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LOTE AMD FAME. jffAME surrouiidß us Trttli a glory,' : ; el ' Dazzling as the noonday son, ; • ; And uponitbe page : of story; ■: Blazons deeds ,of greatness done.; But ’tis love that sheds a brightness Bound us thatcan ne’er depart, ; And,Vwitli its:own gentle lightness, ; Writes its reoords on the heart. : Eamemay stir the soul -within us,, - - I ltalf with pleasure,' half with pain; And a -world’s applause may win us; Witkitsmany-echoed strain. . 1 But the song of love’s own singing, ' . ■ -Though 'tis breathed by one alone, Evet to;the heart isibringing , MW-born raptures in its tone. Give to me one fair form near me, , Arid I’ll sigh no more for Came; « Better one sweet voice to cheer me, Than the! heartless crowd’s acclaim. Of fame’s gifts I ask not any; Its proud temples will I shun; Bor the voices of the many, Give to me the heart of one l.
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Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 1, Issue 48, 2 December 1867, Page 297
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148Select Poetry. Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 1, Issue 48, 2 December 1867, Page 297
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