He ceas'd his fong. The melting dame He led her to the nuptial bower, Next morn he wak'd her with a fong, "The lark his matin peal has rung, Together through the fields they ftray'd, When oh! with grief the Mufe relates Sent by an order from the fates, Alarm'd Alarm'd the lover cry'd, My dear, At him the gunner took his aim; Or fhot Divided pair! forgive the wrong, While I with tears your fate rehearse; The RAKE. By a Lady in NEW ENGLAND. Video meliora proboque, Deteriora fequor. A N open heart, a generous mind, But paffion's flave, and wild as wind: In theory, a judge of right; Though banish'd from its practice quite : HOR. So So loofe, fo prostitute of foul, His nobler wit becomes the tool A thousand virtues mifapply'd; While reafon floats on paffion's tide: The parent's curfe, the virgin's fnare: The young, the thoughtless, and the gay:. He knows, he fees, he feels his fault; A wretched, felf-condemning creature, And dies, in youth, the prey of age The fcorn, the pity of the wife, Who love, lament him age! and defpife! FLOWERS. LE The learned page devour; While Florio better knowledge drains From each inftructive flow'r. II. His fav'rite Rofe his fear alarms, All opening to the fun; Like vain coquettes, who spread their charms, And shine, to be undone,. III. The Tulip, gaudy in its drefs, And made for nought but show, The glittering, empty beau! IV. The IV. The Snow-drop firft but peeps to light, And fearful fhews its head; Thus modeft merit fhines more bright, By felf-diftruft misled. V. Th' Auric❜la, which through labour rose, The force of education fhows; How much it can impart. VI. He marks the Senfitive's nice fit; If each man's darling vice were hit, VII. Beneath each common hedge, he views The Violet, with care; Hinting we should not worth refuse, Although we find it there. VIII. The Tuberofe that lofty fprings, Nor can support its height, Well represents imperious kings, IX. Fragrant, |