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SCAGG.769.017
6-13 Mar 1769:14 (12/540)
London, January 3. The following ode, composed upon the
occasion [the opening of the Royal Academy of Arts] by the
Rev. Dr. Francklin, was sung by Messrs. Beard, Vernon and
Rooke.
THE TRIUMPH OF THE ARTS
Written on the institution of the Royal Academy
January 1, 1769.
When discord late her baleful influence shed,
O'er the fair realms of science and of art,
Neglected genius bent his drooping head,
And pierced with anguish ev'ry tuneful heart,
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