For aching hearts a fov'reign cure,
Not foft Nepenthe* half fo fure!
And when returning comforts rise,
Thou the bright fun, that gilds our skies!

While thefe ideas warm'd my breast,
My weary eye-lids stole to reft;
When fancy re-affumed the theme,
And furnish'd this instructive dream.

I fail'd upon a ftormy fea,
(Thousands embark'd alike with me)
My skiff was small, and weak befide,
Not built, methought, to ftem the tide.
The winds along the furges sweep,
The wrecks lie fcatter'd thro' the deep;
Aloud the foaming billows roar,
Unfriendly rocks forbid the fhore.

* Nepenthe is an herb, which being infus'd in wine. difpels grief. It is unknown to the moderns; but fome believe it a kind of opium, and others take it for a species of buglofs. Plin. 21. 21. and 25. 2.

While

While all our various courfe purfue, A fpacious ifle falutes our view.

Two

queens, with tempers diff ring wide,

This new-difcover'd world divide.

A river parts

their proper claim,

And TRUTH its celebrated name.

One fide a beauteous tract of ground Presents, with living verdure crown'd. The feafons temp'rate, foft, and mild, And a kind fun, that always fmil'd. Few ftorms moleft the natives here; COLD is the only ill they fear. This happy clime, and grateful foil, With plenty crowns the lab'rer's toil. A

Here FRIENDSHIP's happy kingdomgrew, Her realms were small, her fubjects few. A thousand charms the palace grace, reba A rock of adamant its bafe.

Tho' thunders roll, and lightnings fly, This ftructure braves th' inclement sky.I Ev'n TIME, which other piles devoursju And mocks the pride of human pow'rs,

Partial to FRIENDSHIP's pile alone,

Cements the joints, and binds the stone;
Ripens the beauties of the place,
And calls to life each latent grace..

Around the throne, in order ftand
Four Amazons, a trusty band;
Friends ever faithful to advise,
Or to defend when dangers rise.
Here. FORTITUDE in coat of mail!
There JUSTICE lifts her golden fcale
Two hardy chiefs! who perfevere,
With form erect, and brow fevere;
Who fmile at perils, pains and death,
And triumph with their latest breath.

TEMPORANCE that comely matron's near,

Guardian of all the VIRTUES here;
Adorn'd with every blooming grace,

Without one wrinkle in her face.

But PRUDENCE most attracts the fight, And fines pre-eminently bright.

To view her various thoughts that rise,
She holds a mirror to her eyes;

The mirror, faithful to its charge,
Reflects the virgin's foul in large.

A VIRTUE, with a fofter air, Was hand-maid to the regal fair. This nymph, indulgent, conftant, kind, Derives from Heav'n her spotlefs mind; When actions wear a dubious face, Puts the best meaning on the cafe ! She fpreads her arms, and bares her breast, Takes in the naked and distress'd ;; Prefers the hungry orphan's cries, And from her queen obtains fupplies. The maid, who acts this lovely part, Grafp'd in her hand a bleeding heart.. Fair CHARITY ! be thou my guest, And be thy constant couch my breast.

But virtues of inferior name

Croud round the throne with equal claim
In loyalty by none furpafs'd,

They hold allegiance to the last.
B. 6.

Not

Not ancient records e'er can fhow,

That one deserted to the foe.

The river's other fide display'd Alternate plots of flow'rs and shade, Where poppies fhone with various hue, Where yielding willows plenteous grew; And Humble* plants, by trav'lers thought With flow but certain poifon fraught. Beyond thefe fcenes, the eye defcry'd A pow'rful realm extended wide, Whose bound'ries from north-east begun, And stretch'd to meet the fouth-weft fun. Here FLATT'RY boafts defpotic fway, And bafks in all the warmth of day.

Long practis'd in deception's fchool,
The tyrant knew the arts to rule;
Elated with th' imperial robe,
She plans the conqueft of the globe;

* The HUMBLE plant bends down before the touch (as the Senfitive plant fhrinks from the touch) and is faid by fome to be the flow poifon of the Indians.

And