Poems, moral and descriptive By the late Richard Jago ... (Prepared for the press, and improved by the author, before his death.) To which is added, some account of the life and writings of Mr. Jago |
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To a LADY, Furnishing her LIBRARY, at ---, in Warwickshire.
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To a LADY, Furnishing her LIBRARY, at ---, in Warwickshire.
When just proportion in each part,
And colours mixt with nicest art,
Conspire to shew the grace and mien
Of Cloe, or the Cyprian Queen:
With elegance throughout refin'd,
That speaks the passions of the mind,
The glowing canvas will proclaim,
A Raphael's, or a Titian's name.
And colours mixt with nicest art,
Conspire to shew the grace and mien
Of Cloe, or the Cyprian Queen:
With elegance throughout refin'd,
That speaks the passions of the mind,
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A Raphael's, or a Titian's name.
So where thro' ev'ry learned page,
Each distant clime, each distant age
Display a rich variety,
Of wisdom in epitome;
Such elegance and taste will tell
The hand, that could select so well.
But when we all their beauties view,
United and improv'd by You,
We needs must own an emblem faint,
T'express those charms no art can paint.
Books must, with such correctness writ,
Refine another's taste and wit;
'Tis to your merit only due,
That theirs can be refin'd by You.
Each distant clime, each distant age
Display a rich variety,
Of wisdom in epitome;
Such elegance and taste will tell
The hand, that could select so well.
But when we all their beauties view,
United and improv'd by You,
We needs must own an emblem faint,
T'express those charms no art can paint.
Books must, with such correctness writ,
Refine another's taste and wit;
'Tis to your merit only due,
That theirs can be refin'd by You.
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