Hence lights refracted run through distant skies, Now a new scene enormous luftre brings, 35 40 45 TO THE EXCELLENT MIRANDA, ON READING HER POEMS. EACH foftening charm of Clio's fmiling fong, Montague's foul, which shines divinely strong, Thefe blend, with graceful ease, to form thy rhyme, Tender, yet chafte; fweet-founding, yet sublime; Wisdom and wit have made thy works their care, Each paffion glows, refin'd by precept, there: To fair Miranda's form each grace is kind; The Mufes and the Virtues tune thy mind. 5 VERSES VERSE S TO A YOUNG POLLY LADY. 5 OLLY, from me, though now a love-fick youth, Nay, though a poet, hear the voice of truth! Polly, you're not a beauty, yet you 're pretty ; So grave, yet gay; fo filly, yet so witty; A heart of foftness, yet a tongue of fatire; You've cruelty, yet, ev'n with that, good-nature: Now you are free, and now referv'd awhile; Now a forc'd frown betrays a willing finile. Reproach'd for abfence, yet your fight deny'd; My tongue you filence, yet my filence chide. How would you praife me, fhould your fex defame! Yet, fhould they praife, grow jealous, and exclaim. If I defpair, with fome kind look you bless; But if I hope, at once all hope fupprefs. You fcorn; yet should my paffion change, or fail, Too late you'd whimper out a fofter tale. You love; yet from your lover's wifh retire; Doubt, yet difcern; deny, and yet defire. 15 Such, Polly, are your fex-part truth, part fiction, Some thought, much whim, and all a contradi&ion. 20 THE GENTLE A ADDRESSED то Es Q JOHN JOLIFFE, Decent mein, an elegance of dress, Words, which, at eafe, each winning grace ex prefs; A life, where love, by wisdom polifh'd, fhines, ΙΟ Knowledge of various life, of learning too; Unwilling cenfure, though a judgment clear; A fmile indulgent, and that fmile fincere ; Give true delight, and gain unflattering praise, 5 15 20 CHARAC CHARACTER CHAR OF THE REV. JAMES FOSTE R. FROM Codex hear, ye ecclefiaftic men, 5 Pin well your faith, and then pronounce it law; In modes of worship right of choice deny ; Say, to convert, all means are fair;—add, why ? 'Tis charitable—let your power decree, That Perfecution then is Charity; Call reafon error; forms, not things, difplay; Let moral doctrine to abftrufe give way; Sink demonstration; myftery preach alone; L 2 15 In 20 In him, great modern miracle! we fee Without craft, reverend; holy, without cant; Zealous for truth, without enthufiaft rant. 'Twixt infidel and bigot, marks the mean; His hope, no mitre militant on earth, 25 'Tis that bright crown, which heaven referves for worth. A prieft, in charity with all mankind, His love to virtue, not to fect confin'd: 35 Truth his delight; from him it flames abroad, 40 But |