. An English garner; ingatherings from our history and literature. nd since love neer will from me flee,A mistress, moderately fair,As good as guardian angels are. Only beloved, and loving me! III. O fountains ! when, in you, shall IMyself, eased of unpeaceful thoughts, espy ?O fields ! O woods ! when ? when shall I be made The happy tenant of your shade ? Heres the spring-head of pleasures flood 1Heres wealthy Natures treasury,Where all the riches lie ! that She Has coined and stampt for good. The Wish. 339 IV. Pride and Ambition here,Only in far fetchd metaphors appear;Here, nought but winds
. An English garner; ingatherings from our history and literature. nd since love neer will from me flee,A mistress, moderately fair,As good as guardian angels are. Only beloved, and loving me! III. O fountains ! when, in you, shall IMyself, eased of unpeaceful thoughts, espy ?O fields ! O woods ! when ? when shall I be made The happy tenant of your shade ? Heres the spring-head of pleasures flood 1Heres wealthy Natures treasury,Where all the riches lie ! that She Has coined and stampt for good. The Wish. 339 IV. Pride and Ambition here,Only in far fetchd metaphors appear;Here, nought but winds can hurtful murmurs scatter; And nought but echo flatter ! The gods, when they descended, hitherFrom heaven did always choose their way;And therefore we may boldly say, That tis the way to thither. V. How happy here, should IAnd one dear She live ; and embracing, die !She who is all the world, and can exclude In deserts, solitude! I should have then this only fear:Lest men, when they my pleasure hither throng to live like me; And so make a City 340
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