Poems on Several Occasions By the late Reverend Thomas Fitzgerald. Published by his Grandson, the Reverend Thomas Wintour |
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A SONG.
[The Charms which blooming Beauty shows]
The Charms which blooming Beauty shows
From Faces heav'nly fair,
We to the Lily and the Rose
With Semblance apt compare:
From Faces heav'nly fair,
We to the Lily and the Rose
With Semblance apt compare:
With Semblance apt, for ah, how soon!
How soon they all decay!
The Lily droops, the Rose is gone,
And Beauty fades away.
How soon they all decay!
The Lily droops, the Rose is gone,
And Beauty fades away.
But when bright Virtue shines confess'd,
With sweet Discretion join'd;
When Mildness calms the peaceful Breast,
And Wisdom guides the Mind;
With sweet Discretion join'd;
When Mildness calms the peaceful Breast,
And Wisdom guides the Mind;
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When Charms like these, dear Maid, conspire
Thy Person to approve,
They kindle generous chaste Desire,
And everlasting Love.
Thy Person to approve,
They kindle generous chaste Desire,
And everlasting Love.
Beyond the Reach of Time or Fate,
These Graces shall endure;
Still, like the Passion they create,
Eternal, constant, pure.
These Graces shall endure;
Still, like the Passion they create,
Eternal, constant, pure.
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