William Cowper

The earth was made so various, that the mind of desultory man, studious of change, and pleased with novelty, might read more

The earth was made so various, that the mind of desultory man, studious of change, and pleased with novelty, might be indulged.

Some boundless contiguity of shade.

Some boundless contiguity of shade.

The rout is Folly's circle, which she draws
With magic wand. So potent is the spell,
That read more

The rout is Folly's circle, which she draws
With magic wand. So potent is the spell,
That none decoy'd into that fatal ring,
Unless by Heaven's peculiar grace, escape.
There we grow early gray, but never wise.

We start from the Mother's Arms and we run to the Dustshovel.

We start from the Mother's Arms and we run to the Dustshovel.

As creeping ivy clings to wood or stone,
And hides the ruin that it feeds upon.

As creeping ivy clings to wood or stone,
And hides the ruin that it feeds upon.