The Works of Peter Pindar [i.e. John Wolcot] ... With a Copious Index. To which is prefixed Some Account of his Life. In Four Volumes |
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THE ADDRESS OF THE FAIRIES TO THE LADIES OF R---, IN CORNWALL:
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THE ADDRESS OF THE FAIRIES TO THE LADIES OF R---, IN CORNWALL:
Left on the Dial-plate in the Garden.
Ye gentle maids of Camborne's Druid vale,
Admir'd and lov'd by all our elfin train;
Your worth with wonder and delight we hail,
And pen, unseen, for you the tuneful strain.
Admir'd and lov'd by all our elfin train;
Your worth with wonder and delight we hail,
And pen, unseen, for you the tuneful strain.
Beneath these oaks our happy court we keep,
When midnight rules the world with solemn sway;
While you, forgetful, sink to silent sleep,
We, blithsome, gambol 'mid the moonlight ray.
When midnight rules the world with solemn sway;
While you, forgetful, sink to silent sleep,
We, blithsome, gambol 'mid the moonlight ray.
Sweet is the spot where Innocence is seen—
Dear is the valley where the Virtues dwell:
By such allur'd, we trip this dewy green,
Far from the sound of Riot's savage yell.
Dear is the valley where the Virtues dwell:
By such allur'd, we trip this dewy green,
Far from the sound of Riot's savage yell.
Health, rose-lipp'd Health, shall crown your crystal rill,
And bid with ev'ry balm your zephyrs blow;
Unceasing song shall charm the echoing hill,
And Plenty robe with bloom, the vale below.
And bid with ev'ry balm your zephyrs blow;
Unceasing song shall charm the echoing hill,
And Plenty robe with bloom, the vale below.
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Thus wing'd with joy shall glide your golden hours,
Till for yon skies ye bid the world adieu;
And when at last ye leave these blissful bow'rs,
Your little weeping friends will wander too.
Till for yon skies ye bid the world adieu;
And when at last ye leave these blissful bow'rs,
Your little weeping friends will wander too.
OBERON,
PUCK,
BLOSSOM,
MAB, &c.
PUCK,
BLOSSOM,
MAB, &c.
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