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Kind Listeners, that around me sit, I feel that I am all unfit For such high argument. 790 I've played, I've danced, [89] with my narration; I loitered long ere I began: Ye waited then on my good pleasure; Pour out indulgence still, in measure As liberal as ye can! KIND LISTENERS THAT AROUND ME SIT I FEEL THAT I AM ALL UNFIT FOR SUCH HIGH ARGUMENT I'VE PLAYED I'VE DANCED WITH MY NARRATION I LOITERED LONG ERE I BEGAN YE WAITED THEN ON MY GOOD PLEASURE POUR OUT INDULGENCE STILL IN MEASURE AS LIBERAL AS YOU CAN
art. 760 Dread Spirits! to confound the meek [85] Why wander from your course so far, Disordering colour, form, and stature! --Let good men feel the soul of nature, And see things as they are. 765 Yet, potent Spirits! well I know, How ye, that play with soul and sense, Are not unused to trouble friends Of goodness, for most gracious ends--[86] And this I speak in reverence! 770 But might I give advice to you, Whom in my fear I love so well; From men of pensive virtue go, Dread Beings! and your empire show On hearts like that of Peter Bell. 775 Your presence often have I [87] felt In darkness and the stormy night; And, with like force, [88] if need there be, Ye can put forth your agency When earth is calm, and heaven is bright. 780 Then, coming from the wayward world, That powerful world in which ye dwell, Come, Spirits of the Mind! and try, To-night, beneath the moonlight sky, What may be done with Peter Bell! 785 --O, would that some more skilful voice My further labour might prevent!  SAID POOR GENTLE WIGHT IT BROUGHT FULL MANY A SIN TO LIGHT OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF HIS HEART DREAD SPIRITS TO CONFOUND THE MEEK WHY WANDER FROM YOUR COURSE SO FAR DISORDERING COLOR FORM AND STATURE LET GOOD MEN FEEL THE SOUL OF NATURE AND SEE THINGS AS THEY ARE YET POTENT SPIRITS WELL I KNOW HOW YE THAT PLAY WITH SOUL AND SENSE ARE NOT UNUSED TO TROUBLE FRIENDS OF GOODNESS FOR MOST GRACIOUS ENDS AND THIS I SPEAK IN REVERENCE BUT MIGHT I GIVE ADVICE TO YOU WHOM IN MY FEAR I LOVE SO WELL FROM MEN OF PENSIVE VIRTUE GO DREAD BEINGS AND YOUR EMPIRES SHOW ON HEARTS LIKE THAT OF PETER BELL YOUR PRESENCE OFTEN HAVE I FELT IN DARKNESS AND THE STORMY NIGHT AND WITH LIKE FORCE IF NEED THERE BE YE CAN PUT FORTH YOUR AGENCY WHEN EARTH IS CALM AND HEAVEN IS BRIGHT THEN COMING FROM THE WAYWARD WORLD THAT POWERFUL WORLD IN WHICH HE DWELL COME SPIRITS OF THE MIND AND TRY TO NIGHT BENEATH THE MOONLIT SKY WHAT MAY BE DONE WITH PETER BELL OH WOULD THAT SOME MORE SKILFUL VOICE MY FURTHER LABOUR MIGHT PREVENT
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