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IN HORTO REV. J. STILL,

APUD KNOYLE, VILLAM AMŒNISSIMAM.

1 Stranger! a while beneath this aged tree
2 Rest thee, the hills beyond, and flowery meads,
3 Surveying; and if Nature's charms may wake
4 A sweet and silent transport at thine heart,
5 In spring-time, whilst the bee hums heedless nigh,
6 Rejoice! for thee the verdant spot is dressed,
7 Circled with laurels green, and sprinkled o'er
8 With many a budding rose: the shrubs all ring
9 To the birds' warblings, and by fits the air
10 Whispers amid the foliage o'er thine head!
11 Rejoice, and oh! if life's sweet spring be thine,
12 So gather its brief rose-buds, and deceive
13 The cares and crosses of humanity.

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Title (in Source Edition): IN HORTO REV. J. STILL, APUD KNOYLE, VILLAM AMŒNISSIMAM.
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Bowles, William Lisle, 1762-1850. The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. I. With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan. Edinburgh: James Nichol, 9 North Bank Street..., 1855, p. 95.  (Page images digitized from a copy held at the University of California Libraries.)

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