Edward Young: O sacred solitude! divine retreat! Choice of the prudent! envy of the great, By thy pure stream, or in thy waving shade,

O sacred solitude! divine retreat! Choice of the prudent! envy of the great, By — Edward Young

O sacred solitude! divine retreat! Choice of the prudent! envy of the great, By thy pure stream, or in thy waving shade, We court fair wisdom, that celestial maid.

Edward Young

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