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Fame
.
BY THE LATE
EDWARD KNIGHT
, ESQ.
What
is Fame
?
1
It is the shooting of a
star
,
2
That gleams along the trackless
air
,
3
And
vanishes, almost ere seen, to
nought
.
4
And
such
is Fame
!
5
It shines and flutters for a span,
6
And is for
got
.
7