Ah, who can tell how hard it is to climb The steep where Fa… - James Beattie

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Ah, who can tell how hard it is to climb
The steep where Fame’s proud temple shines afar?

James Beattie

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Professor James Beattie (October 25, 1735 – August 18, 1803) was a Scottish scholar and writer.

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To the pure soul by Fancy's fire refined,
Ah, what is mirth but turbulence unholy,
When with the charm compared of heavenly melancholy.

Zealous, yet modest; innocent, though free;
Patient of toil, serene amidst alarms;
Inflexible in faith, invincible in arms.

Old age comes on apace to ravage all the clime.

Ah, who can tell how hard it is to climb The steep where Fame’s proud temple shines afar? - James Beattie

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