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...childe, Warhle his native wood-notes wilde. And ever against eating cares, Lap me in soft Lydian aires, Married to immortal verse, Such as the meeting soul may pierce In notes, with many a winding hout Of liucked sweetness long drawn out, With wanton heed, and giddy cunning, The melting voice through...

...youthful poets dream, On summer eves by haunted stream, Then to the well trod stage anon, If Jonson's learned sock be on, Or sweetest Shakspeare, Fancy's child. Warble his native wood notes wild. And ever, against eating cares, Lap me in soft Lydian airs, Married to immortal verse...

...youthful poets dream, On summer eve, by haunted stream, Then to the well-trod stage anon, If Jonson's learned sock be on, Or sweetest Shakspeare, Fancy's...Lydian airs, Married to immortal verse, Such as the melting soul may pierce, In notes with many a winding bout Of linked sweetness long drawn out, ' With...

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...stream. 130 Then to the well-trod stage anon, If Jonson's learned sock be on, Or sweetest Shakespeare, Fancy's child, Warble his native wood-notes wild. And ever against eating cares, 135 Lap me in soft Lydian airs, Married to immortal verse ; Such as the meeting soul may pierce, In...

...youthful poet» dream On summer evee by haunted stream. Then to the well-trod stage anon, If Jonson's bloom. And every nameless grace ; the parted lip....morning-dew, Breathing delight ; and, under flowing jet, ; 8uch as the meeting soul may pierce, In notes, with many a winding bout Of linked sweetness long...

...taste, and Shakspeare's unhampered riot of intellect : " Then to the well-trod Stage anon, If Jonson's learned sock be on, Or sweetest Shakspeare, Fancy's child, Warble his native wood-notes wild."* It by no means follows that his mind was strange to high aspirations. These are the mocking hopes of...