Scarce had she told her mournful tale, "Help, father! help," they loudly cry, "A wretch here bleeds to death, Some cordial balfam quickly give To stay his parting breath." All deadly pale they lay him down, With frantic grief poor ETHELINDE Befides his body falls s; "Lift up thine eyes, my EDWIN dear, 'Tis ETHELINDE that calls." That much lov'd found recalls his life, He lifts his clofing eyes, Then feebly murmuring out her name Stupid a while, in dumb defpair Dim grew her eyes, her lips turn'd pale, A DIRGE. B OW the head thou lily fair, Bow the head in mournful guife; Sickly turn thy fhining white, Shed thy leaves thou lovely rofe, Shed thy leaves fo fweet and gay; Spread them wide on the cold earth, Fragrant woodbine all untwine, All untwine from yonder bower; Drag Drag thy branches on the ground, For, woe is me! the gentle knot, Is bowed Her head with dim half-closed eyes, And mute is that harmonious voice, That wont to breathe the founds of love; And lifelefs are those beauteous limbs, That with fuch ease and grace did move. And I of all my blifs bereft, Lonely and fad must ever moan; To SLEEP. CON OME gentle God of soft repose, Come gentle God, without thy aid Let hope in fome propitious dream O quickly fend thy kind relief, These heart-felt pangs remove; Let me forget myself, my grief, And every care-but love. t SPASIA rolls her fparkling eyes, A And every bofom feels her power; The Indians thus view Phoebus rife, Quick to the foul the piercing splendors dart, ASPASIA fpeaks; the liftening crowd And felf-admiring folly hears. Her wit fecures the conquefts of her face; ASPASIA moves; her well-turn'd limbs "Twas |