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But he who seeks that blest abode^[1]
Must all his powers employ.

Bright hopes and pure delights
Upon his course may beam,
And there, amidst the sternest heights,^[2]
The sweetest flowerets gleam;—

On all her breezes borne,
Earth yields no scents like those;

1. Cancelled reading:
   
   But they who seek that blest abode.
   
   
2. Alternative reading:
   
   And there, amid the wildest heights,