"Forever seeking, never found, In this wide varied scene; Sole object of unceasing search, While in this low terrene. Yet vain the search, if in the heart Some lurking passion dwell; For this will hang with cypress wreath Retirement's secret cell. In vain the outward scene is calm, In vain the world we fly; If thou, in pure religion's garb, Thy friendly aid deny."
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"Address to Happiness", from Poems, on Various Occasions (1806)
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Elizabeth Bath
Elizabeth Bath (17 February 1772 – 3 October 1856) was an English poet, author of a collection of sixty-six poems published by subscription in 1806 in Bristol.
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