. Thackerayana;. sullen eastern storm,And that unlocks the summers copious store. Vain hope, no more in choral bands uniteHer virgin votries, and at early dawn,Sacred to May and Loves mysterious rite, Brush the light dewdrops * from the spangled lawn. To her no more Augustas f wealthy pride Pours the full tribute of Potosis mine;Nor fresh-blown garlands village maids provide,A purer offring at her rustic shrine. No more the May-poles verdant height around, To valours games th- adventurous youth advance ;To merry bells and tabors sprightlier soundWake the loud carol and the sportive dance. I ha
. Thackerayana;. sullen eastern storm,And that unlocks the summers copious store. Vain hope, no more in choral bands uniteHer virgin votries, and at early dawn,Sacred to May and Loves mysterious rite, Brush the light dewdrops * from the spangled lawn. To her no more Augustas f wealthy pride Pours the full tribute of Potosis mine;Nor fresh-blown garlands village maids provide,A purer offring at her rustic shrine. No more the May-poles verdant height around, To valours games th- adventurous youth advance ;To merry bells and tabors sprightlier soundWake the loud carol and the sportive dance. I have hinted more than once that the present age (1754),notwithstanding the vices and follies with which it abounds, hasthe happiness of standing as high in my opinion as any age what-soever. But it has always been the fashion to believe that fromthe beginning of the world to the present day men have beenincreasing in wickedness. * Alluding to the country custom of gathering May-dew.+ The plate garlands of 338 THA CKERA YA NA. 1 believe that all vices will be found to exist amongst usmuch in the same degree as heretofore, forms only changing. 1 Our grandfathers used to get drunk with strong beer and port,we get drunk with claret and champagne. They would lie abomi-nably to conceal their peccadil-loes; we lie as abominably inboasting of ours. They stoleslily in at the back-door of a
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