Poetical Fragments from Ethel Churchill Volume III/The Young Poet’s Fate

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2480584Poetical Fragments from Ethel Churchill, Volume III — The Young Poet’s FateLetitia Elizabeth Landon


CHAPTER XXXVI.


A REQUEST.


Trace the young poet's fate
Fresh from his solitude—the child of dreams,
His heart upon his lip, he seeks the world
To find him fame and fortune, as if life
Were like a fairy tale. His song has led
The way before him; flatteries fill his ear,
And he seems happy in so many friends.
What marvel if he somewhat overrate
His talents and his state!



Blanchard’s title is:

THE YOUNG POET’S FATE


Adapted from The History of the Lyre in The Venetian Bracelet