. Hudibras. A poem in three cantos. never fee you mine. Amen, quoth flie, then turnd bid her fquire let him out. 900 But ere an artift could be foundT undo the charms another fun grew low, and left the flvies,Put down, fome write, by ladies eyes. 262 CANTO I. PART II. The moon pulld off her veil of light, 905 That hides her face by day from fight, Myfterious veil, of brightnefs made. Thats both her lufhre and her fliade. And in the night as freely llione. As if her rays had been her own : 910 For darknefs is the proper fphere Where all falfe glories ufe t appear. The twinkl
. Hudibras. A poem in three cantos. never fee you mine. Amen, quoth flie, then turnd bid her fquire let him out. 900 But ere an artift could be foundT undo the charms another fun grew low, and left the flvies,Put down, fome write, by ladies eyes. 262 CANTO I. PART II. The moon pulld off her veil of light, 905 That hides her face by day from fight, Myfterious veil, of brightnefs made. Thats both her lufhre and her fliade. And in the night as freely llione. As if her rays had been her own : 910 For darknefs is the proper fphere Where all falfe glories ufe t appear. The twinkling liars began to mufter, And glitter with their borrowd luftre, While fleep the wearyd world relievd, 915 By counterfeiting death revivd. Our votry thought it beft t adjourn His whipping penance till the morn, And not to carry on a work Of fuch importance, in the dark, 920 PART II. CANTO I. 263 With erring hafte, but rather ftay,And dot i th open face of day ;And in the mean time go in queftOf next retreat, to take his reft. 924. PART II. SECOND CANTO. T^e Knight and Squire in hot cUfputeyWithhi an ace of falling out^Are parted with a fudden frightOf Jlrange alarm, and Jlranger fight \TVith which adventuring to fickle^They re fent away in najly pickle.
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