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74
The RETREAT.
To ------
Whilst within the silent Grove,
Favour'd by Auspicious Love,
You in Peaceful Triumphs reign,
All the Trophies, all the Spoils,
(Tho' so pompous) seem but vain,
That Reward the Warrior's Toils.
Favour'd by Auspicious Love,
You in Peaceful Triumphs reign,
All the Trophies, all the Spoils,
(Tho' so pompous) seem but vain,
That Reward the Warrior's Toils.
See the chearful Hours advance,
Unmolested in their Dance.
Busy Hopes, and anxious Care
Change not here by turns the Scene:
All your Days are cloudless-Fair;
All your Ev'nings are serene.
Unmolested in their Dance.
Busy Hopes, and anxious Care
Change not here by turns the Scene:
All your Days are cloudless-Fair;
All your Ev'nings are serene.
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On bright Cynthia's Bosom laid,
Cynthia for Inchantment made!
Through a World of Sweets you rove,
Unconfin'd as wanton Air:
When did e'er Ambition prove
Joys so Tempting, so Sincere?
Cynthia for Inchantment made!
Through a World of Sweets you rove,
Unconfin'd as wanton Air:
When did e'er Ambition prove
Joys so Tempting, so Sincere?
Let the Storms of adverse Fate
Fright the Rich, and shake the Great;
Let the Waves tumultuous rise;
In that Harbour you're secure:
Hid from Fortune's prying Eyes,
He's most Happy, who's Obscure.
Fright the Rich, and shake the Great;
Let the Waves tumultuous rise;
In that Harbour you're secure:
Hid from Fortune's prying Eyes,
He's most Happy, who's Obscure.
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