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A hermit or if chance you hold	A
That title now too trite and old	A
A man once young who lived retired	B
As hermit could have well desired	C
His hours of study closed at last	D
And finish d his concise repast	D
Stoppled his cruise replaced his book	E
Within its customary nook	E
And staff in hand set forth to share	F
The sober cordial of sweet air	F
Like Isaac with a mind applied	D
To serious thought at evening tide	D
Autumnal rains had made it chill	G
And from the trees that fringed his hill	G
Shades slanting at the close of day	D
Chill d more his else delightful way	D
Distant a little mile he spied	D
A western bank s still sunny side	D
And right toward the favour d place	H
Proceeding with his nimblest pace	H
In hope to bask a little yet	D
Just reach d it when the sun was set	D
Your hermit young and jovial sirs	H
Learns something from whate er occurs	H
And hence he said my mind computes	H
The real worth of man s pursuits	H
His object chosen wealth or fame	I
Or other sublunary game	I
Imagination to his view	J
Presents it deck d with every hue	J
That can seduce him not to spare	F
His powers of best exertion there	F
But youth health vigour to expend	D
On so desirable an end	D
Ere long approach life s evening shades	H
The glow that fancy gave it fades	H
And earn d too late it wants the grace	H
That first engaged him in the chase	H
True answer d an angelic guide	D
Attendant at the senior s side	D
But whether all the time it cost	D
To urge the fruitless chase be lost	D
Must be decided by the worth	K
Of that which call d his ardour forth	L
Trifles pursued whate er the event	D
Must cause him shame or discontent	D
A vicious object still is worse	H
Successful there he wins a curse	H
But he whom e en in life s last stage	M
Endeavours laudable engage	M
Is paid at least in peace of mind	D
And sense of having well design d	D
And if ere he attain his end	D
His sun precipitate descend	D
A brighter prize than that he meant	D
Shall recompense his mere intent	D
No virtuous wish can bear a date	D
Either too early or too late	D

William Cowper

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