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THE DEATH OF

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Of Dian' and of Delia, nam
Since not Diana nor all Deli
Are subjects that befit a seri
For who the bards among
May but compare with the
Whose pensive solemn lay
Drew all the list'ning shephe
Well pleas'd to hear thee sin
Thy moving notes, on sunn
And catch new grace from t

So future bards perhaps shall sing of Thames,
And as they sing shall say,

'Twas there of old where mus'd illustrious Gray By Isis' banks his tuneful lays would suit

To Pindar's lofty lyre, or Sappho's Lesbian lute.

Oft would he sing, when the still Eve came on Till sable Night resum❜d her ebon throne, And taught us, in his melancholic mood,

To scorn the great, and love the wise and good;
Told us 'twas virtue never dies,

And to what ills frail mankind open lies;
How safe thro' life's tempestuous sea to steer,
Where dang'rous rocks and shelves and whirl-
pools oft appear.

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But, ah! sad Melancholy inter And draws a cloud o'er all these 'Tis her, alas! we often find, The troubler of each great unbo And leagu'd with her associate F Will tremble lest the turning sp And sinking earth, and reeling p In dire disorder with the falling

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Hymning their God, while seraphs strike the

Safe with them in those radiant climes of bliss Thou now enjoy'st eternal happiness.

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DEATH OF MR. G

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Which paint the Maide And clear the waters of the go Swift they wind through cl

Huddling down to th' oper

Where the quick ripple in th

Turning to endless forms each g

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O'er the gay scene th' enamou And gather fresh ideas as they From Nature's manifold supp

Alas! for whom?

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