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To Mrs. Mary Cæsar,
upon seeing her just after the Marriage of her Friend, the Lady Margaret Harley.
I
I read in your delighted Face,The Nuptial Bands are ty'd:
From me congratulate her Grace,
Young Portland's lovely Bride.
II
Tell her, an humble, artless MuseWould hail the happy Pair;
But that, like Flow'rs by deadly Dews,
Her Strains are damp'd by Care.
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III
Those whom the tuneful Nine inspire,Have now a spacious Field:
To them I must resign the Lyre,
To none in Wishes yield.
IV
May Prudence still the Fair attend,Who, with distinguish'd Taste,
In Cæsar early chose a Friend,
With ev'ry Virtue grac'd:
V
Who back a thousand Years may trace,And her Descent maintain,
From Ademar's illustrious Race,
Ally'd to Charlemain.
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