Poems Consisting Of Essays, Lyric, Elegiac, &c. By Thomas Dermody. Written between the 13th and 16th Year of his Age |
LINES TO MY ESTEEMED MR. JOHN BAYNHAM. |
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LINES TO MY ESTEEMED MR. JOHN BAYNHAM.
Pure, as the placid transports of thy breast,My verse shall flow, in native graces drest;
My verse that scorns to fill a lying strain:—
The Muse shall tie meek Friendship's golden chain,
Where'er I go, thy gentle image, still,
Shall check each fault, and nobler aims instil;
Where'er I go, thy cordial glow shall warm
My bosom's secret shrine, and sweetly charm;
Tho' pressing pageants idly thwart my view,
And sad Reflection, weeping, turns to You.
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