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Sonnets

by Edward Moxon

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11

SONNET V.

[Whene'er I linger, Thomson, near thy tomb]

Whene'er I linger, Thomson, near thy tomb,
Where Thamis urges his majestic way,
And the Muse loves at twilight hour to stray,
I think how in thy theme all seasons bloom;
And praise thy tuneful Brother, who preferr'd,
'Fore all the vaults in Westminster's proud pile,
A grave in Twick'nam's unpretending aisle.
What heart so cold, that of thy fame has heard,
And pauses not to gaze upon each scene
That was familiar to thy raptur'd view?
Those walks belov'd by thee while I pursue,
Musing upon the years that intervene,
Methinks, as eve descends, a Hymn of praise
To thee, their Bard, the Sister Seasons raise.