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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'Twas Safe conceiv'd to Borrow all, imploy
More honest Way, lost th' Armed Band, Convoy;
These should both shroud, defend, lest backward straying,
Troopers perchance (long since observ'd) betraying
Might seize on Him; or else Borganes Men;
For sudden Death convey to th' Castle agen,
As tho broke loose from th' Prince's Train, Escape:
Mean while howe're perform'd Clermanthe's Rape.
Thus strait Disguis'd he trod the Field; thought best
To ride about, lest Haunted by the Rest;
Then finding none t'inform, He rang'd all night,
By Hedges cross'd, Brooks, Woods conjoyned spite,
Till near to th' Borders came; where Dry with sorrow,
Long Travel, Watch, draught from the Fount did borrow.
More honest Way, lost th' Armed Band, Convoy;
These should both shroud, defend, lest backward straying,
Troopers perchance (long since observ'd) betraying
Might seize on Him; or else Borganes Men;
For sudden Death convey to th' Castle agen,
As tho broke loose from th' Prince's Train, Escape:
Mean while howe're perform'd Clermanthe's Rape.
Thus strait Disguis'd he trod the Field; thought best
To ride about, lest Haunted by the Rest;
Then finding none t'inform, He rang'd all night,
By Hedges cross'd, Brooks, Woods conjoyned spite,
Till near to th' Borders came; where Dry with sorrow,
Long Travel, Watch, draught from the Fount did borrow.
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