And shroud in night the actor and the bard.
From The British Minerva. Printed in Hamburgh. 1818.
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Elegy,
Written at a Christmas Feast in the country.
The clock proclaims the welcome dinner hour,
The guests are met—and ev’ry brow unbent,
Swift circles round the draught of potent power,
Inspiring mirth, and banishing restraint.
Now crowd the Christmas dainties on the sight,