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AN INSCRIPTION IN THE CELL by GILBERT WEST

First Line: SWEET BIRD, THAT SING'ST ON YONDER SPRAY
Last Line: IN SOLITUDE ITSELF IS BLESS'D.
SWEET bird, that sing'st on yonder spray,
Pursue unharm'd thy silvan lay;
While I, beneath this breezy shade,
In peace repose my careless head;
And joining thy enraptured song,
Instruct the world-enamour'd throng,
That the contented harmless breast
In solitude itself is bless'd.



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