320 Steal from thy bed and house, abroad to roam, 315 At th' entrance of my threshold be forgot; Let us our peaceful mirth at home begin, 338 335 340 Oh! fhould these sports be but one year forborne, Rome would in tears her lov'd diverfion mourn; 345 For that would now a caufe of forrow yield, Great as the loss of Cannæ's fatal field. Such shows as thefe were not for us defign'd, But vig'rous youth to active sports inclin`d. On beds of rofes laid, let us repofe, 350 While round our heads refreshing ointment flows; Our aged limbs we 'H bafk in Phoebus' rays, And live this day devoted to our ease. Early to-day we'll to the bath repair, Nor need we now the common cenfure fear; 355 To bathe and eat before the ufual time; For frequent ufe would the delight exclude; 361 With the refiftlefs aid of sprightly wine To make my heart its peace refign, And readmit Love's long rejected fires. For beauteous Glycera I burn, 5 The flames fo long repell'd with double force return: Matchlefs her face appears, and fhines more bright Than polish'd marble when reflecting light; Her very coynefs warms, And with a grateful fullenness she charms; Each look darts forth a thousand rays, Whofe luftre an unwary fight betrays; My eyeballs fwim, and I grow giddy while I gaze. II. 10 She comes! fhe comes! fhe rufhes in my veins ; 15 I am her palace, and her throne my breast. 30 And make rough war their sport; Such idle themes no more can move, Nor any thing but what's of high import; Vervain and gums, and the green turf, prepare; The goddess may incline her heart to yield. 24 28 THE Life of the Author, EPISTLES. To the Right Hon. Charles Lord Halifax, &. To Sir Richard Temple. Of Pleafing, To the Lord Viscount Cobham, JRREGULAR ODES. To the King, on the taking of Namure, On Mrs. Arabella Hunt, finging, PINDARICK ODES. A Difcourfe on the Pindarick Ode, Ode, To the Right Hon. the Earl of Godolphin, PASTORALS. The Mourning Mufe of Alexis, The Fears of Amaryllis for Amyntas, ELEGIAS. To Cynthia, weeping and not speaking, 81 Prologue to Pyrrhus King of Epirus, Prologue to The Hufband his own Cuckold, Prologue to the Court, 93 95 |