 | The Genuine Works in Verse and Prose, Of the Right Honourable George Granville, Lord Lansdowne |  |
Verses sent to the Author in his Retirement. Written by Mrs. Elizabeth Higgons.
I
Why, Granville, is thy Life to Shades confin'd,Thou whom the Gods design'd
In Publick to do Credit to Mankind?
Why sleeps the noble Ardour of thy Blood,
Which from thy Ancestors, so many Ages past,
From Rollo down to Bevil flow'd,
And then appear'd again at last?
In thee, when thy victorious Lance
Bore the disputed Prize from all the Youth of France.
II
In the first Trials which are made for Fame,Those to whom Fate Success denies,
If taking Counsel from their Shame,
They modestly retreat, are wise.
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Whether with graceful Art you lead
The fiery Barb, or with as graceful Motion tread,
In shining Balls, where all agree
To give the highest Praise to thee.
Such Harmony in every Motion's bound,
As Art could ne'er express by any Sound.
III
So lov'd and prais'd, whom all admire,Why, why should you from Courts and Camps retire?
If Myra is unkind, if it can be,
That any Nymph can be unkind to thee;
If pensive made by Love, you thus retire,
Awake your Muse, and string your Lyre;
Your tender Song, and your melodious Strain
Can never be addrest in vain;
She needs must love, and we shall have you back again.
| The Genuine Works in Verse and Prose, Of the Right Honourable George Granville, Lord Lansdowne | |