The excursion, being a portion of The recluse, a poem |
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From mortal adoration or regard , Not then was Deity engulfed ; nor Man , The
rational creature , left , to feel the weight Of his own reason , without sense or
thought Of higher reason and a purer will , To benefit and bless , through mightier
...
From mortal adoration or regard , Not then was Deity engulfed ; nor Man , The
rational creature , left , to feel the weight Of his own reason , without sense or
thought Of higher reason and a purer will , To benefit and bless , through mightier
...
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for this very reason that they felt , And did acknowledge , wheresoe ' er they
moved , A spiritual presence , oft - times misconceived , But still a high
dependence , a divine Bounty and government , that filled their hearts With joy ,
and gratitude ...
for this very reason that they felt , And did acknowledge , wheresoe ' er they
moved , A spiritual presence , oft - times misconceived , But still a high
dependence , a divine Bounty and government , that filled their hearts With joy ,
and gratitude ...
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... or resting under grateful shade In peace and meditative cheerfulness ; Where
living things , and things inanimate , Do speak , at Heaven ' s command , to eye
and ear , And speak to social reason ' s inner sense , With inarticulate language .
... or resting under grateful shade In peace and meditative cheerfulness ; Where
living things , and things inanimate , Do speak , at Heaven ' s command , to eye
and ear , And speak to social reason ' s inner sense , With inarticulate language .
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Spite of proudest boast , Reason , best reason , is to imperfect man An effort only
, and a noble aim ; A crown , an attribute of sovereign power , Still to be courted
— never to be won . - Look forth , or each man dive into himself ; What sees he ...
Spite of proudest boast , Reason , best reason , is to imperfect man An effort only
, and a noble aim ; A crown , an attribute of sovereign power , Still to be courted
— never to be won . - Look forth , or each man dive into himself ; What sees he ...
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Gifts nobler are vouchsafed alike to all ; Reason , and , with that reason , smiles
and tears , Imagination , freedom in the will ; Conscience to guide and check ;
and death to be Foretasted , immortality conceived By all , — a blissful immortality
...
Gifts nobler are vouchsafed alike to all ; Reason , and , with that reason , smiles
and tears , Imagination , freedom in the will ; Conscience to guide and check ;
and death to be Foretasted , immortality conceived By all , — a blissful immortality
...
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