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To the Reverend Doctor S---.

An Invitation to a Morning-Walk in the Spring.

The piercing Cold, the stormy Winds,
And drooping Rains of Winter gone;
The genial Sun new warms the Earth,
And brings the fertile Season on.
The Morning Breezes softly blow,
Aurora gilds the Meadows fair;
Gentle and smooth the Rivers flow,
And balmy Sweets perfume the Air.
The tow'ring Lark expands her Wing,
The Birds in Concert all combine;
And, as they glide through Air, and sing,
They call your sweeter Voice to join.

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Come, bring the Muses in your Train,
Let grave Philosophy attend;
And true Religion, kind and plain:
They'll all accompany my Friend.
All Nature smiling, seems to say:
“Come, taste the Pleasures of the Spring;
“Come, come, Amyntor, come away;
“Remember Time is on the Wing.”