To breathe Delight on English Ground,
The grateful Dryads will admire
The Magic of their Mundy’s Lyre;
And boast the Wood, he lov’d to praise,
For ever verdant in his Lays.
W. HAYLEY.
[1]. [Dove, etc.] The river Dove.
[2]. [And bids his hollies, etc.] The numerous groves and clumps of hollies give uncommon beauty to the winter-scenes of Needwood Forest.
[3]. [Emes, etc.] Mr. Emes, who ornamented Beaudesart, the seat of Ld. Paget, which is seen from the Forest, and who has obtained great reputation for his Taste in ornamental Gardening, has frequently assured the Author, that he took his best hints from the scenes of Needwood.