"With the ferene and ever-vacant gods; "While feas fhall rage between his Rome and Troy, "The horrid diftance breaking wide,

The banish'd Trojans fhall the globe enjoy, "And reign in every place befide; "While beafts infult my * judge's duft, and hide "Their litter in his curfed tomb,

"The fhining capitol of Rome

"Shall overlook the world with awful pride,

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"And Parthians take their law from that eternal

"dome.

V.

"Let Rome extend her fame to every fhore;

"And let no banks or mounds reftrain

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"The feas from Europe, Africk
"Swelling above thofe floods, her power

"Shall, like its Nile, o'erflow the Libyan land.
"Shining in polish'd steel, fhe dares
"The glittering beams of gold despise,
"Gold the great fource of human cares,
Hid wifely deep from mortal eyes,
"Till, fought in evil hour by hands unbleft,
"Opening the dark abodes,

"There iffued forth a direful train of woes,

reft

"That give mankind no "For gold, devoted to th' infernal gods,

"No native human uses knows.

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"Where'er great Jove did place

"The bounds of nature yet unfeen, "He meant a goal of glory to the race

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"The Roman arms fhall win : "Rejoicing, onward they approach "To view the outworks of the world, "The madding fires, in wild debauch, "The fnows and rains unborn, in endlefs eddies

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VII.

" 'Tis I, O Rome, pronounce these fates behind,
"But will thy reign with this condition bind,

“That no falfe filial piety,

"In idle fhapes deluding thee,

"Or confidence of power,

"Tempt thee again to raise a Trojan tower;
"Troy, plac'd beneath malignant stars,

"Haunted with omens ftill the fame,
"Rebuilt fhall but renew the former flame,

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"Jove's wife and fifter leading on the wars.
"Thrice let her fhine with brazen walls,

"Rear'd up by heavenly hands ;

"And thrice in fatal duft the falls,

"By faithful Grecian bands;

"Thrice the dire fcene fhall on the world return,
"And captive wives again their fons and husbands

"" mourn."

But

But top, prefumptuous Mufe, thy daring flight,
Nor hope, in thy weak lyrick lay,

The heavenly language to display,
Or bring the counfels of the gods to light.

GREENWICH PARK.

THE Paphian ifle was once the bleft abode

Of beauty's goddess and her archer-god.

There blissful bowers and amorous fhades were seen, Fair cyprefs walks, and myrtles ever green. 'Twas there, furrounded by a hollow'd wood, Sacred to love, a fplendid temple stood; Where altars were with coftly gums perfum'd, And lovers fighs arofe, and smoke from hearts cenfum'd.

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Till, thence remov'd, the queen of beauty flies
To Britain, fam'd for bright victorious eyes.
Here-fix'd, the chofe a fweeter feat for Love,
And Greenwich Park is now her Cyprian grove.
Nor fair Parnaffus with this hill can vie,
Which gently fwells into the wondering sky,
Commanding all that can tranfport our fight,
And varying with each view the fresh delight.
From hence my Mufe prepares to wing her way,
And wanton, like the Thames, through fmiling meads
would ftray,

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Defcribe the groves beneath, the fylvan bowers,
The river's winding train, and great Augufta's towers.

But

But fee a living prospect drawing near At once transports, and railes awful fear! Love's favourite band, selected to maintain His choiceft triumphs, and support his reign. Mufe, pay thy homage here-Yet oh beware! And draw the glorious fcene with artful care, For foolish praife is fatire on the fair.

Behold where bright Urania does advance,
And lightens through the trees with every glance!
A careless pleasure in her air is feen;
Diana fhines with fuch a graceful mien,

When in her darling woods the's feign'd to rove,
The chace purfuing, and avoiding love.

At flying deer the goddef's boafts her aim,
But Cupid fhews the nymph a nobler game.
Th' unerring fhafts fo various fly around,
'Tis hard to fay which gives the deepest wound.
Or if with greater glory we fubmit,

Pierc'd by her eyes, her humour, or her wit.

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See next her charming sister, young and gay,
In beauty's bloom like the sweet month of May !
The fportful nymph once in the neighbouring grove
Surpriz'd by chance the fleeping god of love;
His head reclin'd upon a tuft of green,

And by him fcatter'd lay his arrows bright and keen ;
She ty'd his wings, and stole his wanton darts,
Then, laughing, wak'd the tyrant lord of hearts;
He smil'd,—and said—'Tis well, insulting fair!
Yet how you sport with fleeping Love beware!
My lofs of darts quickly can fupply,
Your looks shall triumph for Love's aeity :

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And though you now my feeble power difdain,
You once perhaps may feel a lover's pain.

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Though Helen's form, and Cleopatra's charms, The boaft of fame, once kindled dire alarms : Thofe dazzling lights the world no more muft view, And scarce would think the bright description true, Did not that ray of beauty, more divine, In Mira's eyes by tranfmigration shine. Her fhape, her air, proportion, lovely face, And matchlefs skin content with rival grace; And Venus' felf, proud of th' officious aid, With all her charms adorns th' illuftrious maid. But hark!-what more than mortal founds are

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Be ftill, ye whispering winds, and moving trees! 65 A fecond Mira does all hearts furprize,

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At once victorious with her voice and eyes.
Her eyes alone can tenderest love infpire,
Her heavenly voice improves the young desire.
So western gales in fragrant gardens play
On buds produc'd by the fun's quickening ray,
And fpread them into life, and gently chide their
ftay.

We court that skill, by which we're fure to die,
The modeft fair would fain our fuit deny,
And fings unwillingly, with trembling fear,
As if concern'd our ruin is fo near;
So generous victors fofteft pity know,

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And with reluctance ftrike the fatal blow.

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