- 1. Proem Iii
Not all the brilliant beauties I have seen,
Mid the gay splendors of some Southern hall,
In jewelled grandeur, or in plainest mien,
Did so my fancy and my heart enthral,
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- 2. Emerson
MISFORTUNE to have lived not knowing thee!
â??T were not high living, nor to noblest end,
Who, dwelling near, learned not sincerity,
Rich friendshipâ??s ornament that still doth lend
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- 3. Bartol
POET of the Pulpit, whose full-chorded lyre
Startles the churches from their slumbers late,
Discoursing music, mixed with lofty ire
At wrangling factions in the restless state,
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