• Beauties of Nature, — the passion of my youth, 

 Nursed up and ripen'd to a settled love, 

 Whereto my heart is wedded." 



Egbert Southey. 



' What more felicitie can fall to creature. 



Than to enjoy delight with libertie. 

 And to be lord of all works of Nature ? 



To reigne in th'aire from th'earth to highest skie, 

 To feed on flowers and weedes of glorious nature ? 



To take whatever thing doth please the eye ? 

 Who rests not pleased with such happiness. 

 Well worthy he to taste of wretchedness." 



Edmund Spensee. 



" All nature is but art, unknown to thee ; 

 All chance, direction which thou cans't not see ; 

 All discord, harmony not understood." 



Alexander Pope. 



