Select Beauties of Ancient English Poetry: With Remarks
Select Beauties of Ancient English Poetry: With Remarks
Henry Headley
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Whole manners, caftles, tawnes and Lordihips foldc Cut out in clippings and in flijreds of gold: . Their DESCRIPTIVE PIECES, ^ Their chambering fortitude they did defcrie By their foft maiden voice and flickering eie. Their womans manhood by their cloaths perfumM, Coy Ipokes, curl'd lockes, and thin beards half confum'd, Whofe nice, effeminate and bafe behaviour Was counted comely, neate and cleanly gefturcj Faffing forth, one loe there they did behold High lifted up with loftie roofe of gold T...he Bower of Blifle, in which there did abide The Ladies felfe, that lliould their caiife decide, On which the heavens flill in a fledfail flate Lookt alway blithe, diverting froward fate. Not fufFering ycie froft, or fcorching funne To vex th'. inhabitants, that there did wonne: For there eternall fpring doth ever dwell, Ne they of other feafon ought can tell, They labour not with hands of induflrie To furrow up the earthes fertilities Bubbles of fweate decline not from their brow, Ne ftooping labour makes their backes to bow: Yet plentie of all fruits upon their ground Seedlefle and artleffe every where is found : Unto this Bower Dan Ciickow and his mate Approaching nigh, loe (landing at the gate.
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