So Mofes by divine command Forbid the leprous house to stand When deep the fatal spot was grown. "Break down the timber, and dig up the ftone." To Mrs. B. BENDIS H. AGAINST TEARS. MADAM, perfuade me tears are good To wash our mortal cares away; Thefe eyes fhall weep a fudden flood, Or if thefe orbs are hard and dry, Were both the golden Indies mine, But tears, alas! are trifling things, 1699. Thus weeping urges weeping on; Then let these useless streams be staid, If 'tis a rugged path you go, And thousand foes your steps surround, Tread the thorns down, charge through the foe: Few HAPPY MATCHES. SAY AY, mighty Love, and teach my fong, And who the happy pairs Whose yielding hearts, and joining hands, Not the wild herd of nymphs and swains Aug. 1701. Not Not fordid fouls of earthy mould Who drawn by kindred charms of gold To dull embraces move: So two rich mountains of Peru May rush to wealthy marriage too, Not the mad tribe that hell inspires On Ætna's top let Furies wed, Nor the dull pairs whose marble forms With ofiers for their bands. Not minds of melancholy ftrain, As well may heavenly concerts spring Nor can the foft enchantments hold Two jarring fouls of angry mould, The The rugged and the keen : Samfon's young foxes might as well Nor let the cruel fetters bind For Love abhors the fight: Two kindeft fouls alone must meet, 'Tis friendship makes the bondage sweet, And feeds their mutual loves: Bright Venus on her rolling throne Is drawn by gentlest birds alone, To DAVID POLHILL, Efq; An EPISTLE. December 1702. LET useless fouls to woods retreat; Polhill should leave a country seat When virtue bids him dare be great. Nor Nor Kent*, nor Suffex*, fhould have charms, Calls you to counfels and to arms. Lewis, by fawning flaves ador'd, Factions amongst the ‡ Britons rife, A vote decides the blind debate; The bold § machine is form'd and join’d Your grandfire shades with jealous eye * His country-feat and dwelling. + The Pretender, proclaimed King in France. The parliament. The bill against occafional conformity, 1702. If |