And mix’d with ashes, as was Heav’n’s design.
LUCIUS.
Pine-Street, Aug. 19, 1796.
LINES ON THE CELEBRATED SHAKESPEARE.
On a biforked hill, with Fame’s ever-green crown’d,
Encircled with azure serene,
Whilst the Sylphs of his fancy play’d wantonly round,
Willy Shakespeare enliven’d the scene.
As all pensive he sat, keen-ey’d Wisdom drew near,