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If by dull
rhymes our English must be chained,
And, like
Andromeda, the Sonnet sweet
Fettered, in spite of
pained loveliness;
Let us find out, if we must be
constrained,
Sandals more interwoven and complete
To fit the naked foot of poesy;
Let us inspect the
lyre, and weigh the stress
Of every chord, and see
what may be gained
By ear industrous, and attention
meet;
Misers of sound and syllable, no less
Than
Midas of his coinage, let us be
Jealous of dead
leaves in the bay wreath crown;
So, if we may not let
the Muse be free,
She will be bound with garlands of
her own
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