The Poetical Works of the late Mrs Mary Robinson including many pieces never before published. In Three Volumes |
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SONNET TO MRS. ROBINSON,
BY THE REV. DR. PAUL COLOMBINE, OF NORWICH. On reading her Legitimate Sonnets.
What voice attun'd to the soft Lesbian luteBreathes in this rugged clime such accents clear?
What British Sappho warbles thro' the year,
When ev'ry grove in Greece is lorn and mute?
The Muse and the Graces held dispute,
Which at her birth the blooming babe should rear
Their blended gifts in her so bright appear.
Who would not strive to press the tender suit,
To win the beauteous prize? where'er she moves,
Whene'er she speaks, she fascinates each eye
And winds around each heart: the tender loves,
With genius, taste, and varied harmony,
So breathe in her soft lay, hoar age approves,
While youth, fond youth, dissolves in ecstasy.
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