English poem
On hearing DAVID HUME, Esq particularly admired in a Company of petit Maitres
by John Cunningham (1501–1591)
DID rocks and trees in ancient days Round tuneful Orpheus throng, Mov'd by the bard's enliv'ning lays, And sensible of song!
When the bold Orpheus of our age, With true pathetic fire, Unfolds the philosophic page, The very beaux admire.