A book of English poetry; ed. by T. Shorter

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fcnn foictlu. Jip•, 0 .flcfuml an Ji&ing faat~m.

Yo~m v oiceleaalipe, 0 Flowe1'111 are lhingpreaeben,

Each c:up a pufpit, and ee.cb lear A book;

Supply to my fAncy numerous teacher.,

From lonelle~~t nook.

lo the lweet.-.cented pictures, Heavenly Artist I

With which thou paintest Nature's vid~·epread hall,

Whs~ a delightfulle11110n thou impartest

or love to alii

Epbememl sages I what instruoton hoa.ry,

For such a. world of thought could furniAh scope,

Each fl\ding elllyx a fn811Wnlo mori,

Yet loant of hope I

Posthumous glories I II.Jigel-like oolleetion I

U pmised from seed or bulb interr'd in earth,

Ye a.re to me a type of resurrection,

And second birth I

Were 1, 0 God! in eburcblesa Janda remaining,

Far from all voice of ~eacbera or divines,

ldy aoul would find In 11 ow-era of thy ordaining,

Friesta, eermons, e.hri.nea!

HonA.o& SJfiTR,

4Wnm.

Ys valleys low, wheN the mild whiepere 11M

or shades, and wanton winds, and gnsbing brooke,

On -whose flub lap the swart star sparely loob,

Throw hither all your quaint enamell'd e1ea.

That on the green turf euck tlae bonied ahowerv,

.And purple llill the ground with vernal Bowen.

Bring \he rathe primroae that. foreaken di.ea 1

The tuft.ed crow-toe, and pale jeaamine,

The white pink, aDd the panay freak'd with jet.

The glowing violet.

Tbe muak-1'0118, and the well-attired woodblaet

With coW!IIips wan that ba.ng the pensive be&CJ 1

And every flower that ead embroidery wean 1

Bid amaranthua all his beauty ebed,

And dalfudilliea fill their cupe with teal'~,

To anew the laureat hearn wher. Lycid Uet&.

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