Sonnet, Addressed To Henry Cowper, Esq.
On His Emphatical And Interesting Delivery Of The Defence Of Warren Hastings, Esq., In The House Of Lords. Cowper, whose silver voice, taskd sometimes hard, Legends prolix delivers in the ears (Attentive when thou readst) of Englands peers, Let verse at length yield thee thy just reward. Thou wast not heard with drowsy disregard, Expending late on all that length of plea Thy generous powers, but silence honourd thee, Mute as eer gazed on orator or bard. Thou art not voice alone, but hast beside Both heart and head; and couldst with music sweet Of Attic phrase and senatorial tone, Like thy renownd forefathers, far and wide Thy fame diffuse, praised not for utterance meet Of others speech, but magic of thy own.
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