THE WREATH; A COLLECTION OF POEMS, FROM CELEBRATED ENGLISH AUTHORS. NEW-YORK: PUBLISHED BY W. B. GILLEY AND H. 1. MEGAREY. CONTENTS. Page The Wreath. THE MINSTREL; OR, THE PROGRESS OF GENIUS. BOOK I. AH! who can tell how hard it is to climb And yet, the languor of inglorious days Not equally oppressive is to all. Him, who ne'er listen'd to the voice of praise, 5 There are, who, deaf to mad Ambition's call, Would shrink to hear the obstreperous trump of Fame; Supremely blest, if to their portion fall Health, competence, and peace. Nor higher aim Had He, whose simple tale these artless lines proclaim. B |