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Enthron'd berween two diamond eyes, 



Sit love, and joy, ani mirch, 

 And glitt'ring like the morning star, 



She scarcely touch'd the earth. 



Tumultuous pafsiona thro' his frame 



In wild disorder ran ; 

 For who unmov'd such charms c n sec 



Is more — or lefs — than man. 



And thus (he rais'd her gentle voice^ 



And wav'd her lily hand, 

 A wretch forlorn, O Edmund ! hear, 

 From Gallia's nei&lib'ring land — 



From Gallia's land to thee I fly, 



O vindic.ite my cause, 

 O tree me from the hated bonds . 



Ofbarb'rous modern laws. 



So fhalt thou , E D M u N D , with me (hare 



The plenitude of blifs. 

 And, as an earnest, I bestow 

 This soft and melting kifs. 



Prick'd by the heav'nly temper'd steel. 



As once old Satan rose. 

 So Edmund started from his bed. 



And threw off all the clothes. 



Scar'd at the view, the vision fled, . 



For much unu5'd was (he, 

 Such sights ss Edmund's flirivel'd (kin. 



And spindle limbs to see 



And now the knight his armour took. 



And selz'd his pond'rous spear, 

 And oft, by way of exercise. 



Made pulhes at the air. 



Hit corslet next he buckled on, 



His helm so bright to see. 

 And thus accoutred, out he rufli'd. 



Full arm'd in cap-a-pee. 



O had you seen the strange surprise, 



O had you hcird the rout. 

 Wh;n first in this most ficri,e disguise. 



The hero ventur'd outs 



