55
That were, indeed, a genuine birth
Of poesy; a bursting forth
Of genius from the dust:
What Horace gloried to behold,[395][EG]
What Maro loved[EH] shall we enfold?
Can haughty Time be just!
VARIANTS:
[394] 1827.
55
That were, indeed, a genuine birth
Of poesy; a bursting forth
Of genius from the dust:
What Horace gloried to behold,[395][EG]
What Maro loved[EH] shall we enfold?
Can haughty Time be just!
VARIANTS:
[394] 1827.