Again, to save this fair domain,[[73]]
A Vernon strove, but strove in vain;
And many a noble heart was warm[[74]]
The fell devourer’s rage to charm;
But mean Self-interest lit the flame,
Blind Furies fann’d; and Ruin came.
Yet Limbrook prattles, in her pride,[[75]]
Of ancient scenery on her side,
Calls, where her beauties still prevail,
To Byrkley Bowers and Yoxall Dale,