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Silence would then enue; perhaps reclind On the greene margin of the treame he lay, While oftlie tealing on his languid mind Th' ideal cene would hold a moments way, And the dometick houre all myles diplay, Where fixt eteeme the fond dicourse inpires: Now through his heart would glide the prightlie ray Where Married Love bids light his puret fires, Where Elegance preides, and wakes the Young Deires.

Strait to his brawling Lemman turns his mind; Shockd he beholds the odious colours rie, Where elfihnee, low pride and pleen combind, Bid every anguihd thought his mate depie, His mate unformd for weete Affections ties: Grovling, indelicate—Stung to the heart His indignation heaves in tifled ighs; But oon his paion burts with uddein tart: His children trike his thoughts with lively pierant mart.