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Show ORIGIN OF SOCIETY. ~ANTO II. 74 Pair after pa.i r enamour 'd shoot along, And trill in air the gay impassion' d song. With busy hum in playful swarms around Emerging insects leave the peopled ground, Rise in dark clouds, and borne in airy rings Sport roun d the car' and wave their _golden wings.. Admiring Fawns pursue on dancing hoof, And bashful Dryads peep from shades aloof; Emerging Nereids rise from coral cells, Enamour' d Tritons sound their twisted she Us; From sparkling founts enchanted Naiads nlove, And swell the triumph of despotic LovE .. " Delighted Flora, gazing from afar' 380 Greets with mute homage the triumphal car; 390 On silvery slippers steps with bosom bare, Bends her white knee, and bows her auburn hair; Calls to her purple heaths, and blushing bo\vers, Bursts h~r green gems, and opens all her :flo\vers; CANTO II. REPRODUCTION OF LIFE. 75 0' er the bright Pair a shower of roses sheds, And crowns with wreathes of hyacinth their heads.- Slow roll the silver wheels with snowdrops deck'd, And primrose bands the cedar spokes connect; Round the fine pole the twisting woodbine clings, And knots of jasmine clasp the bending springs; 400 Bright daisy links the velvet harness chain, And rings of violets join each silken rein; Festoon'd behind, the snow-white lilies bend, And tulip- tassels on each side depend. \ -Slow rolls the car,-the enamour'd Flowers exhale Their treasured sweets, and whisper to the gale; Their ravelled buds, and wrinkled cups unfold, Nod their green stems, and wave their bells of gold; Breathe their soft sighs from each enchanted grove, ·And hail THE DEITIES OF SEXUAL LovE. 410 " ONwARD with march sublime in saffi·on robe Young IIYMEN steps, and traverses the globe |