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BROMPTON PARK COTTAGE.
(1824.)
Fair Cottage—if indeed that Name
To so much Beauty may belong—
Would I could give thee lasting Fame
And pay thee with a grateful Song!
To so much Beauty may belong—
Would I could give thee lasting Fame
And pay thee with a grateful Song!
Here Health, the Grace of Life, abides;
In every Walk and View is found;
O'er every Tree and Shrub presides,
And Breathes her Animation round.
In every Walk and View is found;
O'er every Tree and Shrub presides,
And Breathes her Animation round.
Languid I came, as One who feels
Oppressed by long and slow Disease,
Which neither Time nor Medicine heals,
When Hope and Fancy fail to please.
Oppressed by long and slow Disease,
Which neither Time nor Medicine heals,
When Hope and Fancy fail to please.
“When shall these clouded Spirits rise,
“And all their Native Force impart?
“When shall gay Objects greet the Eyes,
“And a light Spirit fill the Heart?”
“And all their Native Force impart?
“When shall gay Objects greet the Eyes,
“And a light Spirit fill the Heart?”
I said, and heard or seemed to hear
In gentle Sounds a soft Reply:
“To Brompton Park,” it said, “repair;
“And We shall meet, for there am I.
In gentle Sounds a soft Reply:
“To Brompton Park,” it said, “repair;
“And We shall meet, for there am I.
“The Lord of that fair Scene for Thee
“Shall with delight the Way prepare,
“All at thy sole Command to be,
“Till I be thy Attendant there.
“Shall with delight the Way prepare,
“All at thy sole Command to be,
“Till I be thy Attendant there.
“For all in that pure Air is mine.
“Go then, and there my Blessing seek!
“My Spirit in Thine Eye shall shine,
“My Roses blossom on Thy Cheek.”
“Go then, and there my Blessing seek!
“My Spirit in Thine Eye shall shine,
“My Roses blossom on Thy Cheek.”
Thus Health on slumbering Fancy wrought;
Thus promised We should quickly meet;
I came, as She required, and sought
And found Her in Her Favourite Seat.
Thus promised We should quickly meet;
I came, as She required, and sought
And found Her in Her Favourite Seat.
This Scene Sophia's Pencil drew,
Not for its many Charms Alone;
But much She felt, and well She knew,
What good this favourite Spot had done.
Not for its many Charms Alone;
But much She felt, and well She knew,
What good this favourite Spot had done.
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Say Ye, who see Her gently move,
Who know Her many Powers to please,
Who hear the general Voice approve:
What need of adding Arts like These?
Who know Her many Powers to please,
Who hear the general Voice approve:
What need of adding Arts like These?
Yet these She has, and adds to these
Much that can win the Heart and bind;
Much that has power t' attract and please,
To charm the Sense and rule the Mind.
Much that can win the Heart and bind;
Much that has power t' attract and please,
To charm the Sense and rule the Mind.
Graceful in all she does, as they
Who round the Queen of Beauty move;
And, cautious, those should keep away
Who know and fear the Power of Love;
Who round the Queen of Beauty move;
And, cautious, those should keep away
Who know and fear the Power of Love;
Who cannot in that Form and Face,
Where all is graceful, all is fair,
The noble Stem of Granby trace,
And see the Worth of Manners there!
Where all is graceful, all is fair,
The noble Stem of Granby trace,
And see the Worth of Manners there!
'Tis her fair hand these forms bestow,
These flowing Lines to Nature true;
But who in equal Verse can shew
The Wonders that her Eyes can do?
These flowing Lines to Nature true;
But who in equal Verse can shew
The Wonders that her Eyes can do?
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