Written at Camberwell, near London, in the Study of Mr. Wainwright, now Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland, Where the Author Accidentally Din'd Alone
Whilst happily I pass my Hours
In Camberwell's delightful Bow'rs;
From thence the beauteous Walks survey;
Or thro' the fragrant Mazes stray;
Or o'er the Study cast my Eye,
Where VIRGIL, COKE, and HORACE lie,
Just Emblem of a Bosom grac'd.
With Law, and Elegance of Taste;
APOLLO I invoke in vain,
APOLLO answers with Disdain:
" Mortal, you're here allow'd to roam,
" And bid to think yourself at home:
" O'er the Domesticks then preside;
" Let that content your Female Pride;
" In vain you call on me To-day;
" Here WAINWRIGHT only I obey. "
In Camberwell's delightful Bow'rs;
From thence the beauteous Walks survey;
Or thro' the fragrant Mazes stray;
Or o'er the Study cast my Eye,
Where VIRGIL, COKE, and HORACE lie,
Just Emblem of a Bosom grac'd.
With Law, and Elegance of Taste;
APOLLO I invoke in vain,
APOLLO answers with Disdain:
" Mortal, you're here allow'd to roam,
" And bid to think yourself at home:
" O'er the Domesticks then preside;
" Let that content your Female Pride;
" In vain you call on me To-day;
" Here WAINWRIGHT only I obey. "
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