But when shall spring visit the mouldering urn? Oh when sha… - James Beattie

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But when shall spring visit the mouldering urn?
Oh when shall it dawn on the night of the grave?

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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Ah! when shall it dawn on the night of the grave!

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At the close of the day when the hamlet is still,
And mortals the sweets of forgetfulness prove,
When naught but the torrent is heard on the hill,
And naught but the nightingale’s song in the grove.

What is a law, if those who make it
Become the forwardest to break it?

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

But when shall spring visit the mouldering urn? Oh when shall it dawn on the night of the grave? - James Beattie

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