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FRAGMENTS INTENDED FOR DEATH'S JEST-BOOK: A LOFTY MIND by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES

Poet Analysis

First Line: HIS THOUGHTS ARE SO MUCH HIGHER THAN HIS STATE
Last Line: THEY CHILL AND DARKEN IT.
Subject(s): REASON; INTELLECT; RATIONALISM; BRAIN; MIND; INTELLECTUALS;
HIS thoughts are so much higher than his state,
That, like a mountain hanging o'er a hut,
They chill and darken it.



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