An ODE to WISDOM. Mary Robinson (née Darby) Alexander Huber Editor Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Oxford This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. T100118 Robinson, Mary, 1758-1800. Poems by Mrs. Robinson [poems only]. London Printed for C. Parker, the Upper Part of New Bond-Street 1775 pp. 21-22. [8],134p.,plate; 8⁰.

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An ODE to WISDOM . I Hail wisdom , goddess of each art , That wakes the soul , and mends the heart , Superior joy , whose influence bright , Regales the sense , and glads the sight , Thou source of every bliss on earth combin'd , Absolve my frailties , and enlarge my mind . II Beneath thy penetrating eye , Folly's delusive shadows fly , Far from thy temple vain desires , With pride's destructive train retires , For virtue there alone can reign secure , Protected by thy precepts wise , and pure . III To thee , the suppliant knee I bend , Minerva to my pray'r attend , With parent fondness teach my soul , Each idle passion to controul , That guided by the clear transcendent ray , In life's great circle , I may bend my way .