The rape of the lock : an heroi-comical poem in five cantos . rst rose so bright, The Skies bespangHng with disheveld Light. 130 The Sylphs behold it kindling as it flies, And pleasd pursue its Progress through the Skies. This the Beau-monde shall from the Mall survey,And hail with Musick its propitious the blest Lover shall for Venus take, 135 And send up Vows from Rosamotidas Partridge soon shall view in cloudless Skies,When next he looks through Gallilceds Eyes;And hence th Egregious Wizard shall foredoomThe fate of Louis, and the fall of Rome. 140 Then cease, bright Nymp
The rape of the lock : an heroi-comical poem in five cantos . rst rose so bright, The Skies bespangHng with disheveld Light. 130 The Sylphs behold it kindling as it flies, And pleasd pursue its Progress through the Skies. This the Beau-monde shall from the Mall survey,And hail with Musick its propitious the blest Lover shall for Venus take, 135 And send up Vows from Rosamotidas Partridge soon shall view in cloudless Skies,When next he looks through Gallilceds Eyes;And hence th Egregious Wizard shall foredoomThe fate of Louis, and the fall of Rome. 140 Then cease, bright Nymph! to mourn the ravishd HairWhich adds new Glory to the shining Sphere !Not all the Tresses that fair Head can boastShall draw such Envy as the Lock you , after all the Murders of your Eye, 145 When, after Millions slain, yourself shall die ; 38 THE RAPE OF THE LOCK When those fair Suns shall set, as set they must,And all those Tresses shall be laid in dust;This Lock, the Muse shall consecrate to fame,And midst the stars inscribe Belindas Name ! 150. Notes NOTES, INCLUDING THOSE BY THEAUTHOR Nolueram, Belinda, tuos violare capillos ; Sed juvat, hoc precibus me tribuisse tuis.—Mart. IT appears by this motto that the following poem was written orpublished at the ladys request. But there are some further circum-stances not unworthy relating. Mr. Caryl (a gentleman who wassecretary to Queen Marj-, wife of James II., whose fortunes hefollowed into France, author of the comedy of Sir Solomon Single,and of several translations in Drydens miscellanies), originallyproposed the subject to him, in a view of putting to an end, bythis piece of ridicule, to a quarrel that was risen between two noblefamilies, those of Lord Petre and of Mrs. Fermor, on the triflingoccasion of his having cut a lock of her hair. The author sent itto the lady, with whom he was acquainted ; and she took it so wellas to give about copies of it. That first sketch (we learn from oneof his letters) was writt
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