Poems on Several Occasions | ||
On Sight of the Boat, built by John Rich, Esq;
in the Form of a Swan, now swimming in the Canal in the Royal Gardens at Kew.
When Jove the love of Leda su'dA swan's sweet form he gain'd;
In that the nymph her fancy view'd,
And Jove his wish obtain'd.
Thus You, whom magic genius fires,
Like him a swan create;
Augusta while she sees admires;—
Was Jove's success so great?
Poems on Several Occasions | ||