 | Poems upon various subjects |  |
132
ON PHŒBE.
Though Phœbe's lovely charms excelAll that is charming in a Belle;
Yet she, regardless of her face,
Scarce owns her image in the glass,
She knows, that she alone can find
Her likeness in a lovely mind,
Sees more exalted Beauty there,
Beauty, that lasts for ever fair;
Discretion, innocence, and truth,
Still flourish in unfading youth,
Bloom through the winter of our days,
And thrive, when outward form decays.
Phœbe thus arm'd, the pow'r she gains
Secures, and, where she conquers, reigns.
Beaux may be caught with outward show,
And Belles will flutter at a Beau,
The wise are only charm'd to find
Good nature, wit, and judgment join'd
With each perfection of a beauteous mind.
| Poems upon various subjects | |