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Article THE SHIPWRECKED SAILOR. ← Page 2 of 2 Article ODE TO FLORA. Page 1 of 1 Article A FRAGMENT. Page 1 of 1
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The Shipwrecked Sailor.
But should some friendly form appear , To raise from earth his fainting frame ; To tvipe away the falling tear , Or vivify the dying flame;—Restor'd to life , his grateful heart The gen ' rous saA-iour quits with pain : But , from his friends still wide apart ,
Again he 'tempts the boist'rous main . Islington- ) Feb . 2 , 1726 . M .
Ode To Flora.
ODE TO FLORA .
CLAD in thy vernal honours , Goddess , bring The jocund beauties of the smiling Spring ; And , O Flora , strew around , Over all the grassy ground , Opening flowers , blooming , gay , Of the SAveetly-smelling May ; Let there be seen the Vi'let blue ,
And Pansy of a purple hue . Now lavish , Goddess , all thy proud array , 'Clothe ev ' ry tree , and blossom ev'ry spray ; Listen to the Muses' prayer * Hear , 0 blooming Goddess , hear ; While sing sweet on ev ' ry bush Philomela and the Thrush ;
And humming Bees fly from the hill , To sip clear Avater from the rill . Oft , at cool Eve , I'll sit beneath the shade , While glimm ' ring shadoAvy landscapes round me fade ; . Till the silver Moon arise , Casting splendour o ' er the skies , Till the Beetle , in his flight , Winds his horn to greet the night ; Till the grey Owl her visage shows , Warning the Hamlet to repose .
A Fragment.
A FRAGMENT .
THE great good man , Avhom Fortune does displace , May fall into distress , but not disgrace ; His sacred honour no one dares profane ; He may be poor , but never can be mean : Remains his value with the tvise and good , And , prostrate , is as great as Avhen'he stood . Thus ruin'd temples do an awe dispense ; They lose their height , but keep their reverence ; The pious crowd the fallen pile deplore , And Avhat they cannot raise they still adore .
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The Shipwrecked Sailor.
But should some friendly form appear , To raise from earth his fainting frame ; To tvipe away the falling tear , Or vivify the dying flame;—Restor'd to life , his grateful heart The gen ' rous saA-iour quits with pain : But , from his friends still wide apart ,
Again he 'tempts the boist'rous main . Islington- ) Feb . 2 , 1726 . M .
Ode To Flora.
ODE TO FLORA .
CLAD in thy vernal honours , Goddess , bring The jocund beauties of the smiling Spring ; And , O Flora , strew around , Over all the grassy ground , Opening flowers , blooming , gay , Of the SAveetly-smelling May ; Let there be seen the Vi'let blue ,
And Pansy of a purple hue . Now lavish , Goddess , all thy proud array , 'Clothe ev ' ry tree , and blossom ev'ry spray ; Listen to the Muses' prayer * Hear , 0 blooming Goddess , hear ; While sing sweet on ev ' ry bush Philomela and the Thrush ;
And humming Bees fly from the hill , To sip clear Avater from the rill . Oft , at cool Eve , I'll sit beneath the shade , While glimm ' ring shadoAvy landscapes round me fade ; . Till the silver Moon arise , Casting splendour o ' er the skies , Till the Beetle , in his flight , Winds his horn to greet the night ; Till the grey Owl her visage shows , Warning the Hamlet to repose .
A Fragment.
A FRAGMENT .
THE great good man , Avhom Fortune does displace , May fall into distress , but not disgrace ; His sacred honour no one dares profane ; He may be poor , but never can be mean : Remains his value with the tvise and good , And , prostrate , is as great as Avhen'he stood . Thus ruin'd temples do an awe dispense ; They lose their height , but keep their reverence ; The pious crowd the fallen pile deplore , And Avhat they cannot raise they still adore .