On the Nuptials of Lord Grey, and Lady Harriot Bentinck

Hymen (neglected God) this day appears In blaze of glory, as in earlier years; When innate worth alone th' affections sway'd, Nor wealth the youth, nor pomp allur'd the maid; Titles and grandeur, "trifles light as air," Were not essentials to the well-match'd pair; But when indulgent heaven benignly joins To title, virtues that e'en wealth refines; When noble birth adorns a nobler heart, Which joys th' intrusted blessings to impart, Copies the great Commander of the sky, And wipes Affliction's tear from Virtue's eye? How fair's the lot?—we see, and wondering trace These glowing virtues stamp'd on Stamford's race: A bright compeer in worth and noble fame, Hark! radiant Truth re-echoes Bentinck's name.

Auspicious morn! for ever gay appear, Clad in the brightest livery of the year; Joyful may circling hours thy ides relate, Which saw united Grey and Bentinck's fate; Long be their years, to grief and pain unknown, And may each parent virtue be their own.