<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=537946" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>To John Johnson, On His Presenting Me With An Antique Bust Of Homer</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Kinsman beloved, and as a son by me!<br>When I behold this fruit of thy regard,<br>The sculptured form of my old favourite bard,<br>I reverence feel for him, and love for thee.<br>Joy too and grief. Much joy that there should be <br>Wise men and learned who grudge not to reward<br>With some applause my bold attempt and hard,<br>With others scorn: critics by courtesy.<br>The grief is this, that sunk in Homer's mine,<br>I lose my precious years now soon to fail,<br>Handling his gold, which howsoe'er it shine,<br>Proves dross, when balanced in the Christian scale.<br>Be wiser thou; -- like our forefather Donne,<br>Seek heavenly wealth, and work for God alone.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=William+Cowper">William Cowper</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=537946" data-title="To John Johnson, On His Presenting Me With An Antique Bust Of Homer de William Cowper" data-description="Kinsman beloved, and as a son by me! When I behold this fruit of thy regard, The sculptured form of my old favourite bard, I reverence feel for him, and love for thee. Joy too and grief. Much joy that there should be Wise men and learned who grud..."></div> </div> </div>

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