The History of Polindor and Flostella With Other Poems. By I. H. [i.e. John Harington] The third Edition, Revised and much Enlarged |
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Thus, down the Havens stream with tendrest Nurse
She's Lanched forth, as though some shorter course
(For ayering, health) to country Grange below;
Where Græcian Merchant, being order'd so
By th' Lord Lorele his friend, took both aboard
For Arcady; where Brother to that Lord
(Lines sent) as then become chief Favourite,
Her faithfull Guardian prov'd, she his Delight:
Call'd Chlorifleur: which Infant not returning,
'Twas noys'd, conceiv'd, some Pirat-theeves (that morning
Did scour in truth those Watry Roads) had drown'd.
As for this Last, from rich Arcadin bound
Kind Sayles and winds glad Newes transported oft
To th' Lord Lorele; yea, sweet'st Epistles brought
(So soon as Chlorifleurs small daintyer hand
Could Limb but letters forth, small Pen command)
Wrapt up in his; her Mothers high'st degree
But Baroness, inform'd, call'd Melide:
Nor knew that Merchant more (least blab'd, descry'd)
But that some noble Orphan 'twas, Ally'd.
She's Lanched forth, as though some shorter course
(For ayering, health) to country Grange below;
Where Græcian Merchant, being order'd so
By th' Lord Lorele his friend, took both aboard
For Arcady; where Brother to that Lord
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Her faithfull Guardian prov'd, she his Delight:
Call'd Chlorifleur: which Infant not returning,
'Twas noys'd, conceiv'd, some Pirat-theeves (that morning
Did scour in truth those Watry Roads) had drown'd.
As for this Last, from rich Arcadin bound
Kind Sayles and winds glad Newes transported oft
To th' Lord Lorele; yea, sweet'st Epistles brought
(So soon as Chlorifleurs small daintyer hand
Could Limb but letters forth, small Pen command)
Wrapt up in his; her Mothers high'st degree
But Baroness, inform'd, call'd Melide:
Nor knew that Merchant more (least blab'd, descry'd)
But that some noble Orphan 'twas, Ally'd.
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