Living
From glaring shew, and giddy noise
From Poems (1786)
Living
FROM glaring shew, and giddy noise,
The pleasures of the vain,
Take me, ye soft, ye silent joys,
To your retreats again.
Be mine, ye cool, ye peaceful groves,
Whose shades to love belong;
Where Echo, as she fondly roves,
Repeats my STELLA'S song.
Ah, STELLA! why should I depart
From solitude and thee,
When in that solitude thou art
A perfect world to me!
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MLA
Hayley, William. “From glaring shew, and giddy noise.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/hayley/31/.
Chicago
Hayley, William. “From glaring shew, and giddy noise.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/hayley/31/.
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