III. 3.

But, ah! on Sorrow's cyprefs bough
Can Beauty breathe her genial bloom ?
On Death's cold cheek will paffion glow?
Or Mufic warble from the tomb ?

There fleeps the Bard, whofe tuneful tongue
Pour'd the full ftream of mazy fong.
Young Spring, with lip of ruby, here
Show'rs from her lap the blufhing year;
While along the turf reclin'd,
The loose wing swimming on the wind,
The Loves, with forward geflure bold,
Sprinkle the fod with spangling gold;
And oft the blue-eyed Graces trim
Dance lightly round on downy limb:
Oft too, when eve demure and still
Checquers the green dale's purling rill,
Sweet Fancy pours the plaintive ftrain;
Or, wrapt in foothing dream,

By Avon's ruffled stream,

Hears the low-murmuring gale that dies along the plain.

The

The HAPPY FIRE-SIDE.

"HE hearth was clean, the fire clear,

TH

The kettle on for tea:

PALEMON in his elbow chair,
As bleft as man could be.

Clarinda, who his heart poffefs'd.
And was his new-made bride;
With head reclin'd upon his breaft,
Sat toying by his fide.

Stretch'd at his feet, in happy ftate,
A fav'rite dog was laid ;
By whom a little sportive cat
In wanton humour play'd.

Clarinda's hand he gently prefs'd;
She ftole an am'rous kifs,
And blushing, modeftly confefs'd

The fulnefs of her blifs.

PALEMON, with a heart elate,
Pray'd to Almighty Jove,
That it might ever be his fate,
Juft fo to live and love,

Be this eternity, he cried,

And let no more be given :

Cóntinue thus my lov'd fire-fide,
I afk no other heaven.

Camikshanks. del

As wildly I rave,

And look on his

Distraction my

grave,

soul seems to harron. Who died - on the banks of the Yarrow.

Published by J.Roach, Woburn Street New Drury Theatre Royal Sept: 30.1794.

OACH'S BEAUTIES OF THE POETS: N
COOPERS HILL
by Mr Denham.

Hymns by Isaac Watts
Know Thyfelf

by Dr Arbuthnot.

The Trials of Virtue
by M. Merrick.

An Essay on Poetry
by the Duke of Buckingham.
The Banks of the Yarrow

by John

Rannie.

LOND ON

Printed by & for J. Roach, Woburn Street, New Drury Theatre Royal. 1794.