Rich Industry to view, with pleasing eyes,

Her fleets, her cities, and her harvests rife.
In curious emblems every art, exprest,

Glow'd from the loom, and brighten'd on his veft.
Science in various lights attention won,

Wav'd on his robe, and glitter'd in the sun.

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My words, he cried, my words observance claim : Refound, ye Mufes; and receive them, Fame ! Here was my ftation, when, o'er ocean wide,

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The great, third William stretch'd his naval pride: 10
I with my facred influence fwell'd his foul
Th' enflav'd to free, th' enflaver to control.
In vain did waves difperfe, and winds detain :
He came, he fav'd; in his was feen my reign.
How juft, how great, the plan his foul design'd,
To humble tyrants, and fecure mankind!
Next Marlborough in his steps fuccessful trod:
This, godlike plann'd; that, finish'd like a god!
And, while Oppreffion fled to realms unknown,
Europe was free, and Britain glorious fhone.

Where Naflau's race extenfive growth display'd,
There Freedom ever found a fheltering fhade.
Still heaven is kind!-See, from the princely root,
Millions to blefs, the BRANCH aufpicious fhoot!
He lives, he flourishes, his honours spread;
Fair virtues blooming on his youthful head :
Nurfe him, ye heavenly dews, ye funny rays,
Into firm health, fair fame, and length of days!
He paus'd, and cafting o'er the deep his eye,
Where the last billow fwells into the sky,

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Where, in gay vifion, round th' horizon's line,
The moving clouds with various beauty shine;
As dropping from their bofom, ting'd with gold,
Shoots forth a fail, amufive to behold!

Lo! while its light the glowing wave returns,
Broad like a fun the bark approaching burns.
Near, and more near, great Nassau foon he spy'd,
And beauteous Anna, Britain's eldest pride !
Thus fpoke the Genius, as advanc'd the fail-

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Hail, blooming hero! high-born princess, hail!
Thy charms thy mother's love of truth display,
Her light of virtue, and her beauty's ray;
Her dignity; which, copying the divine,
Soften'd, through condefcenfion, learns to fhine.
Greatness of thought, with prudence for its guide; 55.
Knowledge, from nature and from art supply'd;
To noblest objects pointed various ways;
Pointed by judgment's clear, unerring rays.
What manly virtues in her mind excel!
Yet on her heart what tender paffions dwell!
For ah! what pangs did late her peace destroy,
To part with thee, so wont to give her joy!

How heav'd her breaft! how fadden'd was her mein!
All in the mother then was loft the queen.

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The fwelling tear then dimm'd her parting view, 65
The ftruggling figh ftopp'd fhort her last adieu :
Ev'n now thy fancied perils fill her mind;
The fecret rock, rough wave, and rifing wind;
The fhoal, fo treacherous, near the tempting land;
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These fancied perils all, by day, by night,
In thoughts alarm her, and in dreams affright!
For thee her heart unceasing love declares,

In doubts, in hopes, in wishes, and in prayers!
Her prayers are heard!-For me, 'tis thine to brave 75
The fand, the hoal, rock, whirlpool, wind, and wave:
Kind Safety waits, to waft thee gently o'er,
And Joy to greet thee on the Belgic fhore.

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May future times, when their fond praise would tell How moft their favourite characters excel; How bleft! how great!—then may their songs declare, So great! fo bleft!-fuch Anne and Naffau were.

E GRÆCORU F.

QUI TE VIDET BEATUS EST,
BEATIOR QUI TE AUDIET,

QUI BASIAT SEMIDEUS FST,

QUI TE POTITUR EST DEUS.

BUCHANAN.

THE FOREGOING LINES PARAPHRASED.

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APPY the man, who, in thy fparkling eyes,

His amorous wishes fees, reflecting, play;

Sees little laughing Cupids, glancing, rife,
And, in foft-fwimming languor, die away.

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Still happier he to whom thy meanings roll
In founds which love, harmonious love inspire;
On his charm'd ear fits, rapt, his liftening foul,
Till admiration form intenfe defire.

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Half-deity is he who warm may prefs

Thy lip, foft-fwelling to the kindling kiss; And may that lip affentive warmth exprefs,

Till love draw willing love to ardent bliss!

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Circling thy waift, and circled in thy arms,

Who, melting on thy mutual-melting break,
Entranc'd enjoys love's whole luxrious charms,
Is all a God!-is of all heaven poffeft.

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EMPLOYMENT OF BEAUTY.

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Addreffed to Mrs. BRIDGET JONES, a young Widow Lady of Llanelly, Carmarthenshire.

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NCE Beauty, wifhing fond deftre to move,

Contriv'd to catch the heart of wandering Love. Come, pureft atoms! Beauty aid implores ;

For new foft texture leave ætherial ftores.

They come, they croud, they fhining hues unfold, 5 Be theirs a form, which Beauty's felf fhall mould! To mould my charmer's form the all apply'd— Whence Cambria boafts the birth of Nature's pride.

She calls the Graces-Such is Beauty's ftate, Prompt, at her call, th' obedient Graces wait.

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First your fair feet they fhape, and shape to pleafe;
Each stands defign'd for dignity and ease.
Firm, on thefe curious pedestals, depend

Two polish'd pillars; which, as fair, ascend;

From well-wrought knees, more fair, more large, they

rife;

Seen by the Mufe, though hid from mortal eyes.
More polish'd yet, your fabric each sustains ;
That pureft temple where perfection reigns.
A fmall, fweet circle forms your faultlefs waift,.
By Beauty fhap'd, to be by Love embrac’d.
Beyond that leffening waist, two orbs devise,
What fwelling charms, in fair proportion, rife!
Fresh peeping there, two blushing buds are found,
Each like a rofe, which lilies white furround.
There feeling fenfe, let pitying fighs infpire,
Till panting pity fwells to warm defire :
Defire, though warm, is chaste; each warmest kifs,
All rapture chafte, when Hymen bids the blifs.
Rounding and foft, two taper arms defcend;
Two fnow-white hands, in taper fingers, end.
Lo! cunning Beauty, on each palm, defigns
Love's fortune and your own, in mystic lines;
And lovely whitenefs, either arm contains,
Diverfified with azure-wandering veins;
The wandering veins conceal a generous flood,
The purple treasure of celeftial blood.
Rounding and white your neck, as curious, rears
O'er all a face, where Beauty's felf appears.

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