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The liberty they lend, oft {halt thou hear 



Their whittle flirill, and oft their faithful dog 



Shall with obedient barkings fright the flock 



From wrong or robbery. The livelong day '445 



Meantime rolls lightly o'er their happy heads ; 



They bafk on funny hillocks, or defport 



In ruftic paftime, while that lovelieft grace, 



Which only lives in action unreftrain'd, 



To ev'ry fimple gefture lends a charm. 450 



Pride of the year, purpureal Spring! attend, 

 And, in the cheeks of thefe fweet innocents 

 Behold your beauties pictur'd. As the cloud 

 That weeps its moment from thy fapphire heav'n, 

 They frown with caufelefs forrow -, as the beam, 455 



Gilding that cloud, with caufelefs mirth they fmile. 

 Stay, pitying Time ! prolong their vernal blifg. 

 Alas ! ere we can note it in our fong, 

 Comes manhood's feverim fummer, chill'd full foon 



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