Poems Consisting Of Essays, Lyric, Elegiac, &c. By Thomas Dermody. Written between the 13th and 16th Year of his Age |
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TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE COUNTESS OF MOIRA. |
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TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE COUNTESS OF MOIRA.
The strain, a shepherd-boy hath sung erewhile,All by the side of some romantic hill,
(His flock at feed,) perchance, may gain a smile,
And thy soft breast with simple nature thrill;
Unmeet for him, to seize the golden quill
Of schoolmen sage. He seeks more flowery ways,
Where Joy and Peace their balmy sweets distill.
Thou didst the Shepherd from oblivion raise,
And if he dares to charm, be thine, not his, the praise!
Thomas Dermody.
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