“How noble and ennobling!—but within
How mean, how poor, how pitiful, how mix'd
With base alloy; how Disappointment tracks
The steps of Hope; how Envy dogs success;
How every victor's crown is lined with thorns,
And worn mid scoffs!”
A History of the Lyre
The Venetian Bracelet (1829)
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English poet and novelist 1802–1838Related quotes
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