To her Grace the Dutchess of Portland, with the foregoing Lines. Mary Barber 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. T42622 519 p. 45 Barber, Mary, ca. 1690-1757. Poems on Several Occasions [poems only]. London Printed for C. Rivington, at the Bible and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard 1734 pp. 263-264. xlviii,283,[7]p.; 8⁰.

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To her Grace the Dutchess of Portland , with the foregoing Lines . 'Tis theirs , who but to please aspire , On Fiction to employ the Lyre ; Make Gods and Goddesses display The Splendor of the Nuptial Day . To paint thee at the hallow'd Shrine , A solemn , glorious Scene ! be Mine ; Now lightly touch'd — Some other Hour , ( If e'er the Cloud-dispelling Pow'r Remove the Damps , that chill my Vein ) I'll trace the slight-drawn Lines again ; Warm Col'ring on the Piece bestow , Till Life shall from the Pencil flow . Lovely Bride ! with Bliss be crown'd , Diffusing Happiness around : Beneficent , like Harley , shine ; Like Henrietta , grace your Line .