Mr. P--y (fl. 1763)

The Sentiments of Truth; An Epistle [from The Poetical Calendar]

London

Printed by Dryden Leach

1763-4

A sudden slumber gently seal'd my eyes, / And wrapt my wearied limbs in soft repose; / Excursive Fancy wing'd her agile flight / Thro' the aerial mansions of the world; / Instant appear'd, portray'd upon my mind, / The fair Urania, clad in candid robe; / And bright around

YE generous Britons, sons of fair renown,
With mute attention deign to lend an ear:
As late reclin'd beneath a spreading oak,
Musing intent on Albion's happy isle;
A sudden slumber gently seal'd my eyes,
And wrapt my wearied limbs in soft repose;
Excursive Fancy wing'd her agile flight
Thro' the aerial mansions of the world;
Instant appear'd, portray'd upon my mind,
The fair Urania, clad in candid robe;
And bright around; in beauteous order rang'd,
A crowd of Britons rising to my view;
A gentle murmur, first, distinct was heard—
The Goddess wav'd her wand—a pause ensued—
Silent in expectation now they sat,
When thus her sentiments she mildly spoke:
(IX, p. 113)

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See The Poetical Calendar: Containing a Collection of Scarce and Valuable Pieces of Poetry: ... By the Most Eminent Hands. Intended As a Supplement to Mr. Dodsley's Collection. Written and Selected by Francis Fawkes, M. a. and William Woty. in Twelve Volumes. (London: Printed by Dryden Leach; for J. Coote, 1763-64). <Link to ECCO-TCP>

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