Page:The Chace - Somervile (1735).djvu/101

This page has been proofread, but needs to be validated.
Book III.
THE CHACE.
81
Sublimely sweet. O! grant me, sacred Shade,To glean submiss what thy full Sickle leaves. 350
The Morning Sun that gilds with trembling RaysWindsor's high Tow'rs, beholds the courtly TrainMount for the Chace, nor views in all his CourseA Scene so gay: heroick, noble Youths,In Arts, and Arms renown'd, and lovely NymphsThe fairest of this Isle, where Beauty dwellsDelighted, and deserts her Paphian GroveFor our more favour'd Shades: In proud ParadeThese shine magnificent, and press aroundThe Royal happy Pair. Great in themselves, 360They simile superior; of external ShowRegardless, while their inbred Virtues giveA Lustre to their Pow'r, and grace their CourtWith real Splendors, far above the PompOf eastern Kings, in all their tinsel Pride. 365

Like

This article is issued from Wikisource. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.