But live with thee the perfect life
Of thine eternity.
—Edwin Hatch.
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THE COMPARATIVE DEGREE
What weight of woe we owe to thee,
Accurst comparative degree!
Thy paltry step can never give
Access to the superlative;
For he who would the wisest be,
But live with thee the perfect life
Of thine eternity.
—Edwin Hatch.
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What weight of woe we owe to thee,
Accurst comparative degree!
Thy paltry step can never give
Access to the superlative;
For he who would the wisest be,