Facing to the northern clime, Thrice he traced the Runic rhyme; Thrice pronounc'd in accents, dread The thrilling verse that wakes the devil!

Publifhed as the Act directs 15 Aug 1776

1.Walker det.

BY

MR. GRA Y.

A NEW EDITION.

I. Taylor poulp.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR J. MURRAY, NO. 32, FLEET STREET,

MDCCLXXVI11.

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Sir THOMAS MILLS.

SIR,

WHEN I prefent the Public with an

elegant edition of "Poems by Mr. Gray" at a very moderate price, I perform an action which I am confident would have been highly grateful to the author had he been living, as every writer naturally wishes to have his works handsomely printed and univerfally read.

I flatter myself there is no impropriety in particularly infcribing these poems to a gentleman who has judgement to diftinguish, and tafte to relish fine verfes, and who poffeffes a heart capable of many virtues.

I remain, with refpect,

SIR,

LONDON, 20th November,

1777.

Your very obedient fervant,

A

THE EDITOR.