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AN INSCRIPTION FOR
A COTTAGE, IN A PICTURESQUE AND BEAUTIFUL VALE IN NORTHUMBERLAND. |
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AN INSCRIPTION FOR A COTTAGE, IN A PICTURESQUE AND BEAUTIFUL VALE IN NORTHUMBERLAND.
WHOE'ER thou art, from life's low joys refined;
Of nature, and the first, eternal mind
Enamoured; welcome to these modern shades;
Thy genuine worship needs no classick aids;
Nor Phœbus; nor the nine Aonian maids.
Of nature, and the first, eternal mind
Enamoured; welcome to these modern shades;
Thy genuine worship needs no classick aids;
Nor Phœbus; nor the nine Aonian maids.
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Objects this rude, this humble roof surround,
Which aggrandize, which consecrate the ground.
Here let thy soul it's noble scope enjoy;
And deem a palace but a childish toy.
While the descending sun attracts the sight;
The fancy charms with varied tints of light;
Or when the moon, with her inspiring ray
Beams on the poet's mind a softer day,
Then view the mead, the stream, the wood, the sky;
And paper houses with Escurials vie.
Which aggrandize, which consecrate the ground.
Here let thy soul it's noble scope enjoy;
And deem a palace but a childish toy.
While the descending sun attracts the sight;
The fancy charms with varied tints of light;
Or when the moon, with her inspiring ray
Beams on the poet's mind a softer day,
Then view the mead, the stream, the wood, the sky;
And paper houses with Escurials vie.
Or, if thou readest here those deathless lines,
Where the sublime that conquers Homer shines;
While Eden it's expanded bloom displays;
Or, to “the living throne; the sapphire blaze,”
While fancy soars, on bold, Miltonian wings;
Look down on lords; on ministers, and kings.
Where the sublime that conquers Homer shines;
While Eden it's expanded bloom displays;
Or, to “the living throne; the sapphire blaze,”
While fancy soars, on bold, Miltonian wings;
Look down on lords; on ministers, and kings.
August 29th, 1798.
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