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 134' MISCELLANEOUS POEMS, The restless wish, in human hearts, To be, as once they were, Learn, 'twas, in mercy to' mankind, Divinely planted there, To bid him pant for that blest state, From which he first was driven, Seek reconcilement with his God, And raise his hopes to heaven. And heav'n-implanted, that desire Of somewhat, ne'er possest, Which each believes at length shall fill The void within his breast. Ambition dreams that Power alone The talisman can hold; The soldier seeks it in the field, The miser in his gold: The gamester courts it in the dice, The drunkard in the bowl, The libertine in sensual vice, And barters all his soul. ......... Google

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