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Beyond The Limits Of A Vulgar Fate, Beneath The Good How Far,--but Far Above The Great.
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Beyond the limits of a vulgar fate,
Beneath the good how far,--but far above the great.
-- Thomas Gray (1716-1771)
-- The Progress of Poesy, III, Line 16
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Or ope the sacred source of sympathetic tears.
-- Thomas Gray (1716-1771) -- The Progress of Poesy, III, 1, Line 12...
O'er her warm cheek and rising bosom move The bloom of young Desire and purple light of Love.
-- Thomas Gray (1716-1771) -- The Progress of Poesy, I, 3, Line 16...
Bright-eyed Fancy, hov'ring o'er, Scatters from her pictured urn Thoughts that breathe and words that burn.
-- Thomas Gray (1716-1771) -- The Progress of Poesy, III, 3, Line 2...
Glance their many-twinkling feet.
-- Thomas Gray (1716-1771) -- The Progress of Poesy, I, 3, Line 11...
From Helicon's harmonious springs A thousand rills their mazy progress take.
-- Thomas Gray (1716-1771) -- The Progress of Poesy, I, 1, Line 3...
He pass'd the flaming bounds of place and time: The living throne, the sapphire blaze, Where angels tremble while they gaze, He saw
but blasted with excess of light, Closed his eyes in endless night....
O gracious God! how far have we Profan'd thy heavenly gift of poesy!
-- John Dryden (1631-1700) -- Elegy on Mrs. Killegrew, Line 56...
And truth severe, by fairy fiction drest. -- Thomas Gray (1716-1771) -- The Bard, III, 3, Line 3