And weep the more, because I weep in vain.
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There sit the sainted sage, the bard divine, The few, whom genius gave to shine Through every unborn age, and undiscovered clime.Thomas Gray
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The hues of bliss more brightly glow, Chastised by sabler tints of woe.
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Low on his funeral couch he lies!
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