Neglected Genius A Poem. Illustrating the Untimely And Unfortunate Fate Of Many British Poets; From the Period of Henry the Eighth to the Aera of the Unfortunate Chatterton. Containing Imitations of their Different Styles, &c. &c. By W. H. Ireland |
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Thus Hammond felt no friendly voice could save
The wasting lover from his destin'd grave:
The cruel Delia saw her slave depart,
Ah! then too late compunction riv'd her heart;
With pity's tear she dew'd the poet's urn,
And shar'd a portion of his griefs in turn;
Through life preserv'd a virgin's spotless guise,
Then sought her true love in his native skies.
The wasting lover from his destin'd grave:
The cruel Delia saw her slave depart,
Ah! then too late compunction riv'd her heart;
With pity's tear she dew'd the poet's urn,
And shar'd a portion of his griefs in turn;
Through life preserv'd a virgin's spotless guise,
Then sought her true love in his native skies.
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