LANGHORNE, unknown to me (sequester'd swain!) Save by the MUSE'S soul-enchanting lay, To kindred spirits never sung in vain, Accept the tribute of this light essay; Due for thy sweet songs that amus'd my day! Where Fancy held her visionary reign, Or SCOTLAND'S honours claim'd the pastoral strain. Or MUSIC came o'er HANDEL tears to pay: For all thy Irwan's flow'ry banks display, Thy Persian lover and his Indian fair; All THEODODIUS' mournful lines convey, Where Pride and Av'rice part a matchless pair; Receive just praise and wreaths that ne'er decay, By FAME and VIRTUE twin'd for thee to wear.
