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LINES TO MRS. RADCLIFFE, 

On first reading THE MYSTERIES OF UDOLPHO.

 
Enchantress! whose transcendant pow'rs,
With ease, the massy fabric raise;—
Beneath whose sway the tempest low'rs,
Or lucid stream meand'ring plays;——

Accept the tribute of a heart,
Which thou hast often made to glow
With transport, oft with terror start,
Or sink at strains of solemn woe!