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Show One rofe-leaf forms her crimfon vefl:, The loofe edge croffes o'er her breafl:; And one tranflucent fold, that fell From the tall lily's ample bell, Forms with fweet grace her fnow-white train, Flows, as {he fleps, and f weeps the plain. Silence and Night inchanted gaze, And Hefper hides his vanqui01'd rays!- Now the waked reed-finch [wells his throat, And night-larks trill their mingled note: Yet hufh'J in mofs with writhed neck The blackbird hides his golden beak ; Charm'd from his dream of love, he wakes, Opes his gay eye, his plumage iliakes, And, 1l:retching wide each ebon wing, Fir1l: in low '1-vhifpers tries to fing; Then founds his clarion loud, and thrills The moon-bright lawns, and 01adowy hills. Silent the choral Fays attend, And then their filver voices blend, Each fhining thread of fo11nd prolong, And weave the magic woof of fong. Pleafed Philomela takes her 1l:and On high, and leads the Fairy band, Pours fweet at intervals her {hain, And guides with be:tting wing the train. Whilfl: interrupted Zephyrs bear ,. Hoarfe murmurs from the difl:ant wear; And at each paufe is heard the fwell Of Echo's foft f ymphonious {hell. [ 195 ] CATALOGUE OF THE POETIC EXHIBITION. CANTO I. GROUP of in feels Tender hufband Self-admirer Rival lovers Coquet Platonic wife Monfl:er-hufband Rural happinefs Clandefl:ine marriage Sympathetic lovers Ninon d'Enclos Harlots Giants Mr. Wright's paintings Thalefl:ris Autumnal fcene Dervife procefTion Lady in full drefs Lady on a pre ipice Palace in the fea Vegetable lamb Whale Senfibility Mountain-fcene by night Lacly dril}king water Lady and c:whlron Medea and Aefon Forlorn nymph Galatea on the fea Lady frozen to a fl:atue CANT 0 II. Air-balloon of Montgolfier Arts of weaving and [pinning ,Arkwright's cotton. mills 2 3 4 4 6 7 10 10 II 12 14 J5 18 19 '21 '2£ '23 '24 '27 28 30 ~{ 3l 35 37 38 39 4G 42 43 Invention of letters, figures, and crotch-eh 62 Mrs. Delany's paper-garden 65 Mechanifm of a watch, and defign for its cafe 67 Time, hours, moments 68 Transformation of Nebuchadnez.zar 70 St. Anthony preaching to fi{h 72 Sorcercfs 73 Mifs Crew's drawings 75 Song tCl May 76 Frofl: fcene 78 Difcovery of the bark 79 Mofes 1l:riking the rock 81 Dropfy 82 Mr. I loward and prifons 84 CANT 0 III. Witch and imps in a church 94 lnfpired Priefl:efs 96 Fufcli's night mare 97 Cave of Thor and fubterranean Na'iads 99 Medea and children 103 Palmira weeping 108 Group of wild creatures drinking 109 Poifon-trce of Java I 09 Time and hours W ounclcd deer Lady {hut in battle Harlots Laocoon and his fons Drunkards and difeafes 1[2 ll3 114 ll7 uS 119 Prometheus and the vulture I '20 Lady burying her child in the plague 1'22 57 Mofes concealed on the Nile 125 59 Slavery of the Africans 126 6o Weeping Mufe 128 |