Poems on Several Occasions In which are included, The Toilette and The Fall. By Joseph Thurston ... The Second Edition |
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On CELIA departing.
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On CELIA departing.
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Too soon, alas! she takes her Flight,And with Her all we prize;
The flow'ry Lawns no more delight,
No more the shady Trees invite,
Bereft of Celia's Eyes.
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The silent Streams that u'sd to flow,Soft gliding thro' the Plain,
In troubled Murmurs speak their Woe,
And by their restless Current show
They seek the Fair in vain.
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Soon as the cheerless Mornings rise,And streaks of Day appear,
Anxious, I curse th' enlighten'd Skies,
Which only serve to show my eyes,
That Celia is not here.
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Since Thou, bright cruel Maid, art fled,No Marks of Joy are seen;
No more the Roses glow with red,
No more the Lilly lifts it's head,
Nor are the Valleys green.
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So quits the Sun the western sky,So we his Absence mourn:
Like him, You gladden every eye;
And as too soon (like him) you fly,
Like him again return.
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