Poems on Several Occasions ... To which is added, the Plague of Wealth, Occasion'd By the Author's receiving fifty Pounds from his Excellency the Lord Carteret, for the foremention'd Ode. With several Poems not in the Dublin Edition. By Matthew Pilkington. Revised by the Reverend Dr. Swift |
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ODE VII.
'Twas
Love's Command, fair Beauty's Son,
That I shou'd nimbly with him run,
And when, by cautious Fear delay'd,
I slowly with Regret obey'd,
He urg'd me with a purple Wand,
That grac'd his all-subduing Hand.
That I shou'd nimbly with him run,
And when, by cautious Fear delay'd,
I slowly with Regret obey'd,
He urg'd me with a purple Wand,
That grac'd his all-subduing Hand.
Thro' rushing Torrents swift we go,
And Streams that roughly rapid flow,
Thro' Woods that wave with passing Gales,
Embow'ring Groves, and low-sunk Vales:
But whilst the Infant Pow'r, and I
Thro' Vales, and Groves, and Torrents fly,
A Serpent's Sting, thro' ev'ry Vein,
Diffus'd a Heart-enfeebling Pain,
Thro' all my Limbs a Faintness spread,
My Strength decay'd, my Vigour fled,
The Soul seem'd hast'ning to depart,
And Life scarce warm'd my languid Heart.
And Streams that roughly rapid flow,
Thro' Woods that wave with passing Gales,
Embow'ring Groves, and low-sunk Vales:
But whilst the Infant Pow'r, and I
Thro' Vales, and Groves, and Torrents fly,
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Diffus'd a Heart-enfeebling Pain,
Thro' all my Limbs a Faintness spread,
My Strength decay'd, my Vigour fled,
The Soul seem'd hast'ning to depart,
And Life scarce warm'd my languid Heart.
But Love immediate Comfort brings,
He fans me with his downy Wings,
“And know, from thy Contempt (he cries,)
“Of Cupid's Laws, thy Woes arise,
“Now, taught by Pain, his Pow'r adore,
“And tempt his just Revenge no more.
He fans me with his downy Wings,
“And know, from thy Contempt (he cries,)
“Of Cupid's Laws, thy Woes arise,
“Now, taught by Pain, his Pow'r adore,
“And tempt his just Revenge no more.
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