IO6 MEMOIRS OF 



No fpraxvling dragons gape with he, 

 And fnort out fleam, and vomit fire $ 

 No Naiads weep; no fphinxcs dare; 

 No tail hung dolphins fwim in air. 

 Let leaves of myrtle round the rim, 

 With rofe-buds twirling, fhade the brira j 

 Each fide let woodbine ftalks defcend, 

 And form the branches as they bend j 

 "While oh the foot a Cnpid ftands 

 And twines the wreath with both his hands, 



Perch'd on the riling lid above^ 

 O place a lovelorn, turtle dove, 

 With hanging wing, and ruffled plume. 

 With gafping beak, and eye of gloom. 



Laft, let the fwelling bofles fhine 

 With filver, white, and burnifh'd fine, 

 Bright as the fount, whofe banks befidc 

 NarcirTus gaz'd, and lov'd, and died. 



Vafe, when Eliza deigns to pour, 

 With fnowy hand, thy boiling mower ; 

 And fweetly talks, and fmiles, and fips 

 The fragrant fleam, with ruby lips, 

 More charms thy polifh'd orb fhall fhew 

 Than Titian's glowing pencil drew ; 

 More than his chifel foft unfurl'd, 

 Whofe heav'n-wrought flatue charms the world. 



s Soon 



