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Show [ 86 ] -The Spirits of the Good, who bend from high Wide 0 ' er thefe earthly fcenes their partial eye, When firfl:, array'~ in VIRTuE's p~refi robe, 465 They faw her HowARD traveding the globe ; Saw round his brows her fun-like Glory blaze In arrowy ~ircles of unwearied rays; Mifl:ook a Mortal for an Angel-Guefi, And aik' d what Seraph-foot the earth imprefi. 4 70 -Onward he 1noves !-Difeafe and Death retire, And n1unnuring Demons hate hi1n, and admire." Here paufed the Goddefs-on H YGEIA' s fhrine Obfequious Gn01nes repofe the lyre divine ; Defcending Sylphs relax the trembling firings, 4 7 5 And catch the rain-drops on their iliadowy wings. -And now her vafe a 1nodefi: Naiad fills \Vith liquid cryfl:al fron1 her pebbly rills ; Piles the dry cedar round her :fil vcr urn, (Bright climbs the blaze, the crackling faggots burn), 480 [ S7 ] Culls the green herb of Chjna' s envy' d bowers, In gaudy cups the fi:eamy treafure pours; And, fweetly finiling, on her bended knee · Prefents the fragrant quinteffence of Tea. |