Page:The castle of Indolence - an allegorical poem - Written in imitation of Spenser (IA castleofindolenc00thomiala).pdf/78

 "O who can speak the vigorous Joys of Health! "Unclogg'd the Body, unobscur'd the Mind: "The Morning rises gay; with pleasing Stealth, "The temperate Evening falls serene and kind. "In Health the wiser Brutes true Gladness find. "See! how the Younglings frisk along the , "As May comes on, and wakes the balmy Wind; "Rampant with Life, their Joy all Joy exceeds:

"But here, instead, is foster'd every Ill, "Which or distemper'd Minds or Bodies know. "Come then, my kindred Spirits! do not spill "Your Talents here. This Place is but a , "Whose Charms delude you to the Den of Woe: "Come, follow me, I will direct you right, "Where Pleasure's Roses, void of Serpents, grow, "Sincere as sweet; come, follow this good Knight,