34 THE ENGLISH GARDEN, 



From jufl Pofterity ; Bards yet unborn 

 Shall pay to BROWN that tribute, fitlieft paid 

 In ftrains, the beauty of his fcenes infpire. 



Meanwhile, ye youths ! whofe fympathetic fouls 540 



Would tafte thofe genuine charms, which faintly fmile 

 In my defcriptive fong, O vifit oft 

 The finifh'd fcenes, that boaft the forming hand 

 Of thefe creative Genii ! feel ye there 



What REYNOLDS felt, when firft the Vatican 545 



Unbarr'd her gates, and to his raptur'd eye 

 Gave Raphael's glories; feel what GARRICK felt, 

 When firft he breath'd the foul of Shakefpear's page. 

 So mall your Art, if call'd to grace a fcene 

 Yet unadorn'd, with tafte inftinclive give 550 



Each grace appropriate ; fo your active eye 

 Shall dart that glance prophetic, which awakes 

 The flumbring Wood-nymphs ; gladly mall they rife 

 Oread, and Dryad, from their verdurous beds, 

 And fling their foliage, and arrange their Hems., 555 



