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[ON A VIEW OF] BARFORD.
(October 11, 1824.)
When we the pictured Forms survey
Of Moated Hall or Castle grey,
Where ruined Walls and Towers declare
What once their noble Masters were—
Barons and Earls who, far from Court,
Prepared to meet their Country's Foes,
Her lawful Sovereigns to support,
And lawless Tyrants to oppose—
Of Moated Hall or Castle grey,
Where ruined Walls and Towers declare
What once their noble Masters were—
Barons and Earls who, far from Court,
Prepared to meet their Country's Foes,
Her lawful Sovereigns to support,
And lawless Tyrants to oppose—
Or when, presented to the Eye,
The antient Abbey we discry,
Whose sacred walls with awe profound
Possessed th' admiring people round:
There Fancy holy Men perceive[s],
Who slowly pace the Choir alone,
Or there the pensive Spirit leave,
To chaunt the Grace and dine at Noon.
The antient Abbey we discry,
Whose sacred walls with awe profound
Possessed th' admiring people round:
There Fancy holy Men perceive[s],
Who slowly pace the Choir alone,
Or there the pensive Spirit leave,
To chaunt the Grace and dine at Noon.
So this fair Artist, who has plan'd
This lovely Place with skilful Hand,
Has given us, by this outward Shew,
The sterling Worth within to know,
Here Memory dwells with vast Delight
On many an hospitable Deed;
While grateful Minds with Joy recite
From whom the bounteous Acts proceed.
This lovely Place with skilful Hand,
Has given us, by this outward Shew,
The sterling Worth within to know,
Here Memory dwells with vast Delight
On many an hospitable Deed;
While grateful Minds with Joy recite
From whom the bounteous Acts proceed.
A View, with so much Skill designed,
Shall through the Eye inform the Mind:
That Barford is the happy Seat
To which the Virtues all retreat,
And there, to every Grace allied,
With Peace and Elegance abide.
Shall through the Eye inform the Mind:
That Barford is the happy Seat
To which the Virtues all retreat,
And there, to every Grace allied,
With Peace and Elegance abide.
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