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Poems to Thespia

To Which are Added, Sonnets, &c. [by Hugh Downman]
Downman, Hugh (1740-1809)
  
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INTRODUCTION.
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POEMS to THESPIA.
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SONNETS, PRESENTED WITH THE FIRST IMPRESSION OF POEMS TO THESPIA.
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COMPLIMENTARY VERSES TO THE AUTHOR.

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To the SAME.

Me, the rough steeps of military fame
Striving with care-worn mind in vain to climb,
Long hath the Muse deserted; nor sublime
Nor blither strains her presence now proclaim.
Else Downman, long ere this, my grateful voice
Had met thy ear; not echoing general praise,
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That thou pourtray'st what faithful lovers feel,
Painting true passion in these nerveless days;
Nor that thou teachest virtue to rejoice
Amidst her sufferings for the common-weal;
But that returning health wooed to thy bower
By wedded Love, bids Friendship bless the hour.
J. G. SIMCOE. 1787.
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