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Show APPENDIX I3 pn 34 Superior hopes the poets' bosom fire ppli ' 8y O proud distinction of the sacred lyre Wide as aspiring Pheebus darts his ray praise loom subd ire view'd f prie Diffusive splendor gilds his vot'ry's lay ‘Whether the song heroic woes rehearse With epic grandeur, and the pomp of verse Or, fondly gay, with unambitious guile 1 A\ \‘s‘.‘.\.‘g t‘l t Attempt no prize but fav'ring beauty's smile Or bear dejected to the lonely grov umbler par The soft despair of unprevailing love Whate'er the theme, thro' ev'ry age and clim froke to tra Congenial passions meet th' according rhyme p tardy grace The pride of glory, pity's sigh sincere S WreCKS 0 Youth's earliest blush, and beauty's virgin tear res low Such is their meed ; their honours thus secure to day o d:Luir Z pam 1 ists 02 u n s r w o w an s ec ob l yi rt Whose he a a e' ti fr in sh on o af Th r gu ' r m m hi i io di tr l Fee l" i"mc B Gypeno |