The miscellaneous works of David Humphreys Late Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States of America to the Court of Madrid |
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 | The miscellaneous works of David Humphreys |  |
Ye blooming daughters of the western world,
Whose graceful locks by artless hands are curl'd,
Whose limbs of symmetry, and snowy breast,
Allure to love, in simple neatness drest;
Beneath the veil of modesty, who hide
The boast of nature, and of virgin pride—
(For beauty needs no meretricious art
To find a passage to the op'ning heart)
Oh, make your charms ev'n in my song admir'd,
My song immortal by your charms inspir'd.
Whose graceful locks by artless hands are curl'd,
Whose limbs of symmetry, and snowy breast,
Allure to love, in simple neatness drest;
Beneath the veil of modesty, who hide
The boast of nature, and of virgin pride—
(For beauty needs no meretricious art
To find a passage to the op'ning heart)
Oh, make your charms ev'n in my song admir'd,
My song immortal by your charms inspir'd.
| The miscellaneous works of David Humphreys | |