MEMOIRS OF 



beftow a wreath on Darwin deferves to 

 obtain one for himfelf. It was accom- 

 panied by another poetic tribute from Mr. 

 Hayley, of yet warmer praife and more 

 brilliant grace. 



Mr. Polwhele alfb addreffed a fine ion- 

 net to Dr. Darwin on his Botanic Garden, 

 who, by inferting it in his work, proved 

 that he thought highly of it's merit, and 

 that he confidered fuch praife as genuine 

 fame. The neglecT: of Mr. Polwhele's poetic 

 writings is a difgrace to the prefent period 

 of Englifh literature. 



Our botanic Poet had in general no tafte 

 for Sonnets, and particularly difliked Mil- 

 ton's. The characleriftic beauties of the le- 

 gitimate fonnet, it's nervous condenfation of 

 idea, the graceful undulation of it's varied 

 paufe, which blends with the fweetnefs of 

 rhyme the dignity of blank verfe, were all 

 loft on Dr. Darwin, at leaft from the time 

 in which he entertained the defign of be- 

 coming 



