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A

DISCOURSE

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ASTORAL POETRY.

HERE are not, I believe, a greater number of any fort of verses than of those which called Paftorals; nor a fmaller, than of those ich are truly fo. It therefore seems neceflary give fome account of this kind of Poem, and 's my defign to comprize in this short paper the bftance of thofe numerous differtations the Critics. ve made on the fubject, without omitting any their rules in my own favour. You will also d fome points reconciled, about which they feem differ, and a few remarks, which, I think, ave escaped their observation.

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The original of Poetry is afcribed hich fucceeded the creation of the 3 the keeping of flocks fe mployment of mankind, oetry was probably pa

to have

oft a

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* Written at fixteen years of

PASTORALS,

WITH A

Difcourfe on PASTORAL.

Written in the Year M DCC IV.

Rura mihi et rigui placeant in vallibus amnes,
Flumina amem, fylvafque, inglorius!

VIRG

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