Epistolary Ode by Rev J Thorowgood Marching Love and Virtue
An 18th century verse piece from Rev J Thorowgood urges resume of tuneful lyre to soothe grief and praise heavenly love. It lauds friendship and virtuous conduct, recounts Christ’s love, and calls the poet to awake his harp against forgetfulness and moral decay. The ode blends elegy with didactic exhortation and invokes Urania and Floria to inspire sacred song.