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A RURAL CORONATION,
Inscribed to Mr. MUNDY, on reading his Poem on NEEDWOOD FOREST,
Haste from your dells, your woods, and lawns,
Nymphs, Naiads, Satyrs, Fays, and Fauns,
Haste! hither bring your flowers and boughs,
And weave a wreath for Mundy's brows!
Nymphs, Naiads, Satyrs, Fays, and Fauns,
Haste! hither bring your flowers and boughs,
And weave a wreath for Mundy's brows!
First twigs of oak from Swilcar rend,
And round his auburn temples bend;
Then tye the ends that twisting meet,
With tendrils from the wood-bine sweet:
With laurel-blossoms next be spread
Pale ivy crosswise o'er his head;
These holly sprigs insert between,
—The berries blush amidst the green—
While hare-bells blue, and lilies fair,
Mix'd with the wild-rose, deck his hair.
And round his auburn temples bend;
Then tye the ends that twisting meet,
With tendrils from the wood-bine sweet:
With laurel-blossoms next be spread
Pale ivy crosswise o'er his head;
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—The berries blush amidst the green—
While hare-bells blue, and lilies fair,
Mix'd with the wild-rose, deck his hair.
Now with fantastick step advance,
And hand in hand around him dance;
To oaten pipe attune his lays,
And hail the bard, who sings your praise.
“While the gay choirings of the grove
“Give breath to harmony and love,
“And golden furze and purple ling
“Around their mix'd embroidery fling,
“And, all irregularly join'd,
“Th' according outlines waves behind.”
And hand in hand around him dance;
To oaten pipe attune his lays,
And hail the bard, who sings your praise.
“While the gay choirings of the grove
“Give breath to harmony and love,
“And golden furze and purple ling
“Around their mix'd embroidery fling,
“And, all irregularly join'd,
“Th' according outlines waves behind.”
A. S.
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