1769
ENGLISH POETRY 1579-1830: SPENSER AND THE TRADITION
Sir Joseph Mawbey
Anonymous, "To Sir Joseph Mawbey, Bart. on the Defeat of his Enemies" Public Advertiser (18 March 1769).
Commentary for
Sir Joseph Mawbey:
1761: A Lady
1765: Anonymous
1768: A Lady
1768: Anonymous
1769: Anonymous
1769: Anonymous
1772: S. B.
1772: W. H.
1773: W. H.
1773: Anti-Atheist
1774: A Boroughnian
1774: Anonymous
1782: Sarah Emma Spencer
1787: Anonymous
1832: John Taylor Esq.
Amidst our Bliss, thro' every Scene,
In this great Road of Life,
Envy and Malice step between
To mar the Joy with Strife.
But arm'd with Truth's eternal Shield,
We brave presumptuous Art;
And Falshood fails, compell'd to yield,
Before the virtuous Heart.
Thus Worms attract with spurious Light,
And cheat the vulgar Eye,
'Till Phaebus comes with Radiance bright,
And then unmark'd they lie.
So Mawbey, like the Sun's blest Ray,
That cheers each Plant and Flower;
Shall drive all envious Sparks away
That would usurp his Power.