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 Stanzas Inscribed to Lady William Russell by Mary Darby Robinson 
						NATURE, to prove her heav'n-taught pow'r, That gems the earth, and paints the flow'r;
 That bids the soft enchanting note
 Steal from the LINNET'S downy throat;
 That from young MAY'S ambrosial wings,
 The balmy dew of HYBLA flings;
 With partial hand, each charm combin'd,
 To deck THY Form, and grace THY Mind.
 
 She gave her ROSE, to tint thy cheek,
 Her witching smile, her blushes meek;
 She bade thy ruby lips impart
 The chastest precepts of the heart;
 She taught thy dulcet voice to prove,
 The soothing softness of the DOVE;
 While thro' each wond'rous beauty stole
 THE PERFECT IMAGE OF THY SOUL.
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