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(437.) Well may ſüch radiant ſtate increaſe thy pride, Delighted ſtream! tho rich in native charms, Tho' inborn worth and honour ſtill refide, Where thy chill banks the glow of Chatſworth

WArINnsS«,

Tho' here her new-found art, as that of yore, The ſpinſter Goddels to thy rule aſligns;

Tho', where her temples crowd thy peopled ſhore, Wealth gilds thy urn, and Fame thy chaplet

twines.

Ah, while thy nymphs in Derby's towered vale Lead their ſad Quires around MiLCENA'S bier, What ſoothing ſweetneſs breathes along the gale, (Comes Ver the cConlorts heart, and balms a brother's tear!

Fer new-found art, Gc. Alluding to the numerous cotton „mills on and near the river Derwent.

FMlcena's bier. Mis. French, ſiſter to Mr. Mundy. Part 1. Canto 111. 1. 308.