2 THE ENGLISH GARDEN, 



Its faery progrefs -, wake th' accordant firing ; 



And tell how far, beyond the traniient glare 1 5 



Of fickle fafhion, or of formal art, 



Thy flowery works with charm perennial pleafe. 



Ye too, ye fitter Powers ! that, at my birth, 

 Aufpicious fmil'd -, and o'er my cradle drop'd 

 Thofe magic feeds of Fancy, which produce 20 



A Poet's feeling, and a Painter's eye, 

 Gome to your votary's aid. For well ye know 

 How foon my infant accents lifp'd the rhyme, 

 How foon my hands the mimic colours fpread, 

 And vainly hop'd to fnatch a double wreath 2 C 



From Fame's unfading laurel : arduous aim ; 

 Yet not inglorious -, nor perchance devoid 

 Of fruitful ufe to this fair argument; 

 If fo, with lenient fmiles, ye deign to chear, 

 At * this fad hour, my defolated foul. 30 



For 



1 This poem was begun In the year 1767, not long after the death of the 

 amiable perfon here mentioned. 



