DR. DARWIN. 355 



in a Poet of fb much genius, unprecedent- 

 ed inftance of plagiarifm excepted, not one 

 great Poet of England is more original than 

 Darwin. His defign, his ideas, his ftyle, 



his manner, are wholly his own. 







" Bright forms that glitter in the Mufe's ray, 

 " With orient hues, v aborrow'd of the fun." 



FOURTH CANTO 



Opens with a fun-rife and a rain-bow, 

 each of Homeric excellence. The Mufe 

 of Botany gazes enchanted on the fcene, 

 and fwells the fong of Paphos to fofter 

 chords. Her Poet adds : 



Long ailes of oak return'd the lilver found, 

 And amorous Echoes talk'd along the ground. 



This is almoft verbatim from Pope's 

 line, 



And more than Echoes talk along the walls. 



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Plagiarifm is atoned when it improves 



upon it's original, and that is always to be 



2 A 2, expe&ed 



