The Grecian Story Being an Historical Poem, in Five Books. To which is Annex'd The Grove: Consisting of Divers Shorter Poems upon several Subjects. By J. H. [i.e. John Harington] |
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What Noble, Wise, and Good in Men they call:
What Best befits, and Graces ev'ry Action;
Knowing themselves, conjoyn'd, that satisfaction.
With curious Arts and Tongues, State-Wisdom too
Man furnish'd seem'd, much knows and much can do.
Sad Frailty howere both Body, Mind display,
That brighter Coin bad Mixture does Allay;
Where Fancy, Passion much o'er-rule, and grown
Usurper like, Mount Princely Reason's Throne.
Joyn'd Crosses, Cares o'th' World, sad Accidents
Disturbing too (dreadful as strange Events)
From Men, from furious Beasts; things nam'd before,
Fire, Water-floods, &c. Nature's Destructive store.
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