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To R. D. Esq.
A SONG.
Who has breath'd Heliconian Air,
Of loiter'd on Pindus' Side,
Gives to the wild Winds all his Care,
His Grief to the full-flowing Tide.
Of loiter'd on Pindus' Side,
Gives to the wild Winds all his Care,
His Grief to the full-flowing Tide.
While his Muse and his Verse are his own,
Alike inattentive he hears
Elizabeth mounting a Throne,
Or Austria sinking with Fears.
Alike inattentive he hears
Elizabeth mounting a Throne,
Or Austria sinking with Fears.
Then, Phœbus send down from thy Choir
Sweet Clio, and thence let her bring
A Song that would suit thy own Lyre,
For such only Varus should sing.
Sweet Clio, and thence let her bring
A Song that would suit thy own Lyre,
For such only Varus should sing.
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To War if he tunes his loud Voice,
Alcæus shall pay him with Smiles;
Nor less shall soft Sappho rejoice
Of Tears when the Nymphs he beguiles.
Alcæus shall pay him with Smiles;
Nor less shall soft Sappho rejoice
Of Tears when the Nymphs he beguiles.
Nor Envy him, tho' her pleas'd Ear
His Charmer doth ever incline,
But own tho' his Daphne's as fair,
She's kinder and wiser than thine.
His Charmer doth ever incline,
But own tho' his Daphne's as fair,
She's kinder and wiser than thine.
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