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Charlotte Smith - Sonnet XXXIII. To The Naiad Of The Arun
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GO, rural Naiad! wind thy stream along
Through woods and wilds: then seek the ocean caves
Where sea-nymphs meet their coral rocks among,
To boast the various honours 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!
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 that genius can impart,
Adds the cool head, and the unblemish`d heart.
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