TO ANNA MATILDA. Bertie Greatheed Alexander Huber Editor Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Oxford This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. T90094 K073164.000 Cowley, Mrs. (Hannah), 1743-1809. The Poetry of Anna Matilda. London printed by John Bell, British Library, Strand, Bookseller to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. M DCC LXXXVIII. 1788 pp. []-[]. [8],139,[1]p.; 8⁰.

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TO ANNA MATILDA . TO THEE a Stranger dares address his theme ! To Thee , proud Mistress of Apollo's lyre ; One ray emitted from thy golden gleam , Prompted by LOVE , wou'd " set the World on fire . " Adorn then LOVE , in fancy-tinctur'd vest , Camelion like , anon of various hue ; By " Penserosa , " and " Allegro " drest — Such Genius claim'd , when she Idalia drew . I see the Pencil on the canvas shine ! REYNOLDS admires ! — in Science then proceed ; The name of Poet , Painter , both are thine , We view the speaking painting — as we read . Paris . REUBEN .