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William Wordsworth - Inscriptions In The Ground Of Coleorton, The Seat Of Sir George Beaumont, Bart., Leicestershire
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THE embowering rose, the acacia, and the pine,
Will not unwillingly their place resign;
If but the Cedar thrive that near them stands,
Planted by Beaumont`s and by `s hands.
One wooed the silent Art with studious pains:
These groves have heard the Other`s pensive strains;
Devoted thus, their spirits did unite
By interchange of knowledge and delight.
May Nature`s kindliest powers sustain the Tree,
And Love protect it from all injury!                        
And when its potent branches, wide out-thrown,
Darken the brow of this memorial Stone,
Here may some Painter sit in future days,
Some future Poet meditate his lays;
Not mindless of that distant age renowned
When Inspiration hovered o`er this ground,
The haunt of him who sang how spear and shield
In civil conflict met on Bosworth-field;
And of that famous Youth, full soon removed
From earth, perhaps by Shakspeare`s self approved,          
Fletcher`s Associate, Jonson`s Friend beloved.
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