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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The Cause was thus: Not full two Hours before,
A handsom Sharking Youth, fine-cloath'd (no more)
Had stoln young Girl, which wealthy Portion claym'd,
From crabbed Guardian, Torquares nam'd;
Whose Daughter Bride that day, great Celebration:
This Youth to dinner came, Intruding fashion,
With certain Friend; Danc'd with that Golden Lass;
Found Courting pause sometimes, no Heart of brass,
Softned, orecame: yet once before beheld;
Woo'd then by Looks, now th' Hand and Tongue reveal'd
Love's pow'rful Charms. She sitting by as tir'd,
Whilst others Danc'd, slunk forth to Grove (desir'd)
He follow'd strait, as Prize convey'd from thence.
These Horsemen strait pursu'd, lest for Defence
Should Marriage plead: inform'd, they cross'd this plain,
For Stature, Garb much like those Two (in vain)
Orsamnes and Fernanthe thought; howere,
Fast ty'd, conjoyn'd in Wedlock-bonds they were.
A handsom Sharking Youth, fine-cloath'd (no more)
Had stoln young Girl, which wealthy Portion claym'd,
From crabbed Guardian, Torquares nam'd;
Whose Daughter Bride that day, great Celebration:
This Youth to dinner came, Intruding fashion,
With certain Friend; Danc'd with that Golden Lass;
Found Courting pause sometimes, no Heart of brass,
Softned, orecame: yet once before beheld;
Woo'd then by Looks, now th' Hand and Tongue reveal'd
Love's pow'rful Charms. She sitting by as tir'd,
Whilst others Danc'd, slunk forth to Grove (desir'd)
He follow'd strait, as Prize convey'd from thence.
These Horsemen strait pursu'd, lest for Defence
Should Marriage plead: inform'd, they cross'd this plain,
For Stature, Garb much like those Two (in vain)
Orsamnes and Fernanthe thought; howere,
Fast ty'd, conjoyn'd in Wedlock-bonds they were.
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