Can nothing settle my uncertain breast, And fix my rambling love? Can my affectious find out nothing best, But still and still remove? Has earth no mercy? will no ark of rest Receive my restless dove? Is there no good, than which there’s nothing high’r, To bless my full desire With joys that never change; will joys that ne’er expire? I wanted wealth; and at my dear reqest, Earth lent a quick supply; I wanted mirth to charm my sullen breast; And who more brisk than I? I wanted fame to glorify the rest; My fame flew eagle-high: My joy not fully ripe, but all decay’d, Wealth vanish’d like a shade; My mirth began to flag, my fame began to fade.

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Can nothing settle my uncertain breast, And fix my rambling love? Can my affectious find out nothing best, But still and still remove? Has earth no mercy? will no ark of rest Receive my restless dove? Is there no good, than which there’s nothing high’r, To bless my full desire With joys that never change; will joys that ne’er expire? I wanted wealth; and at my dear reqest, Earth lent a quick supply; I wanted mirth to charm my sullen breast; And who more brisk than I? I wanted fame to glorify the rest; My fame flew eagle-high: My joy not fully ripe, but all decay’d, Wealth vanish’d like a shade; My mirth began to flag, my fame began to fade.