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William Cowper - To Dr. Austin, Of Cecil Street, LondonWilliam Cowper - To Dr. Austin, Of Cecil Street, London
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Austin, accept a grateful verse from me, The poet`s treasure, no inglorious fee. Loved by the Muses, thy ingenuous mind Pleasing requital in my verse may find; Verse oft has dashed the scythe of Time aside, Immortalising names which else had died. And oh, could I command the glittering wealth With which sick kings are glad to purchase health; Yet, if extensive fame, and sure to live, Were in the power of verse like mine to give, I would not recompense his art with less, Who, giving Mary health, heals my distress.     Friend of my friend! I love thee, though unknown, And boldly call thee, being his, my own.
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