The bird That glads the night had cheer'd the listening gro… - William Somervile

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That glads the night had cheer'd the listening groves with sweet complainings.

William Somervile

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William Somervile, sometimes reported as Somerville (2 September 1675 – 19 July 1742) was an English poet.

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Alternative Names: William Somerville

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Whate'er of earth is form'd, to earth returns,
* * * * The soul
Of man alone, that particle divine,
Escapes the wreck of worlds, when all things fail.

For the next inn he spurs amain,
In haste alights, and skuds away,
But time and tide for no man stay.

Hail, blooming Youth!
May all your virtues with your years improve,
Till in consummate worth you shine the pride
Of these our days, and succeeding times
A bright example.

The bird That glads the night had cheer'd the listening groves with sweet complainings. - William Somervile

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