TO CARTHY

Thy labours, Carthy, long conceal'd from light,

Piled in a garret, charm'd the author's sight,

But forced from their retirement into day,

The tender embryos half unknown decay;

Thus lamps which burn'd in tombs with silent glare,

Expire when first exposed to open air.

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