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INSCRIPTION,
DESIGNED FOR A BATH, AT THE ROOKERY NEAR WOTTON IN SURRY,
WRITTEN AT THE DESIRE OF A FRIEND.
Thou, Virgin Halth! who turn'st with scorn away
From Luxury's lure, and Riot's rude assault,
To crown the genuine joy of Labour's day,
Or feast with Temperance in the moss-grown vault,
From Luxury's lure, and Riot's rude assault,
To crown the genuine joy of Labour's day,
Or feast with Temperance in the moss-grown vault,
Wilt oft henceforth, if right of thee we deem,
When Hope shall here her azure pinions lave,
Ascend propitious with the bubbling stream,
And love to greet her in so pure a wave.
When Hope shall here her azure pinions lave,
Ascend propitious with the bubbling stream,
And love to greet her in so pure a wave.
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