The Mind
Concluding Lines of Prize Poem on Hope
From Juvenilia (1772-1780)
The Mind
But, above all, the POET owns thy powers--
Hope leads him on, and every fear devours;
He writes, and, unsuccessful, writes again,
Nor thinks the last laborious work in vain;
New schemes he forms, and various plots he tries
To win the laurel, and possess the PRIZE.
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MLA
Crabbe, George. “Concluding Lines of Prize Poem on Hope.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/crabbe/32/.
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Crabbe, George. “Concluding Lines of Prize Poem on Hope.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/crabbe/32/.
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