The full design, complete in all its parts,

Th' enthusiastic glow, that swells the soul—

When swell'd too much the judgment to control—

The happy ear that feels the flowing force

Of the smooth line's uninterrupted course;

Give me, oh give, if not in vain the prayer,

That sacred wealth, poetic worth, to share—

Be it my boast to please and to improve,

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To warm the soul to virtue and to love;