Reliquiae juveniles : miscellaneous thoughts in prose and verse, on natural, moral and divine subjects ; written chiefly in younger years . ovely blufhing Rofe. Then firft my with Childifh Ixmocence and JoyBrake Silence, and awoke the fmiling HourWith infant Notes, faluting the fair Skies,. higheft Work) the fair enamdiM Meads,. And. 0 P R 0 I E md V E RS & tjt And tall green Shades along the winding Banko(>f Awz gently-fiowing. Thence my DaysCommencd harmonious; there began my SkillTo vanquiih Care by the fweet-founding String. Ha i l happy Hour, O bleft Remembrance
Reliquiae juveniles : miscellaneous thoughts in prose and verse, on natural, moral and divine subjects ; written chiefly in younger years . ovely blufhing Rofe. Then firft my with Childifh Ixmocence and JoyBrake Silence, and awoke the fmiling HourWith infant Notes, faluting the fair Skies,. higheft Work) the fair enamdiM Meads,. And. 0 P R 0 I E md V E RS & tjt And tall green Shades along the winding Banko(>f Awz gently-fiowing. Thence my DaysCommencd harmonious; there began my SkillTo vanquiih Care by the fweet-founding String. Ha i l happy Hour, O bleft Remembrance, Hftil !And banifh Woes for ever. Harps were madeFor Heavens Beatitudes ; There Jejjh% SonTunes his bold Lyre with Majefty of Sound,-To the Creating and AU-ruling PowerNot unattentive : While ten thoufand TonguesOf Hymning Seraphs and disbodied Saints,Eccho the Joys and Graces round the HillsOf Paradife, and fpread MeJJlaJrs Blifs ! Make. hafte, ye rolling Spheres*Ye circling Suns, ye winged Minutes hafte5Fulfil my deftind Period here, and raife . The meaneft Son of Harmony te joia •In that Celeftial Confort,. IV. Tbe 12, Mifcellaneous Thoughts, IV, The Hebrew Poet. Tkis Ode reprefents the Difficulty of a jujl Tranjlation ofthe Pfalms of David, in all theJr Hebrew Glory;with an Apologyfor the Imitation of them in ChriftianLanguage. [ Thefirfl Hint borrowed frcm Casimire,Jeffaa quifquis, &?c, Book 4. Od. 7J r^HEWme the Man that dares andfing^& Gr&tDavitfs Verfe to Britijh Strings :Sublime Attempt! but bold and vainAs building Babefc Tower again,. II; The Bard * that climbd to Coopers-HiI!yReaching at Zion, fhamd his Skill,And bids the Sons of Albion own,,That JitdaVs Pfaimift reigns alone. * Sir John Dcnham zvho gaitfd great Reputation by hisPcem, calPd CooperVHill, faiPd in his Tranfation of theFfalms ^David, Bleffc m P r o s e anct V e r s i. t§.iil Bleft Poet! now like gentle ThamesHe fooths our Ears with Silver StreamsiLike his own Jordan now he rolls,A
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