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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That Season past, by Fit of Sickness when
The Duchess seiz'd, that Vile Gondace then
For Poysonous Feat prepar'd; but Night before
Through Feaver Dead: well pleas'd th' Ambitious Whore:
Thought Friendly Fates therein with Her Conspir'd.
Twelve Years Clermanthe's Age; then Flow'r admir'd:
Some Thirty two Gondace's Self, tho seem'd
By View not Twenty four, fresh Coin esteem'd,
And tho faln short of her main Mark, the Seizing
Wife's gallant Style (that looser Way then pleasing
The Duke's depraved Tast) she's Mistress grown;
Doth Planet-like that Sphear command alone.
The Duchess seiz'd, that Vile Gondace then
For Poysonous Feat prepar'd; but Night before
Through Feaver Dead: well pleas'd th' Ambitious Whore:
Thought Friendly Fates therein with Her Conspir'd.
Twelve Years Clermanthe's Age; then Flow'r admir'd:
Some Thirty two Gondace's Self, tho seem'd
By View not Twenty four, fresh Coin esteem'd,
And tho faln short of her main Mark, the Seizing
Wife's gallant Style (that looser Way then pleasing
The Duke's depraved Tast) she's Mistress grown;
Doth Planet-like that Sphear command alone.
| The Grecian Story | |