If wine and music have the
To ease the sickness of the soul,
Let Phoebis every string explore,
And Bacchus fill the sprightly bowl:
To ease the sickness of the soul,
Let Phoebis every string explore,
And Bacchus fill the sprightly bowl:
Light of the World, and Ruler of the Year,
With happy Speed begin Thy great Career;
And, as Thou dost thy radiant Journeys run,
Through every distant Climate own,
With happy Speed begin Thy great Career;
And, as Thou dost thy radiant Journeys run,
Through every distant Climate own,
Dear Dick, how e'er it comes into his head, Believes, as firmly as he does his creed, That you and I, sir, are extremely great; Though I plain Mat, you minister of state
One word from me, without all doubt, he says, Would fix his fortune in s...
One word from me, without all doubt, he says, Would fix his fortune in s...
Upon the Model of The Nut-Brown Maid
To Cloe
Thou, to whose eyes I bend, at whose command(Though low my voice, though artless be my hand
I take the sprightly reed, and sing and play,
To Cloe
Thou, to whose eyes I bend, at whose command(Though low my voice, though artless be my hand
I take the sprightly reed, and sing and play,
Let 'em Censure: what care I
The Herd of Criticks I defie
Let the Wretches know,
I
The Herd of Criticks I defie
Let the Wretches know,
I
How old may Phyllis be, you ask,
Whose beauty thus all hearts engages
To answer is no easy task;
For she has really two ages
Whose beauty thus all hearts engages
To answer is no easy task;
For she has really two ages
Reader,
I was born, and cried;
I crack'd,
I smelt, and so I died
I was born, and cried;
I crack'd,
I smelt, and so I died
