The poetical wanderer containing, dissertations On the early poetry of Greece, On tragic poetry, and on the power Of noble actions on the mind. To which are added, several poems |
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On that unhappy day began my woe,
When wandering thro' the woods with bended bow,
Venus and Juno and the queen of arms,
Made you the judge who most excell'd in charms:
Then jealous fears bade every transport cease,
Then blackening storms o'ercast my former peace;
My bosom heav'd, my strength and colour fled,
When you return'd and the dread tidings spread;
To aged matrons I express'd my fear,
Who all agreed that sorrow's hand was near.
When wandering thro' the woods with bended bow,
Venus and Juno and the queen of arms,
Made you the judge who most excell'd in charms:
Then jealous fears bade every transport cease,
Then blackening storms o'ercast my former peace;
My bosom heav'd, my strength and colour fled,
When you return'd and the dread tidings spread;
To aged matrons I express'd my fear,
Who all agreed that sorrow's hand was near.
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