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 GO! rural Naiad; wind thy stream along| TO THE NAIAD OF THE ARUN. | 
 Thro' woods and wilds: then seek the ocean caves
 Where sea nymphs meet, their coral rocks among,
 To boast the various honors of their waves!
 'Tis but a little, o'er thy shallow tide,
 That toiling trade her burden'd vessel leads;
 But laurels grow luxuriant on thy side,
 And letters live, along thy classic meads.
 Lo! where 'mid British bards thy natives shine!
 | [Note:] SONNET XXXIII. Line 9.
 Thy natives.
 Toway, Collins, Hayley.
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 And now another poet helps to raise
 Thy glory high  the poet of the MINE!
 Whose brilliant talents are his smallest praise:
 And who, to all the genius can impart,
 Adds the cool head, and the unblemish'd heart!
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