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NYJ-N.767.084
18 Jun 1767:31 (1276)
To the most excellent Thomas Penn, Proprietor of
Pennsylvania, or (as the Latin calls it) Sovereign.
Altho' your mind's employ'd with cares of state,
Illustrious Penn, yet triffles cares abate,
Such as the muses to the bard impart,
Bless'd with each strain to captivate the heart.
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He,--(Phoebus and the nine inspiring) sings
The deathless fame of heroes and of Kings:--
Maecenas, of a noble generous mind,
Who to the muses' friend was always kind,
His fame had lost in those degen'rate days,--
Had it not been for Maro's matchless lays,
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