,
charm'd with one glimpse of thee:
And thou! its great inhabitant!
how glorious dost thou shine?
And dart thro' sorrow, danger, death,
a beam of joy divine?
how glorious dost thou shine?
And dart thro' sorrow, danger, death,
a beam of joy divine?
The void of joy (with some concern
the truth severe I tell)
Is an impenitent in guilt,
a fool or infidel;
the truth severe I tell)
Is an impenitent in guilt,
a fool or infidel;
Weigh this, ye pupils of V—taire!
from joyless murmur free;
Or, let us know, which character
shall crown you of the three.
from joyless murmur free;
Or, let us know, which character
shall crown you of the three.
Resign, resign: this lesson none
too deeply can instill;
A crown has been resign'd by more,
than have resign'd the will;
too deeply can instill;
A crown has been resign'd by more,
than have resign'd the will;
Tho' will resign'd the meanest makes
superior in renown,
And richer, in celestial eyes,
Than He who wears a crown;
superior in renown,
And richer, in celestial eyes,
Than He who wears a crown;
Hence,
