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T. H K 



ENGLISH GARDEN. 



BOOK THE FIRST. 



TO thee, divine SIMPLICITY ! to thee, 

 Beft arbitrefs of what is good and fair, 

 This verfe belongs. O, as it freely flows, 

 Give it thy powers of pleating : elfe in vain. 

 It ftrives to teach the rules, from Nature drawn, 5 



Which all mould follow, if they wih to add 

 To Nature's carelefs graces ; lovelieft then-,;. 

 When, o'er her form, thy eafy fkill has taught 

 The robe of Spring in ampler folds to flow. 

 Hafte Goddefs ! to the woods, the lawns, the vales -, 10 



That lie in rude luxuriance, and but wait 

 Thy call to bloom with beauty. I meanwhile, 

 Attendant on thy flate ferene, will mark 



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