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IThe radiant ruler of the yearAt length his wintry goal attains;Soon to reverse the long career,And northward bend his steady reins.Now, piercing..

Whoe'er thou art whose path in summer liesThrough yonder village, turn thee where the groveOf branching oaks a rural palace oldImbosoms. there dwells..

Ye powers unseen, to whom, the bards of GreeceErected altars; ye who to the mindMore lofty views unfold, and prompt the heartWith more divine..

I.O rustic herald of the spring,At length in yonder woody valeFast by the brook I hear thee sing;And, studious of thy homely tale,Amid the vespers of..

AWAY! away!Tempt me no more, insidious Love:Thy soothing swayLong did my youthful bosom prove:At length thy treason is discern'd,At length some..

Come then, tell me, sage divine,Is it an offence to ownThat our bosoms e'er inclineToward immortal glory's throne?For with me nor pomp, nor..

Me tho' in life's sequester'd valeThe Almighty sire ordain'd to dwell,Remote from glory's toilsome ways,And the great scenes of public praise;Yet let..

I.No, foolish youth—To virtuous fameIf now thy early hopes be vow'd,If true ambition's nobler flameCommand thy footsteps from the croud,Lean not to..

I.On yonder verdant hilloc laid,Where oaks and elms, a friendly shade,O'erlook the falling stream,O master of the Latin lyre,Awhile with thee will i..

O youths and virgins: o declining eld:O pale misfortune's slaves: o ye who dwellUnknown with humble quiet; ye who waitIn courts, or fill the golden..

Thou, who the verdant plain dost traverse here,While Thames among his willows from thy viewRetires; o stranger, stay thee, and the sceneAround..

Occasioned by the insults of the Spaniards, and the present preperations for war. 1738.Whence this unwonted transport in my breast?Why glow my..

BOOK IWith what attractive charms this goodly frameOf Nature touches the consenting heartsOf mortal men; and what the pleasing storesWhich beauteous..

To-night retired, the queen of heavenWith young Endymion stays;And now to Hesper it is givenAwhile to rule the vacant sky,Till she shall to her lamp..

Thou, heedless Albion, what, alas, the whileDost thou presume? O inexpert in arms,Yet vain of freedom, how dost thou beguile,With dreams of hope..

To-night retired, the queen of heavenWith young Endymion stays;And now to Hesper it is givenAwhile to rule the vacant sky,Till she shall to her lamp..

A DIALOGUE: Addressed to a young Lady.Friendship:In vain thy lawless Fires contend with mine,Tho' Crouds unnumber'd fall before thy Shrine;Let..

BOOK IWith what attractive charms this goodly frameOf Nature touches the consenting heartsOf mortal men; and what the pleasing storesWhich beauteous..

If rightly tuneful bards decide,If it be fix'd in Love's decrees,That Beauty ought not to be triedBut by its native power to please,Then tell me..

Too much my heart of Beauty's power hath known,Too long to Love hath reason left her throne;Too long my genius mourn'd his myrtle chain,And three..

Away! away!Tempt me no more, insidious Love:Thy soothing swayLong did my youthful bosom prove:At length thy treason is discern'd,At length some..

Felices ter et ampliusQuos irrupta tenet Copula, nec malisDivulsus querimoniis,Suprema citius solvet amor die.What's Female Beauty, but an Art..

Thou, who the verdant plain dost traverse hereWhile Thames among his willows from thy viewRetires; O stranger, stay thee, and the sceneAround..

Science! thou fair effusive rayFrom the great source of mental day,Free, generous, and refin'd!Descend with all thy treasures fraught,Illumine each..

I shall grow calm in a little while,But now, youth yearns in me to laugh;Cruel as cinematographI show life up to you ... and smile.I shall be calm in..