Deeds of good men; for by their living here, Virtues, indeed remote, feem to be near. Who would imagine it poffible that in a very few lines fo many remote ideas could be brought together: Since 'tis my doom, Love's underfhrieve, Why doth my She Advowfon 'fly To fell thyfelf dost thou intend And hold the contraft thus in doubt, Think but how foon the market fails, Your fex lives fafter than the males; As As if to measure age's fpan, The fober Julian were th' account of man, Whilft you live by the fleet Gregorian. CLEVELAND. F enormous and difgufting hyberboles, thefe may be examples: By every wind, that comes this way, Send me at least a figh or two, Such and fo many I'll repay As fhall themselves make winds to get to you. COWLEY. In tears I'll waste these eyes By love fo vainly fed; So luft of old the Deluge punished. COWLEY. All arm'd in brass, the richest dress of war, (A dismal glorious fight) he fhone afar. The fun himself started with fudden Trees, tho' no wind is ftirring, fhake with fear; F Silence Silence and horrour fill the place around: Echo itself dares fcarce repeat the found. COWLEY. THEIR fictions were often violent and unnatural. Of his Mistress bathing: The fish around her crouded, as they do To the falfe light that treach'rous fifhers fhew, And all with as much case might taken be, As fhe at firft took me : For ne'er did light fo clear Among the waves appear, Tho' ev'ry night the fun himself fet there COWLEY. The The poetical effect of a Lover's name upon glafs : My name engrav'd herein, Doth contribute my firmnefs to this glass; Which, ever fince that clrarm, hath been. As hard, as that which grav'd it, was. THEIR conceits were fometimes flight and trifling: On an inconftant woman. He enjoys thy calmy funfhine now, In the clear heaven of thy brow, No fmalleft cloud appears. |