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BATRACHOMUOMACHIA:
Mean Time the Sun departed from our View,
And the War ended as his Rays withdrew.

To

The LADY ——

From fawning Crouds, and Noise and Strife,
To rural Ease, and private Life,
You, Madam, with the Spring remove;
And who can blame what you approve?
Gay as the Season of the Year
Does the delightful [1]Place appear;
And Art and Nature jointly meet
To make it, as it is, compleat.
Here drawn at length by Kneller's Hands
The Majesty of Britain stands.
In that Apartment, drest for War,
Terribly shines the fierce Bavar.

  1. Charborough, in Dorset-shire.

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