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TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE GEORGE DODINGTON, ESQ. by THOMAS WARTON THE ELDER

First Line: AS LATE I ROV'D BY LODON'S WHISPERING STREAM
Last Line: "WHEN ON THAT THEME MY YOUNG AND THOMSON FAIL?'"
Subject(s): APOLLO; BUBB DODINGTON, GEORGE. BARON MELCOMBE; CREATIVE ABILITY; MYTHOLOGY - CLASSICAL; PRAISE; INSPIRATION; CREATIVITY;
AS late I rov'd by @3Lodon@1's whispering Stream,
Studious to sound in Verse thy much-lov'd Name,
@3Apollo@1 came, and touch'd my trembling Ear——
"To praise a @3Dodington,@1 rash Bard! forbear!
"What can thy weak, and ill-tun'd Voice avail,
"When on @3that@1 Theme my @3Young@1 and @3Thomson@1 fail?'



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