In courts and glitt'ring tow'rs she wish'd to dwell, She faw her blooming cheek's reflected beam, Might deck the scenes, where love and pleasure reign, "And fire with am'rous flames the youthful train." While While thus fhe spoke, a sudden blaze of light Shot through the clouds, and ftruck her dazzled fight: She rais'd her head, aftonish'd, to the skies, And veil'd with trembling hands her aching eyes; When through the yielding air she saw from far A goddess gliding in a golden car, That foon defcended on the flow'ry lawn, By two fair yokes of starry peacocks drawn: Like twinkling stars their beamy sandals play'd : (Webs half fo bright the filkworm never spun) That morning spreads o'er ev'ry op'ning flow'r, The queen herself, too fair for mortal fight Sat in the centre of encircling light, Soon with foft touch the rais'd the trembling maid, And by her fide in filent flumber laid : Straight the gay birds difplay'd their spangled train, The fairy band their fhining pinions fpread, And as they rose fresh gales of fweetness shed Now in a garden deck'd with verdant bow'rs The glitt'ring car defcends on bending flow'rs; The goddess still with looks divinely fair Surveys the fleeping object of her care; Then o'er her cheek her magick finger lays, Soft as the gale that o'er a vi'let plays, And thus in founds, that favour'd mortals hear, She gently whispers in her ravish'd ear; " Awake "Awake, fweet maid, and view this charming fcene "For ever beauteous, and for ever green; "Here living rills of pureft nectar flow "O'er meads that with unfading flow'rets glow; "Here am'rous gales their fcented wings display, "Here in the lap of pleasure fhalt thou reft, The damfel hears the heav'nly notes diftil, And views the fplendid scene with glad furprize; Fresh lawns, and funny banks, and roseate bow'rs, Hills white with flocks, and meadows gem'd with flow'rs; Cool fhades, a fure defence from fummer's ray, And filver brooks where wanton damfels play, That That with foft notes their dimpled crystal roll'd A rifing fountain play'd from ev'ry stream, Smil'd as it rofe, and caft a tranfient gleam, Bath'd ev'ry fhrub, and fprinkled ev'ry flow'r, While Maia thus entranc'd in fweet delight In mazy curls the flowing jafper wav'd O'er its fmooth bed with polish'd agate pav'd; And |