Adieu, for him, The dull engagements of the bustling world!… - Mark Akenside

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Adieu, for him,
The dull engagements of the bustling world!
Adieu the sick impertinence of praise!
And hope, and action! for with her alone,
By streams and shades, to steal these sighing hours,
Is all he asks, and all that fate can give!

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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Seeks painted trifles and fantastic toys,
And eagerly pursues imaginary joys.

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?

Man loves knowledge, and the beams of truth
More welcome touch his understanding's eye
Than all the blandishments of sound his ear,
Than all of taste his tongue.

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