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THE

GARDENS

OF

ALCINOUS.

From the Seventh Book of

HOMER's ODYSSES.

Close to the gates a spacious garden lies,
From storms defended, and inclement skies:
Four acres was th' allotted space of ground,
Fenc'd with a green enclosure all around.
Tall thriving trees confess'd the fruitful mold;
The red'ning apple ripens here to gold,

Here

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