Gay hope is theirs by fancy fed,
Less pleasing when possest;
The tear forgot as soon as shed,
The sunshine of the breast.
-- Thomas Gray (1716-1771)
-- On a Distant Prospect of Eton College, Stanza 5
Less pleasing when possest;
The tear forgot as soon as shed,
The sunshine of the breast.
-- Thomas Gray (1716-1771)
-- On a Distant Prospect of Eton College, Stanza 5
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