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TO

William Somervile, Esq;

On his POEM call'd

The CHACE.

While you, Sir, gain the steep Ascent to Fame,And Honours due to deathless Merit claim;

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To a weak Muse a kind Indulgence lend,Fond with just Praise your Labours to commend,And tell the World, that Somervile's her Friend.Her Incense guiltless of the Forms of ArtBreaths all the Huntsman's Honesty of Heart;Whose Fancy still the pleasing Scene retainsOf Edric's Villa, and Ardenna's Plains:

Joys,