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Who reckon Gueslin, Bayard, or De Foix, Among their brave Progenitors? Their eyes, Accustom'd to regard the splendid trophies Of Heraldry (that with fantastic hand Mingles, like images in feverish dreams, "Gorgons and Hydras, and Chimeras dire," With painted puns, and visionary shapes;), See not the simple dignity of Virtue, But hold all base, whom honours such as these Exalt not from the crowd6 ­—­As one, who long Has dwelt amid the artificial scenes Of populous City, deems that splendid shows, The Theatre, and pageant pomp of Courts, Are only worth regard; forgets all taste For Nature's genuine beauty; in the lapse Of gushing waters hears no soothing sound, Nor