Anna Seward (Анна Сьюард)

Sonnet 20. Ah! might I range each hallow'd bower and glade

ON READING A DESCRIPTION OF POPE's GARDENS 
AT TWICKENHAM.

Ah! might I range each hallow'd bower and glade
    Musæus cultur'd, many a raptur'd sigh
    Wou'd that dear, local consciousness supply
    Beneath his willow, in the grotto's shade,
Whose roof his hand with ores and shells inlaid.
    How sweet to watch, with reverential eye,
    Thro' the sparr'd arch, the streams he oft survey'd,
    Thine, blue Thamésis, gently wandering by!
This is the Poet's triumph, and it towers
    O'er Life's pale ills, his consciousness of powers
    That lift his memory from Oblivion's gloom,
Secure a train of these heart-thrilling hours
    By his idea deck'd in rapture's bloom,
    For Spirits rightly touch'd, thro' ages yet to come.

1. Sonnet 73. He who a tender long-lov'd Wife survives
2. Sonnet 3. From these wild heights, where oft the mists descend
3. Sonnet 53. The knell of Whitehead tolls!—his cares are past
4. Sonnet 62. Dim grows the vital flame in his dear breast
5. Sonnet 86. Pride of Ierne's Sea-encircled bound

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