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Emblems of Clemene.
Oft have I seen, with ravish'd Eyes,
The Beauty of unclouded Skies,
When the pure Light its Lustre sheds,
And o'er the spotless Azure spreads.
Such is Clemene's peaceful Breast
When ev'ry Passion's lull'd to Rest:
Her Smiles, her lucid Eyes impart
Transports to ev'ry Gazer's Heart.
The Beauty of unclouded Skies,
When the pure Light its Lustre sheds,
And o'er the spotless Azure spreads.
Such is Clemene's peaceful Breast
When ev'ry Passion's lull'd to Rest:
Her Smiles, her lucid Eyes impart
Transports to ev'ry Gazer's Heart.
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Oft have I seen the troubled Air,
When sable Clouds were gath'ring there.
Darkness the Face of Heav'n deforms,
Presage of Thunder and of Storms.
So, when the chang'd Clemene shows
Displeasure on her bended Brows:
When angry Looks and Frowns appear,
To shade the Heav'n of Beauty there;
Trembling, we view her threat'ning Eye,
And dread the Tempest that is nigh.
When sable Clouds were gath'ring there.
Darkness the Face of Heav'n deforms,
Presage of Thunder and of Storms.
So, when the chang'd Clemene shows
Displeasure on her bended Brows:
When angry Looks and Frowns appear,
To shade the Heav'n of Beauty there;
Trembling, we view her threat'ning Eye,
And dread the Tempest that is nigh.
As fairest, and as sweetest Flow'rs
Prest with the Weight of many Show'rs,
Bend down the melancholy Head,
And beautiful in Ruin fade:
Such is Clemene, when her Mind
Is to invading Grief resign'd.
And Tears steal forth, her self serene,
As if they meant to fall unseen:
While all, that view the pensive Fair,
Would gladly half her Sorrow bear:
Nay, the whole Burden of her Grief,
Would it but give her Soul Relief.
Prest with the Weight of many Show'rs,
Bend down the melancholy Head,
And beautiful in Ruin fade:
Such is Clemene, when her Mind
Is to invading Grief resign'd.
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As if they meant to fall unseen:
While all, that view the pensive Fair,
Would gladly half her Sorrow bear:
Nay, the whole Burden of her Grief,
Would it but give her Soul Relief.
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