How cold and humble he became!
The former Joy was now suppress’d,
And grieving, guilty, and distress’d,
He added, in despairing Grief:
“Help thou, O Lord, mine Unbelief!”
VERSES WRITTEN FOR THE DUKE OF RUTLAND’S BIRTHDAY.
(January 4, 1814.)
When Poets kindle at some noble View,
The Muse is said t’ inspire the ardent Mind;
The Muse is feign’d, the Inspiration true;