Classic Poem

To banish dull care, and alleviate pain,
Sweet Crouch ventures forth in Thalia's gay train;
Persuasion's soft pow'r e'en beams in her face,
Each smile has a charm, and each motion a grace;
Yet, gaze not too long on Laurette's bright eyes,
Whose lustre the diamond's illusion despise;
But gaze on the virtues that spring from her soul,
And Modesty's blush, that encircles the whole;
Then Scandal's fell venom must instant expire,
And Chastity own whom the world can admire.