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O for a mirth-born "Fanny," sent,
That troubled lives, half unawares,
Might take in dancing shapes of joy,
And banish spectre cares!
That troubled lives, half unawares,
Might take in dancing shapes of joy,
And banish spectre cares!
O for a lay, to crown the brave!—
Or rosy wreaths of love to twine,
To ring joy's bells, or start griefs tear,
If only it be thine!
Or rosy wreaths of love to twine,
To ring joy's bells, or start griefs tear,
If only it be thine!
Be hero-bard,—be minstrel gay,—
Thy song, if of thy soul a part,
Must bear a charmèd life, and live
Within thy country's heart.
Thy song, if of thy soul a part,
Must bear a charmèd life, and live
Within thy country's heart.
TO A REFORMER.
"Enthusiast," " Dreamer,"—such the names
Thine age bestows on thee,
For that great nature, going forth
In world-wide sympathy;
For the vision clear, the spirit brave,
The honest heart and warm,
And the voice which swells the battle-cry
Of Freedom and Reform!
Thine age bestows on thee,
For that great nature, going forth
In world-wide sympathy;
For the vision clear, the spirit brave,
The honest heart and warm,
And the voice which swells the battle-cry
Of Freedom and Reform!
