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Sonnets by the Rev. Charles Strong | ||
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TO T. MERIVALE, ESQ., ON BEING PRESENTED WITH HIS COLLECTED POEMS.
Ere Merivale, in our autumnal day
We met, from thy clear page, I learnt thy mind,
And needed none to whisper he is kind,
Of temper chivalrous, and wisely gay:
We met, from thy clear page, I learnt thy mind,
And needed none to whisper he is kind,
Of temper chivalrous, and wisely gay:
All this and more, applausive, I could say,
Descant on taste, from classic source, refined,
Wit, feeling, harmony with grace combined,
And thoughts that speak Religion's lofty sway.
Descant on taste, from classic source, refined,
Wit, feeling, harmony with grace combined,
And thoughts that speak Religion's lofty sway.
Would that thy Dante's wish, were granted me!
Smooth bark, bright waters and at will to roam
With a few genial friends adorn'd like thee:
Smooth bark, bright waters and at will to roam
With a few genial friends adorn'd like thee:
Meanwhile, tho' distant from thy hearth my home,
Still, in green shade, or by our pleasant sea,
I commune with thee in each cherish'd tome.
Still, in green shade, or by our pleasant sea,
I commune with thee in each cherish'd tome.
Dawlish, 1840.
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