CONCHOLOGY. 

 LII. 



Has kindly sent the soul to wean 

 From fleeting, fading, joys terrene, 



To purify and bless ; 

 And teach the spirit to aspire, 

 To him the sovereign, friend, and sire. 

 To centre there the whole desire, 



And taste of happiness, 



LIII. 



Though no device of human skill, 



Hath plann'd thee, Trochus !^ at the will 



Of architectui'al pride ; 

 Yet ne'er could architect design. 

 Nor Gothic aisle, nor arch combine. 

 Perspective more correct than thine. 



Though taste and skill preside. 



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