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WINDSOR-FOREST.

To the Right Honourable

GEORGE Lord LANSDOWN.

HY Forests, Windsor! and thy green retreats,
At once the Monarch's and the Muse's seats,
Invite my lays. Be present sylvan Maids!
Unlock your Springs, and open all your Shades:
Granville commands; your aid O Muses bring!
What Muse for Granville can refuse to sing?
The Groves of Eden, vanish'd now so long,
Live in description, and look green in song:

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