. Poems . lA faithful Lovers course as well,Can evry obstacle oercome,And bring his hopes in safety home,Can guide his heart, and drive each fear thence,That powr, good Sir, is Perseverance. M M 378 A BALLOON. Oer clouds that blot our varying clime,Our Aeronaut ascends sublime,In ethers boundless plains enjoysUnchanging sunshine, cloudless skies,Marks, far beneath his lofty eye,Rock, flood, and field diminishd lie,And laughs to see how sad and slow,The envious vapours roll , Lady, he, whose soul of fire,To your affection dares aspire,In raptures sunshine soaring high,Basks in the rad
. Poems . lA faithful Lovers course as well,Can evry obstacle oercome,And bring his hopes in safety home,Can guide his heart, and drive each fear thence,That powr, good Sir, is Perseverance. M M 378 A BALLOON. Oer clouds that blot our varying clime,Our Aeronaut ascends sublime,In ethers boundless plains enjoysUnchanging sunshine, cloudless skies,Marks, far beneath his lofty eye,Rock, flood, and field diminishd lie,And laughs to see how sad and slow,The envious vapours roll , Lady, he, whose soul of fire,To your affection dares aspire,In raptures sunshine soaring high,Basks in the radiance of your eye,With elevated glance looks downOn all the splendors of a crown,And from its helpless malice freeSurveys the storm of jealousy:Een so the language of romanceIn fancys region may advance,Presuming boldly to discover,New worlds to bless yourself, and reason whispers, that your blissMust first, my fair, be found in this,And smiling bids you both bewareOf building castles in the 379 THE MARMOSET. Say, Madam, do you want a pet ?Behold the merry Marmoset, The favrite of the at his whim they wondring gaze,He climbs, and jumps, and skips, and plays, With graces very playful it is true,But somewhat given to mischief too, Yet well may be , of his giddy tricks beware,And lest he roam too far, take care, To have him fairly chaind. THE MOSQUE. When from the Mosque the Call invitesTo join Mahomets frequent rites ;The Moslem turns, with pious care,Towrds Meccas shrine, and worships there. The tender looks of constant love,And sighs and supplications prove,As frequent and as fervent tooThe hearts devotion paid to you. 880 CONFESSIONAL, To win your confidence, my fair, See Love usurps the priestly chair, And slily thus of each transgression, He warns you how to make confession. First, with coquetry to begin; Aye, this in loves a deadly sin, And youll atone for this offence, By penance, and by penitence ; If, though one heart
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