Versicles From the Portfolio of a Sexagenarian
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For Yriarte's sake I have restrain'd Each impulse of the faculty divine, tktarte's "fabulas literarias. " 91 And Southey, undisturb'd by me, has reign'd Without a rival in the epic line.
xv. And thoughts and themes, which might have come to me, Have lighted on some luckier poet's head, And Moore and Campbell written, it may be, Much that I should have written in their stead.
XVI.
But though I have misspent my time, and find That all my former wit and fancy — all The freshness and activity of mi...nd Which once were mine — are lost beyond recall, XVII. It matters not ; for if I still possess'd Poetic powers, and, scorning to translate, Resolved to put my genius to the test, To be in truth a poet, and create — XVIII.
My verse, however sweetly it might flow, Would scarcely for one fleeting hour engage 92 ON COMPLETING A TRANSLATION OF (As many a better bard has cause to know) Attention in this unideal age, XIX.
When song has ceased to charm, and readers fly Affrighted from the very sound of rhyme, As daws are routed from a church-tower by Its sweet bells when they first begin to chime.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
For Yriarte's sake I have restrain'd Each impulse of the faculty divine, tktarte's "fabulas literarias. " 91 And Southey, undisturb'd by me, has reign'd Without a rival in the epic line.
xv. And thoughts and themes, which might have come to me, Have lighted on some luckier poet's head, And Moore and Campbell written, it may be, Much that I should have written in their stead.
XVI.
But though I have misspent my time, and find That all my former wit and fancy — all The freshness and activity of mi...nd Which once were mine — are lost beyond recall, XVII. It matters not ; for if I still possess'd Poetic powers, and, scorning to translate, Resolved to put my genius to the test, To be in truth a poet, and create — XVIII.
My verse, however sweetly it might flow, Would scarcely for one fleeting hour engage 92 ON COMPLETING A TRANSLATION OF (As many a better bard has cause to know) Attention in this unideal age, XIX.
When song has ceased to charm, and readers fly Affrighted from the very sound of rhyme, As daws are routed from a church-tower by Its sweet bells when they first begin to chime.
What to read after Versicles From the Portfolio of a Sexagenarian?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Robert Rockliff to read onlineMoreLess
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