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Shall human art prefume, with impious hand, 

 To mend the work almighty wifdom plann'd ? ^ 



Incongruous monfters thus may rife to view, 

 The Roman feature, with the Ftemifi hue. — 

 111 fare the foolilh maid, whofe fenfelefs pride, 

 , From art folicits charms, that heav'n denied ; 



O'er the fair flowing honours of the head, 

 Whofe hands profane the tints fallacious fpread.^^ 

 AH charms to me in Cynthia feem combin'd, 

 ^ Charms more than human, let her prove but kind. 



This moral and virtuous fpirit is accompanied by a generous difdain 

 of wealth and pomp, of which the author takes occafion to profefs his 

 difregard, while he occafionally eKclaims againft the fordid felfifhnefs 

 and avaricious fpirit of the Roman females. 



Tu mea compones, et dices, ofla Propert'i, 

 Hacc tua funt, eheu 1 tu mlhi certue eras. 

 Certus eras, eheu ! quamyis nee languioe avjtp 

 Nobilis, et quamvis non ita dives eras. 



Thou to the grave ray poor remains fliall trurt. 

 And fay, " O earth, lie lightly o'er his duft. 

 . " Nor hoarded wealth, nor proud illuftrious line, 

 •' But artlefs truth and generous love were thine. 



Qujeritis unde avidis nox Ct pretiofa puellis, 

 Et venere exhaufta damno qusrantur opes. 

 Cer.ta quidem tantis caufa eft manifefta ruinis, 

 Luxurias nimtum libera faila via eft. 



Oh why for gain are foft endearments fold. 

 While angry Cupid mourns the luft of gold ? 

 One fatal caufe, with fweet delufive fong. 

 The fyren luxury enchants the throng. 



Nulla eft pofcendi, nulla reverentia dandi, 

 Aut 11 qua eft, pretio tolUtur iipfa mora, 

 Auro pulfa fides, auro venalia jura, 

 Aurura lex fequitur, mox line lege pudor. 



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