THE ENGLISH GARDEN. 3* 



f{ Deferr'd our nuptials. Whither {he was fent 555 



" In fearch of fafety, well, I truft, thou know'ft ;, 



" He meant to follow ; but thofe ruthlefs flames, 



" That fpar'd nor friend nor foe, nor fex nor age,. 



" Involv'd the village, where on fickly couch 



" He lay confm'd, and whither he had fled 560 



" Awhile to fojourn. There (I fee thee flirink) 



" Was he that gave NERINA being burnt ! 



" Burnt by thy Countrymen ! to Afhes burnt ! 



'* Fraternal hands and chriflian lit the flame. -*- 



" Oh thou haft caufe to fhudder. I meanwhile. 565 



" With his brave fon a diftant warfare wag'd ; 



" And him, now I have found the prize I fought, 



" And finding loft, I haften to rejoin ;. 



w Vengeance and glory call me." At the word,. 



Not fiercer does the Tigrefs quit her cave 570 



To feize the hinds that robb'd her of her young, 



Than he the Bower. " Stay, I conjure thee, ftay," 



ALCANDER cry'd, but ere the word was fpoke 



CLEON was feen no more. " Then be it fo," 



The 



