Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TO THE REVEREND PATRICK MURDOCH, RECTOR OF STRADISHALL, IN SUFFOLK, by JAMES THOMSON (1700-1748)



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TO THE REVEREND PATRICK MURDOCH, RECTOR OF STRADISHALL, IN SUFFOLK, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: Thus safely low, my friend, thou canst not fall
Last Line: High bliss is only for a higher state!
Subject(s): Clergy; Priests; Rabbis; Ministers; Bishops


Thus safely low, my friend, thou canst not fall:
Here reigns a deep tranquillity o'er all:
No noise, no care, no vanity, no strife;
Men, woods, and fields, all breathe untroubled life.
Then keep each passion down, however dear;
Trust me, the tender are the most severe.
Guard, while 'tis thine, thy philosophic ease,
And ask no joy but that of virtuous peace;
That bids defiance to the storms of fate.
High bliss is only for a higher state!





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