17.12.2012, 12:55
These are those too partial when they indite
Rules for the guidance of the varied mind .
Are not objects infinite which the sight
Cannot view, lineaments diff'rently sign'd?
Prescribe these aspiring a " beaten" way
Where nought is to conquer, but to restrict
The thoughts of great Philip's son, the essay
Should have been made, wise such an interdict !
Some drink more deeply than those who the spring
Pierian quaff 'd ; while a shallow soul
Sees but itself reflected, others bring
A stream from ev'ry source to swell the whole
And like Egypt's river revive each bound
Which its expansive confines will surround.
Rules for the guidance of the varied mind .
Are not objects infinite which the sight
Cannot view, lineaments diff'rently sign'd?
Prescribe these aspiring a " beaten" way
Where nought is to conquer, but to restrict
The thoughts of great Philip's son, the essay
Should have been made, wise such an interdict !
Some drink more deeply than those who the spring
Pierian quaff 'd ; while a shallow soul
Sees but itself reflected, others bring
A stream from ev'ry source to swell the whole
And like Egypt's river revive each bound
Which its expansive confines will surround.