LINES TO MRS. RADCLIFFE,
ON FIRST READING THE MYSTERIES OF UDOLPHO.
Enchantress! whose transcendant pow'rs,
With ease, the massy fabric raise;—
Beneath whose sway the tempest low'rs,
Or lucid stream meänd'ring plays;—
Accept the tribute of a heart,
Which thou hast often made to glow
With transport, oft with terror start,
Or sink at strains of solemn woe!