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 178 Anne BradJireeVs Works.

This moneth the Sun's in Sagitarius,

So farre remote, his glances warm not us.

Almoft at fhorteft is the fhorten'd day,

The Northern pole beholdeth not one ray.

Now Greenland, Groanland,* Finland, Lapland, fee

No Sun, to lighten their obfcurity.*

Poor wretches that in total darknels lye.

With minds more dark then is the dark'ned Sky.'"

Beaf, Brawn, and Pork are now in great requeft,

And folid meats our fhomacks can digeft.

This time warm cloaths, full diet, and good fires,

Our pinched flefh, and hungry mawes" requires.'

Old, cold, dry Age and Earth Autumn refembles,

And Melancholy which moft of all diffembles.

I muft be fhort, and fhorts, the fhort'ned day,

What winter hath to tell, now let him fay.

��Winter. [67]

/"^OLD, moilt, young flegmy winter now doth lye ^-^ In fwadling Clouts, like new born Infancy Bound up with frofts, and furr'd with hail & fnows. And like an Infant, ftill it" taller grows;


 * Groen-land [or Gronland, Dan.^ in the first edition.

>« After this the first edition has, —

This month is timber for all ufes fell'd,

When cold, the fap to th' roots hath low'ft repell'd;

« empty panch. '■ he.

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