PASTORALS.
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Graze then in woods, and quit the shadeless plain,
Else shall ye press the spongy teat in vain. 32
Else shall ye press the spongy teat in vain. 32
LANQUET.
When greens to yellow vary, and ye see
The ground bestrew'd with fruits off every tree,
And stormy winds are hear'd, think winter near,
Nor trust too far to the declining year. 36
When greens to yellow vary, and ye see
The ground bestrew'd with fruits off every tree,
And stormy winds are hear'd, think winter near,
Nor trust too far to the declining year. 36
HOBBINOL.
Woe then, alack! befall the spendthrift swain,
When frost, and snow, and hail, and sleet, and rain,
By turns chastise him, while, through little care,
His sheep, unshelter'd, pine in nipping air. 40
Woe then, alack! befall the spendthrift swain,
When frost, and snow, and hail, and sleet, and rain,
By turns chastise him, while, through little care,
His sheep, unshelter'd, pine in nipping air. 40
LANQUET.
The lad of forecast then untroubled sees
The white bleak plains, and silvery frosted trees:
He sends his flock, and, clad in homely frize,
In his warm cott the wintery blast defies. 44
The lad of forecast then untroubled sees
The white bleak plains, and silvery frosted trees:
He sends his flock, and, clad in homely frize,
In his warm cott the wintery blast defies. 44
HOBBINOL.
Full fain, O bless'd Eliza! would I praise
Thy maiden rule, and Albion's golden days:
Then gentle Sidney liv'd, the shepherd's friend:
Eternal blessings on his shade attend! 48
Full fain, O bless'd Eliza! would I praise
Thy maiden rule, and Albion's golden days:
Then gentle Sidney liv'd, the shepherd's friend:
Eternal blessings on his shade attend! 48
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