She, fearing one Eye might
Let in too large a Light ,
Or wandering , betray
The other's close Survey ,
And with new Shows amuse;
One Eye consents to lose ,
But does that loss requite
With th' other Eyes delight .
Which doubling thus its Raies ,
Its borrow'd Beams repayes;
And spreading wide her view,
Doubles the Pleasure too.
The Glass , she does apply,
Becomes another Eye ,
And a new Sense does add
To those before she had;
Which, a new Knowledge gives
Of what from far arrives,
And varies still her View ,
As 'tis apply'd anew,
While it on each Remove ,
The Prospect does improve,
Stretching her length'ned Sight ,
Yet guiding it, aright.

Pleas'd, and Amaz'd, she is,
While she at Distance sees,
Fields, Trees , and Houses , pass
Through th' hollow of the Glass ;
Approaching her so near,
As they had entred there.

But if such power, lies
In her bewitching Eyes ,
As they far off, attract ,
How would they nearer , act!
They that draw Houses , then
Would near at hand, draw Men .