IN THE CHURCH OF WITHYHAM IN SUSSEX Dorset, the Grace of Courts, the Muses Pride, Patron of Arts, and Judge of Nature, dy'd! The Scourge of Pride, tho' sanctify'd or great, Of Fops in Learning, and of Knaves in State: Yet soft his Nature, tho' severe his Lay, His Anger moral, and his Wisdom gay. Blest Satyrist! who touch'd the Mean so true, As show'd, Vice had his Hate and Pity too. Blest Courtier! who could King and Country please, Yet sacred keep his Friendships, and his Ease. Blest Peer! his great Forefathers ev'ry Grace Reflecting, and reflected in his Race; Where other Buckhursts, other Dorsets shine, And Patriots still, or Poets, deck the Line. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MY LIGHT WITH YOURS by EDGAR LEE MASTERS GREEN RIVER by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT A THUNDER-STORM (2ND VERSION) by EMILY DICKINSON AMERICA: SONNET 2 by SYDNEY THOMPSON DOBELL A SHROPSHIRE LAD: 8 by ALFRED EDWARD HOUSMAN THE SHEPHEARDES CALENDER: MARCH by EDMUND SPENSER |