Saluting the return of morning bright Offering her evening-vows to Pleasure's joyous pow'rs. And ever on the way mote he espy Men, women, children, a promifcuous throng And every gay defire with various joys fupplied. LXV. For there each heart with diverfe charms to move, To wanton motions, and the lover's figh, And thought-beguiling fhew, and masking revelry. LXVI. Un LXVI. Unmeet affociates there for noble youth, His fon's unpractis'd heart, yet free from vicious stain. So turning from that beaten road afide, Through many a devious path at length he paced, As that experienc'd Palmer did him guide, 'Till to a mountain hoare they come at laft; Whose high-rais'd brows with filvan honours graced, Majestically frown'd upon the plain, And over all an aweful horror caft. Seem'd as those villas gay it did disdain, Which spangled all the vale like Flora's painted train. LXVIII. The hill afcended ftrait, ere-while they came To a tall grove, whofe thick-embow'ring fhade, Ev'n at mid-noon a dubious twilight made; Or ere, before. Like Like to that sober light, which difarray'd Abstracting the rapt thought from vain earth-mufing LXIX. Beneath this high o'er-arching canopy Of cluft'ring oaks, a filvan colonnade, [themes. Of birds sweet-echoing through the lonely shade, Disclos'd to fudden view a vale profound, With Nature's artlefs fmiles and tranquil beauties crown'd. LXX. There, on the basis of an ancient pile, Whose cross furmounted fpire o'erlook'd the wood, A venerable MATRON they ere-while Discover'd have, befide a murm'ring flood Retir'd within her own abftracted breaft Now glowing with difdain, with grief now over-keft. LXXI. Her thus immers'd in anxious thought profound O dearest drad! he cried, fair island queen! · ̧ What means that stormy brow of troublous teen? e • Sith heav'n-born Peace, with all her smiling train, Of sciences and arts, adorns thy reign With wealth and knowledge, fplendour and renown? Each port how throng'd! how fruitful every plain'! How blithe the country! and how gay the town! While Liberty fecures and heightens every boon! LXXIII. Awaken'd from her trance of pensive woe By these fair flattering words, fhe rais'd her head; And bending on the KNIGHT her frowning brow, Mock'st thou my forrows, Fairy's Son? she said. e Sith, fince. Or Or is thy judgment by thy heart misled To deem that certain, which thy hopes fuggeft? Whose cheeks in Hebe's vivid tints are dreft, And with Joy's careless mien, and dimpled fmiles impreft? LXXIV. Thy unfufpecting heart how nobly good I know, how fanguine in thy country's cause! Against their better knowledge, to maintain How vaft his influence! how wide his sway! The throbbings of my heart with speeches bland, The once-dear names of Wealth, and Liberty, and Peace? f Luftihead, ftrong health, vigour. LXXVI. Peace, |