...deceits, disguises, Dangers, doubts, delays, surprises ; Fires that scorch ; yet dare not shine. 40 Purest love's unwasting treasure, Constant faith,...nights of pleasure, Sacred Hymen ! these are thine.* NOTES. * These two choruses are enough to shew us his great talents for this species of poetry, and...

...space, Whose altar, earth, sea, skies ! One chorus let all being raise ! All nature's incense rise ! ODE ON SOLITUDE* HAPPY the man whose wish and care...acres bound, Content to breathe his native air. In liis own ground. Whoso herds with milk, whose fiekb with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire...

...occurrant oscula nati Praeripere, et tacita pectus dulcedine tangunt." Lib. iii. 909. Warton. CHORUS. Hence guilty joys, distastes, surmises, Hence false...surprises ; Fires that scorch ; yet dare not shine. 40 Purest love's unwasting treasure, Constant faith, fair hope, long leisure, Days of ease, and nights...

...occurrant oscula nati Praeripere, et tacitA pectus dulcedine tangunt." Lib. iii. 909. Warton. CHORUS. Hence guilty joys, distastes, surmises, Hence false...surprises ; Fires that scorch ; yet dare not shine. 40 Purest love's unwasting treasure, Constant faith, fair hope, long leisure, Days of ease, and nights...

...raptures move ! His heart now melts, now leaps, now burns, With reverence, hope, and love. Chorus. Henee, guilty joys, distastes, surmises ; Hence, false tears,...Fires that scorch, yet dare not shine : Purest love's un wasting treasure, Constant faith, fair hope, long leisure ; Days of ease, and nights of pleasure,...

...Heav'n bestows on lunge. COTTON CHAPTER IV. DESCRIPTIVE WECE8. SECTION L The pleasures of retirement. 1. HAPPY the man, whose wish and care A few paternal...Content to breathe his native air, In his own ground. 2. Whose herds with milk, whose fields witn bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire ; Whose trees...

...Heav'n bestows on kings. CHAPTER IV. DESCRIPTIVE PIECES, SECTION I. The pleasures of retirement. 1 . HAPPY the man,, whose wish and care A few paternal...Content to breathe his native air, In his own ground. 2. Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire ; Whose trees...

...Heav'n this comfort brings, CHAPTER IV. DESCRIPTIVE PIECES. SECTION I. The pleasures of retirement. 1. HAPPY the man, whose wish and care A few paternal...Content to breathe his native air, In his own ground. 2. Whose herds with milk, whose fields witn bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire; Whose trees...

...So give me my Corydon's flute, And thus — let me break it in twain. EXERCISE V. Ode on Solitude. 1 Happy the man whose wish and care A few paternal acres...Content to breathe his native air In his own ground. 2 Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire, Whose trees...

...raptures move ! His heart now melts, now leaps, now burns, 35 With reverence, hope, and love. • CHORUS. Hence guilty joys, distastes, surmises ; Hence false...surprises ; Fires that scorch, yet dare not shine ! 40 Purest love's unwasting treasure, Constant faith, fair hope, long leisure, Days of ease, and nights...