 | The Genuine Works in Verse and Prose, Of the Right Honourable George Granville, Lord Lansdowne |  |
Lady Hyde having the Small-Pox, soon after the Recovery of Mrs. Mohun
Scarce could the general Joy for Mohun appear,
But new Attempts shew other Dangers near;
Beauty's attack'd in her imperial Fort,
Where all her Loves and Graces kept their Court;
In her chief Residence, besieg'd at last,
Laments to see her fairest Fields laid waste.
But new Attempts shew other Dangers near;
Beauty's attack'd in her imperial Fort,
Where all her Loves and Graces kept their Court;
In her chief Residence, besieg'd at last,
Laments to see her fairest Fields laid waste.
On things immortal, all Attempts are vain;
Tyrant Disease, 'tis Loss of Time and Pain;
Glut thy wild Rage, and load thee with rich Prize
Torn from her Cheeks, her fragrant Lips, and Eyes:
Let her but live; as much Vermilion take,
As might a Helen, or a Venus make;
Like Thetis, she shall frustrate thy vain Rape,
And in variety of Charms escape.
Tyrant Disease, 'tis Loss of Time and Pain;
Glut thy wild Rage, and load thee with rich Prize
Torn from her Cheeks, her fragrant Lips, and Eyes:
Let her but live; as much Vermilion take,
As might a Helen, or a Venus make;
Like Thetis, she shall frustrate thy vain Rape,
And in variety of Charms escape.
The twinkling Stars, drop numberless each Night,
Yet shines the radiant Firmament as bright;
So from the Ocean should we Rivers drain,
Still would enough to drown the World remain.
Yet shines the radiant Firmament as bright;
So from the Ocean should we Rivers drain,
Still would enough to drown the World remain.
| The Genuine Works in Verse and Prose, Of the Right Honourable George Granville, Lord Lansdowne | |