The Poetical Works of the Rev. George Crabbe with his letters and journals, and his life, by his son. In eight volumes |
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The simple barber, once an honest name,
Cervantes founded, Fielding raised his fame:
Barber no more—a gay perfumer comes,
On whose soft cheek his own cosmetic blooms;
Here he appears, each simple mind to move,
And advertises beauty, grace and love.
—“Come, faded belles, who would your youth renew,
“And learn the wonders of Olympian dew;
“Restore the roses that begin to faint,
“Nor think celestial washes vulgar paint;
“Your former features, airs, and arts assume,
“Circassian virtues, with Circassian bloom.
“Come, batter'd beaux, whose locks are turn'd to gray,
“And crop Discretion's lying badge away;
“Read where they vend these smart engaging things,
“These flaxen frontlets with elastic springs;
“No female eye the fair deception sees,
“Not Nature's self so natural as these.”
Cervantes founded, Fielding raised his fame:
Barber no more—a gay perfumer comes,
On whose soft cheek his own cosmetic blooms;
Here he appears, each simple mind to move,
And advertises beauty, grace and love.
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“And learn the wonders of Olympian dew;
“Restore the roses that begin to faint,
“Nor think celestial washes vulgar paint;
“Your former features, airs, and arts assume,
“Circassian virtues, with Circassian bloom.
“Come, batter'd beaux, whose locks are turn'd to gray,
“And crop Discretion's lying badge away;
“Read where they vend these smart engaging things,
“These flaxen frontlets with elastic springs;
“No female eye the fair deception sees,
“Not Nature's self so natural as these.”
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