Stanzas Written By Thomson On The Blank Leaf Of A Copy Of His 'Seasons' Sent By Him To Mr. Lyttleton

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Go, little book, and find our Friend,
  Who Nature and the Muses loves,
Who cares the public virtues blend
  With all the softness of the groves.

A fitter time thou canst not choose,
  His fostering friendship to repay;
Go then, and try, my rural muse,
  To steal his widowed hours away.

© James Thomson