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- Renown
- n. A degree of distinction between notoriety and fame — a
little more supportable than the one and a little more intolerable
than the other. Sometimes it is conferred by an unfriendly and
inconsiderate hand.
I touched the harp in every key,
But found no heeding ear;
And then Ithuriel touched me
With a revealing spear.Not all my genius, great as ’tis,
W.J. Candleton
Could urge me out of night.
I felt the faint appulse of his,
And leapt into the light!