Chap. I. of GARDENING, &c. 



Four Acres vpas tV allotted Space of Ground^ 

 Fencd mth a Green Enclofure all around. 

 Tall-thriving Trees confefs d the thriving Mold^ 

 The Red'ning Apple ripens here to Gold. 

 Here the Blue Figs with lufcious Juice overflows ^ 

 With deeper Red the full Pomegranate grows : 

 The Branch here bends beneath the weighty Pear, 

 And verdant Olives flourip all the Tear. 

 The balmy Spirit of the Wejlern Gale 

 Eternal breaths on Flow'rs untaught to fail 5 

 Bach dropping Pear a following Pear Jupplies^ 

 On Apples, Apples ^ Figs on Figs arife. 

 The Jame mild Seaf on gives the Blooms to bloWy 

 The Buds to harden^ and the Fruit to grow^ 

 Here^ order d Vines in equal Ranks appear 

 With all th'united Labours of the Tear. 

 Some to unload the fertile Branches run^ 

 Some dry the blackening Clujlers in the Sun .• 

 Others to tread the liquid Harveji join 5 

 The groaning Prejjes foam with Floods offline. 

 Here are the Vines in early Flowrs defcry*dy 

 Here Grapes difcolourd on the Sunny-fide: 

 Beds of all various Herbs for ever Green^ 

 In beauteous Order, terminate the Scene. 

 T^o plenteous fountains the xxfholePrpfpe^ crowned'. 

 This thro* the Garden leads its Streams the round}. 

 Vifits each Plant ^ and waters all the Ground-^ \ 

 While That in Pipes beneath the Palace flowsl 

 And thence in Current on the Town bejiows^ 

 To various Ufe the various Streams they brings 

 the People one, and one fupplies the King. 



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