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Poems on
Fleuron from 'Poems on Several Occasions' by William Broome, 2nd edition published in 1739
Fleuron from 'Poems on Several Occasions' by William Broome, 2nd edition published in 1739

On a Flower which Belinda gave
me from her Bosom
.

O! lovely Offspring of the May,
Whence flow thy balmy Odours, say!
Such Odours—not the Orient boasts,
Tho' Paradise adorn'd the Coasts!
O! sweeter than each Flow'r that blooms,
This Fragrance from thy Bosom comes!
Thence, thence such Sweets are spread abroad,
As might be Incense for a God!

When Venus stood conceal'd from View,
Her Son, the latent [1]Goddess knew,

Such

  1. Ambrosiæque comæ divinum vertice odorem Spiravêre.Virg.