Living
'Tis human fortune's happiest height to be
From The Poems of William Watson (1893)
Living
'Tis human fortune's happiest height to be
A spirit melodious, lucid, poised, and whole;
Second in order of felicity
I hold it, to have walk'd with such a soul.
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Watson, William. “'Tis human fortune's happiest height to be.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/60/.
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Watson, William. “'Tis human fortune's happiest height to be.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/60/.
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