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Article ON THE VANITY OF THE WORLD. Page 1 of 1 Article LINES ON AMBITION. Page 1 of 1
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On The Vanity Of The World.
ON THE VANITY OF THE WORLD .
TSZ —iil . r—^ --- Hl .-r 7 _« I . I __ llll-. l _ . .-. IT . __ FIII . I 1 llll ASTREA ' s fled , and from earth love retum'd , Earth boil'd with lust < --with rage it burn'd ; And ever since , the world has been Kept going with the scourge of Lust and Spleen . Not length of days , nor solid strength of brain , Can find a place wherein to rest secure ; The world is various , and the earth is
vain—There ' s nothing certain here , there ' s nothing sure : We trudge , we travel but from pain to pain , And what ' s our only grief's our only bane . The world's 3 torment , he that would endeavour To find the way to rest , must seek the way to leave her . What less than fool is man , to strive and plot , And lavish out the strength of all his . care , - To gain poor seeming goods , which being got Makes firm possesion but . homely fere . J cannot weep , until thou broach , mine eye , O , give me vent , or else I burst and die ! K
Lines On Ambition.
LINES ON AMBITION .
* A S C . sesar once perus'd the warlike page , _ £ a _ Fraught with the acts of Macedonia ' s Chief , Discordant passions in his bosom rage ,. And sudden tears declare his inward grief . And when his anxious friends , who round him stood , Ask'd , what disturb'd the quiet of his breast— . , While yet his e ^ es . distill'd a briny flood , The future tyrant thus hi ? cares express'd-
" Ere Philip ' s gallant spn my years attain'd , . His triumphs round the earth ' s wide prb was spread j Ambition ' s lofty seat the hero gain'd , And Conquest twin'd her laurels round his head . While I remain unnotie'd and unknown , A novice yet among the sons of Fanrje , Where are the trophies I can call my own ? What spoils of victory can Ctesar claim ?"
Thus Julius burning with Ambition ' s fire , At length , thro' Roman blood , to empire rose-- * But henceforth may that wretch accurs'd expire Whose glory on his country ' s ruin grows . May fortune always their endeavours bless , Who struggle to defend their country ' s causey May victory crown their labours with success , Who fight for Freedomand for patriot Laws ¦
, , But those who dare a People ' s rights invade , Who millions for dominions would enslave ; May all their toils with infamy be paid , Not , tears—but curfes wait them to the grave , ; In deep oblivion may their acts be hid , That none their despot victories may read ; As Greece , her sons , to sound his name forbidf , Who , tp be known , perlbrm'd" a villain ' s deed , ¦ A BRITON
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On The Vanity Of The World.
ON THE VANITY OF THE WORLD .
TSZ —iil . r—^ --- Hl .-r 7 _« I . I __ llll-. l _ . .-. IT . __ FIII . I 1 llll ASTREA ' s fled , and from earth love retum'd , Earth boil'd with lust < --with rage it burn'd ; And ever since , the world has been Kept going with the scourge of Lust and Spleen . Not length of days , nor solid strength of brain , Can find a place wherein to rest secure ; The world is various , and the earth is
vain—There ' s nothing certain here , there ' s nothing sure : We trudge , we travel but from pain to pain , And what ' s our only grief's our only bane . The world's 3 torment , he that would endeavour To find the way to rest , must seek the way to leave her . What less than fool is man , to strive and plot , And lavish out the strength of all his . care , - To gain poor seeming goods , which being got Makes firm possesion but . homely fere . J cannot weep , until thou broach , mine eye , O , give me vent , or else I burst and die ! K
Lines On Ambition.
LINES ON AMBITION .
* A S C . sesar once perus'd the warlike page , _ £ a _ Fraught with the acts of Macedonia ' s Chief , Discordant passions in his bosom rage ,. And sudden tears declare his inward grief . And when his anxious friends , who round him stood , Ask'd , what disturb'd the quiet of his breast— . , While yet his e ^ es . distill'd a briny flood , The future tyrant thus hi ? cares express'd-
" Ere Philip ' s gallant spn my years attain'd , . His triumphs round the earth ' s wide prb was spread j Ambition ' s lofty seat the hero gain'd , And Conquest twin'd her laurels round his head . While I remain unnotie'd and unknown , A novice yet among the sons of Fanrje , Where are the trophies I can call my own ? What spoils of victory can Ctesar claim ?"
Thus Julius burning with Ambition ' s fire , At length , thro' Roman blood , to empire rose-- * But henceforth may that wretch accurs'd expire Whose glory on his country ' s ruin grows . May fortune always their endeavours bless , Who struggle to defend their country ' s causey May victory crown their labours with success , Who fight for Freedomand for patriot Laws ¦
, , But those who dare a People ' s rights invade , Who millions for dominions would enslave ; May all their toils with infamy be paid , Not , tears—but curfes wait them to the grave , ; In deep oblivion may their acts be hid , That none their despot victories may read ; As Greece , her sons , to sound his name forbidf , Who , tp be known , perlbrm'd" a villain ' s deed , ¦ A BRITON