Translations from the French of Madame de la Mothe Guion
'Tis folly all--let me no more be told Of Parian porticos, and roofs of gold; Delightful views of nature, dressed by art, Enchant no longer this indifferent heart; The Lord of all things, in his humble birth, Makes mean the proud magnificence of earth; The straw, the manger, and the mouldering wall, Eclipse its lustre; and I scorn it all. Canals, and fountains, and delicious vales, Green slopes and plains, whose plenty never fails; Deep-rooted groves, whose heads sublimely rise, Earth-born, and yet ambitious of the skies; The abundant foliage of whose gloomy shades, Vainly the sun in all its power invades;
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Translations from the French of Madame de la Mothe Guion
'Tis folly all--let me no more be told Of Parian porticos, and roofs of gold; Delightful views of nature, dressed by art, Enchant no longer this indifferent heart; The Lord of all things, in his humble birth, Makes mean the proud magnificence of earth; The straw, the manger, and the mouldering wall, Eclipse its lustre; and I scorn it all. Canals, and fountains, and delicious vales, Green slopes and plains, whose plenty never fails; Deep-rooted groves, whose heads sublimely rise, Earth-born, and yet ambitious of the skies; The abundant foliage of whose gloomy shades, Vainly the sun in all its power invades;
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| BN ID: | 2940011894107 |
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| Publisher: | New Century Books |
| Publication date: | 11/11/2010 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 34 KB |
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