Nature
Quieti Et Musis
From Inscriptions in the Gardens of Bremhill Rectory
Nature
Be thine Retirement's peaceful joys,
And a life that makes no noise;
Save when Fancy, musing long,
Wakes her desultory song;
Sounding to the vacant ear,
Like the rill that murmurs near.
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MLA
Bowles, William Lisle. “Quieti Et Musis.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bowles/186/.
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Bowles, William Lisle. “Quieti Et Musis.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bowles/186/.
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