. Anacreon : . gParian stone) the Graces flying ;And oer all her limbs at lastA loose purple mantle cast;But so ordered that the eyeSome part naked may descry,An essay by which the restThat lies hidden may be , to life th hast come so near,All of her, but voice, is here. 33 Another. XXIX. Draw my fair as I command, Whilst my fancy guides thy hand. Black her hair must be, yet bright, Tipt, as with a golden light, In loose curls thrown oer her dress With a graceful carelessness ; On each side her forehead crown With an arch of sable down ; In her black and sprightly eye Sweetness mix wi
. Anacreon : . gParian stone) the Graces flying ;And oer all her limbs at lastA loose purple mantle cast;But so ordered that the eyeSome part naked may descry,An essay by which the restThat lies hidden may be , to life th hast come so near,All of her, but voice, is here. 33 Another. XXIX. Draw my fair as I command, Whilst my fancy guides thy hand. Black her hair must be, yet bright, Tipt, as with a golden light, In loose curls thrown oer her dress With a graceful carelessness ; On each side her forehead crown With an arch of sable down ; In her black and sprightly eye Sweetness mix with majesty, That the soul of every lover There twixt hope and fear may hover 34 In her cheek a blushing redMust by bashfulness be spread;Such her lips, as if from thenceStole a silent eloquence:Round her face, her forehead high,Neck surpassing ivoiy;But why all this care to makeHer description need we take ?Draw her with exactest artAfter Venus in each part;Or to Samos go, and thereVenus thou mayst draw by 35 Love Love, in rosy fetters caught, To my fair the Muses brought; Gifts his mother did prefer To release the prisoner. But hed not be gone though free, Pleasd with his captivity. 36 Europa. XXXI. This the figure is of Jove,To a bull tmnsformd by Love,On whose back the Tyrian MaidThrough the surges was conveyd:See how swiftly he the wideSea doth with strong hoofs divide ;He (and he alone) could swim,None o th herd eer foUowd him. 37 The If thou dost the number knowOf the leaves on every bough,If thou canst the reckoning keepOf the sands within the deep ;Thee of all men will I take,And my Loves accomptant Athenians first a scoreSet me down ; then fifteen more ;Add a regiment to theseOf Corinthian the most renownd for fairIn Achsea sojourn there; 38 Next our Lesbian Beauties tell;Those that in Ionia dwell;Those of Rhodes and Caria count;To two thousand they thou I love so many ?Las of Syria we not any,
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