Fruits of Retirement Or, Miscellaneous Poems, Moral and Divine. Being Some Contemplations, Letters, &c. Written on a Variety of Subjects and Occasions. By Mary Mollineux ... To which is Prefixed, Some Account of the Author |
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Friendship Tried.
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Friendship Tried.
Tho' it surpasseth Winters Skill,
T'impede the flowing Tide,
Which from the Spring in Hermon's Hill
Each Moment is supply'd:
Tho' Icy Walls cannot immure
Its Christal Streams, that run secure;
T'impede the flowing Tide,
Which from the Spring in Hermon's Hill
Each Moment is supply'd:
Tho' Icy Walls cannot immure
Its Christal Streams, that run secure;
Nor yet the scorching Fiery Beams
of Summers Heat exhale,
Or to drink up those purling Streams,
With all its Drought prevail;
Which, ever flowing freely, bring
Their Treasures from a Living Spring.
of Summers Heat exhale,
Or to drink up those purling Streams,
With all its Drought prevail;
Which, ever flowing freely, bring
Their Treasures from a Living Spring.
Yet have I seen a pretty Well,
Deriv'd from Show'rs of Rain,
Which into Nature's Cistern fell,
And did some time remain;
By Summers Drought, exhal'd away,
And vanish in a Scorching Day.
Deriv'd from Show'rs of Rain,
Which into Nature's Cistern fell,
And did some time remain;
By Summers Drought, exhal'd away,
And vanish in a Scorching Day.
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So little Brooks and Torrents flow,
While they have fresh supply
From the distilling Clouds, but grow
(When most they're wanted) dry,
Like Cherith's Brook, whose pleasant Stream
Ceas'd, when the Drought was most extream:
While they have fresh supply
From the distilling Clouds, but grow
(When most they're wanted) dry,
Like Cherith's Brook, whose pleasant Stream
Ceas'd, when the Drought was most extream:
So common Kindnesses may flow
In some Sinister Hearts,
And petty Favours seem to grow,
Whilst sometimes they impart
Renewed Bribes, in hopes t' obtain
The Stock, with Int'rest, back again.
In some Sinister Hearts,
And petty Favours seem to grow,
Whilst sometimes they impart
Renewed Bribes, in hopes t' obtain
The Stock, with Int'rest, back again.
But then, if any Fret arise,
Or Disappointment come,
How soon Upbraiding testifies,
True Friendship found not room
Within those narrow bounded Breasts,
The Lodging of Self-Interest,
Or Disappointment come,
How soon Upbraiding testifies,
True Friendship found not room
Within those narrow bounded Breasts,
The Lodging of Self-Interest,
True Friendship, that from Vertue springs,
Doth so enlarge the Mind,
It cannot be block'd up with things
Of such a servile kind,
As makes dull Misers fret and rage
In this our Mercenary Age.
Doth so enlarge the Mind,
It cannot be block'd up with things
Of such a servile kind,
As makes dull Misers fret and rage
In this our Mercenary Age.
'Tis not the nipping stormy Winds
Of sharp Adversity,
Nor Winters Frost, can chill the Minds,
Or stop the Sympathy,
Which with unfeigned Love doth flow,
Where Friendship doth sincerely grow.
Of sharp Adversity,
Nor Winters Frost, can chill the Minds,
Or stop the Sympathy,
Which with unfeigned Love doth flow,
Where Friendship doth sincerely grow.
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