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In the Grounds of Coleorton, the Seat of Sir George Beaumont, Bart. Leicestershire.
The embowering Rose, the Acacia, and the Pine
Will not unwillingly their place resign;
If but the Cedar thrive that near them stands,
Planted by Beaumont's and by Wordsworth's hands.
One wooed the silent Art with studious pains,—
These Groves have heard the Other's pensive strains;
Devoted thus, their spirits did unite
By interchange of knowledge and delight.
May Nature's kindliest powers sustain the Tree,
And Love protect it from all injury!
And when its potent branches, wide out-thrown,
Darken the brow of this memorial Stone,
And to a favourite resting-place invite,
For coolness grateful and a sober light;
Here may some Painter sit in future days,
