Date: 1744, 1772, 1795
"Thou, smiling queen of every tuneful breast, / Indulgent Fancy from the fruitful banks / Of Avon, whence thy rosy fingers cull / Fresh flowers and dews to sprinkle on the turf / Where Shakespeare lies, be present."
preview | full record— Akenside, Mark (1720-1771)
Date: 1748, 1754
"He will learn to transfer the Numbers of Poetry to the Harmony of the Mind, and of well-governed Passions."
preview | full record— Fordyce, David (bap. 1711, d. 1751)