Poems on Several Occasions By Edward, Lord Thurlow. The Second Edition, considerably enlarged |
TO THE MOST NOBLE PRINCE THE DUKE OF DORSET.
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TO THE MOST NOBLE PRINCE THE DUKE OF DORSET.
And thou, heroick Lord, whose noblest nameThe sacred Muses mention with delight,
And crown with girlands of eternal fame;
(The which with princely love do thou requite;)
That hast from thy great ancestors by right
The love of Poets for inheritance;
This shall pursue thy virtue to the height,
And lift thee up beyond the reach of chance:
That never Time shall rend, nor Envy spoil
The golden trophy of thy restless days;
But sweet endeavour of enduring toil
Shall still be crown'd with everlasting praise:
So clear Antiquity revives in thee,
The living Record of Nobility.
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