To an Accomplished Lady
IN THE MANNER OF WALLER .
O NYMPH ! than bless'd Pandora honour'd more,
What gods to grace thee lavish all their store!
We see thy form in awful beauty move,
At once repelling and inviting love;
We see thy mind each bright perfection reach
That Genius kindles, and the Graces teach;
Pallas to form that matchless mind, conspires
With Wisdom's coolness, tempering Fancy's fires:
Here, as in Eden's blissful garden, shoot
The tree of Knowledge and forbidden Fruit.
O NYMPH ! than bless'd Pandora honour'd more,
What gods to grace thee lavish all their store!
We see thy form in awful beauty move,
At once repelling and inviting love;
We see thy mind each bright perfection reach
That Genius kindles, and the Graces teach;
Pallas to form that matchless mind, conspires
With Wisdom's coolness, tempering Fancy's fires:
Here, as in Eden's blissful garden, shoot
The tree of Knowledge and forbidden Fruit.
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