"Verse sweetens toil, however rude the sound; She feels no biting pang the while she sings; Nor, as she turns the giddy wheel around, Revolves the sad vicissitudes of things."
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Contemplation. Compare: "The sad vicissitude of things", Laurence Sterne, Sermon xvi.
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Richard Gifford
Richard Gifford (1725 – 1807), poet, was educated at Oxford University, and the author of the poem, Contemplation. He also wrote theological and controversial works as well.
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