1743-1825.

Warrington Academy.

Man is the noblest growth our realms supply,
And souls are ripened in our northern sky.


SIR WILLIAM JONES.

1746-1794.

A Persian Song of Hafiz.

Go boldly forth, my simple lay,
Whose accents flow with artless ease,
Like orient pearls at random strung.


Ode in Imitation of Alcoeus.