Poems to Thespia To Which are Added, Sonnets, &c. [by Hugh Downman] |
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| III. | III. To Mr. PATCH.
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III. To Mr. PATCH.
Amid the constant hurry of his time,Devoted ever to the public good,
Shall I to Patch transmit the love-taught rhime?
On his retirement shall the muse intrude?
The soul of vigorous, manly sense possest,
Shall (tho resined) these light productions please?
Sprung haply from the weak, tho feeling breast?
Trifling, tho deck'd perchance with grace and ease?
Yet round the oak the pliant ivy twines,
His stately trunk not unadorn'd appears;
The lofty elm supports the tendrill'd vines,
Nor less admired his branching top he rears.
So mental intellect, however strong,
May, undebased, approve the tender song.
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