Others of graver mien; behold, adorn'd With holy ensigns, h… - Mark Akenside

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Others of graver mien; behold, adorn'd
With holy ensigns, how sublime they move,
And bending oft their sanctimonious eyes
Take homage of the simple-minded throng;
Ambassadors of heaven!

Mark Akenside

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Mark Akenside (November 9, 1721 – June 23, 1770) was an English poet and physician.

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Also Known As: Bard of Imagination

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Oft the hours
From morn to eve have stolen unmark'd away,
While mute attention hung upon his lips.

Can art, alas! or genius guide the head
Where truth and freedom from the heart are fled?
Can lesser wheels repeat their native stroke,
When the prime function of the soul is broke?

Than Timoleon's arms require,
And Tully's curule chair, and Milton's golden lyre.

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