Versos English Evan Lloyd The Muse, who never lov'd the Town

English poem

The Muse, who never lov'd the Town

by (1734–1776)

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The Muse, who never lov'd the Town, Ne'er flaunted in brocaded Gown; Pleas'd thro' the hawthorn'd Vale to roam, Or sing her artless Strain at Home, Bred in plain Nature's simple Rules, Far from the Foppery of Schools (p. 36).