LVII.

But She, who set on fire his infant heart,

And all his dreams, and all his wanderings shared

And blessed, the Muse, and her celestial art,

Still claim the Enthusiast's fond and first regard.

From Nature's beauties variously compared,

And variously combined, he learns to frame

Those forms of bright perfection, which the Bard,

While boundless hopes and boundless views inflame,

Enamoured consecrates to never-dying fame.

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