 FAR in a wild, unknown to public view, From youth to age a reverend hermit grew ; The moss his bed, the cave his humble cell, His food the fruits, his drink the crystal well: Remote from man, with God he pass'd the days, Prayer all his business, all his...  Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical Fragments ... - Page 229by Addison (pseud.) - 1795Full view - About this book
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...corrected by Pope. I am not certain that his judgement was unerring. Lines 3 and 4 run thus : The moss his bed, the cave his humble cell, His food the fruits, his drink the crystal well. After this couplet stood another which Pope suppressed : His goods, a glass to measure... | |
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