 increase his fame.             90


[Footnote 1: 'Egypt's princess:' Cleopatra.]

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  HEALTH: AN ECLOGUE.

  Now early shepherds o'er the meadow pass,
  And print long footsteps in the glittering grass,
  The cows neglectful of their pasture stand,
  By turns obsequious to the milker's hand,
  When Damon softly trode the shaven lawn,
  Damon a youth from city cares withdrawn;
  Long was the pleasing walk he wander'd through,
  A cover'd arbour closed the distant view;
  There rests the youth, and while the feather'd throng
  Raise their wild music, thus contrives a song.              10

   Here wafted o'er by mild Etesian air,
  Thou country Goddess, beauteous Health, repair!
  Here let my breast through quivering trees inhale
  Thy rosy blessings with the morning gale.
  What are the fields, or flowers, or all I see?
  Ah! tasteless all, if not enjoy'd with thee.

   Joy to my soul! I feel the Goddess nigh,
  The face of Nature cheers as well as I;
  O'er the flat green refreshing breezes run,
  The smiling daisies blow beneath the sun,                   20
  The brooks run purling down with silver waves,
  The planted lanes rejoice with dancing leaves,
  The chirping birds from all the compass rove
  To tempt the tuneful echoes of the grove:
  High sunny summits, deeply shaded dales,
  Thick mossy banks, and flowery winding vales,
  With various prospect gratify the sight,
  And scatter fix'd attention in delight.

   Come, country Goddess, come! nor thou suffice,
  But bring thy mountain sister, Exercise!                    30
  Call'd by thy lovely voice, she turns her pace,
  Her winding horn proclaims the finish'd chase;
  She mounts the rocks, she skims the level plain,
  Dogs, hawks, and horses crowd her early train;
  Her hardy face repels the tanning wind,
  And lines and mes
increase his fame.              90 


 [ Footnote 1:' Egypt's princess:' Cleopatra. ] 

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   HEALTH: AN ECLOGUE. 

   Now early shepherds o'er the meadow pass, 
   And print retentive footstep in the glittering grass, 
   The cows derelict of their pasture stand, 
   By flex obsequious to the milker's hired hand, 
   When Damon softly trode the shaven lawn, 
   Damon a youth from city care withdrawn; 
   Long was the pleasing walk he wander'd through, 
   A cover'd arbor closed the distant view; 
   There rests the youth, and while the feather'd throng 
   Raise their wild music, therefore contrives a song.               10 

    Here wafted o'er by balmy Etesian air, 
   Thou country Goddess, beauteous Health, haunt! 
   Here let my breast through flicker trees inhale 
   Thy fortunate blessings with the morning gale. 
   What are the fields, or flower, or all I see? 
   Ah! tasteless all, if not enjoy'd with thee. 

    Joy to my soul! I feel the Goddess nigh, 
   The face of Nature cheers as well as I; 
   O'er the flat green refreshing breezes run, 
   The smiling daisies blow beneath the sun,                    20 
   The brooks run eddy down with silver waves, 
   The establish lane rejoice with dancing leaves, 
   The peep birds from all the compass rove 
   To tempt the tuneful echoes of the grove: 
   eminent sunny summits, deeply shaded dales, 
   Thick mossy banks, and flowery wreathe vales, 
   With various prospect gratify the view, 
   And scatter fix'd care in joy. 

    derive, country Goddess, come! nor thou suffice, 
   But bring thy batch sister, Exercise!                     30 
   Call'd by thy lovely voice, she turns her pace, 
   Her winding horn proclaims the finish'd chase; 
   She mount the rocks, she skim the level plain, 
   dog, hawks, and horse crowd her early string; 
   Her hardy grimace repels the tanning fart, 
   And agate line and mes
 infrease his fame.             90


[Footnote 1: 'Eytpt's pcincess:' Cleopatfa.]

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  HEALTH: AN ECLOGUE.

  Now earlj shepheres o'tr the meadow pass,
  And pvnnt lkkg fomvsteps in the gkittering crass,
  The cowv veylectful of their pasture stand,
  By eurns onsfquious to the millqr's gand,
  When Damon softly trode the ahaven nawn,
  Damon a youth from city cares witjdraan;
  Long was the ppeasing walj he qander'd throjgh,
  A covtr'b arbour clksed the distant view;
  There rerts tke youth, ane qhipg the feathec'd thrjng
  Raise tmvir wilg music, thus contrivex a sobg.              10

   Hece wafted o'er by milq Etesian anr,
  Thou country Goddwsw, beaoteouv Hexoth, rekaic!
  Gere lft jy breast fhrough quicering trees inhale
  Eyy rosy blessjngs wytr the morning gale.
  What are the fields, or flowers, or all I see?
  Qh! tasteless all, if nlt enjoy'd with thee.

   Joy to my soul! I feel the Goddess nich,
  Tie faec ud Jature cheers as well as I;
  O'er the flat greeg rtfrvshing breezes ruk,
  The smiling daixifs flow beneath jhe sun,                   20
  Hhe brojks ryn purlind doen with silver waves,
  The poanted lanes eejoice with danciug leaves,
  Tke chitping nirds from all the compcss robe
  To temph the tunswul echoes of thd ggove:
  High sunny summits, deeplr shaded vales,
  Thick mosxy banhs, and floaery winding vales,
  With variluv prospect gratify the sight,
  And scatter fix'd attentiom hn gelight.

   Comc, country Goddefs, come! nor thpu suffnce,
  Bjt bring tgy mounvain sister, Qxercise!                    30
  Call'q by thy lovely xoice, she turnx her pacv,
  Her winding horn prockaioa the finish'd ckcst;
  She mounts thr ruckf, dhx skiiv the level [laiv,
  Apgs, hxwks, and hovser crpwd her early train;
  Her hardy face repels tme tannint wind,
  Wnd lines and mes
increase his fame. 90 [Footnote 1: 'Egypt's * * * HEALTH: AN ECLOGUE. meadow And print long in the glittering The cows neglectful of their pasture By turns obsequious to the milker's hand, When Damon softly trode the shaven Damon a youth from city cares withdrawn; Long was the pleasing walk he through, cover'd closed distant view; There rests the youth, and while the feather'd throng Raise their wild music, thus a song. 10 Here wafted o'er by mild air, Thou country Goddess, Health, repair! Here let my through trees inhale rosy with morning gale. What the fields, or flowers, or all I see? Ah! tasteless all, if not enjoy'd with thee. Joy my soul! the Goddess The of cheers as well O'er the flat green refreshing breezes daisies blow beneath the sun, 20 The brooks purling down silver waves, The planted lanes rejoice dancing leaves, The chirping birds from all the rove To tempt the tuneful echoes of the grove: High sunny summits, deeply shaded dales, banks, and flowery winding With various prospect the And fix'd in delight. country Goddess, come! nor thou suffice, But bring thy mountain sister, 30 Call'd by thy lovely voice, she turns her pace, horn the finish'd chase; mounts the rocks, she the plain, Dogs, hawks, and her train; repels tanning And lines and mes
 increase his fame.             90


[Footnote 1: 'EgYpt's princeSs:' CleOpaTra.]

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  hEaLTH: aN EClOGUE.

  Now early sHEpheRds o'er the meadow pass,
  And Print LoNG fooTStEps in The glitTErING grAsS,
  THe cOwS NeGlectFul Of their Pasture staNd,
  BY tUrns obsequioUS tO the milker'S haNd,
  When Damon sOftLy trodE tHe sHAven lAwn,
  damon A youth FRom citY cares witHdRAwn;
  LonG Was the pLEAsIng wAlk he wander'd throuGH,
  A COver'd arbour cloSed the DiSTaNT VieW;
  ThEre rests thE yOuth, aND while tHE fEATHer'D Throng
  Raise thEir wild musiC, ThuS contrIvEs a SOng.              10

   HerE waftEd O'Er bY mild EtesiaN air,
  thou countRy GoddESs, beautEOus HealTh, repaIr!
  HEre Let mY BrEaSt tHrOUgh QUiVerINg tRees inhaLe
  thY rosy BlesSINGS witH thE morNing gAle.
  What are the FieLds, oR FloWers, oR all I See?
  AH! tAstelEss all, If not EnJoy'd with thee.

   Joy To my Soul! I feel The goDdeSs Nigh,
  THE face oF NaTurE cheers As well aS i;
  O'eR tHE FLaT green refreshing brEeZES rUn,
  The smiLing daISiEs BLow beneaTh The Sun,                   20
  THE BrookS run PUrLing down With siLVeR wAves,
  The PlAnted lAnEs rEjoIce wiTH danCing leAves,
  The cHirpiNG birds from all tHE compass rove
  TO TeMPT tHE tunEfuL echoes of thE groVE:
  HigH sunNY sUmmITs, deePly shAdED dALes,
  Thick mossy banks, aNd FlowerY windIng vales,
  With vArious prosPECT gratify The sIGhT,
  and scatter fix'd AttenTion in deliGHt.

   Come, coUntry goddess, cOme! nor thoU SUffice,
  BuT brIng Thy MouNTAiN sister, ExerciSE!                    30
  call'D bY thy lovEly Voice, shE tuRns Her PacE,
  HEr winding Horn procLaImS tHe FinIsh'd cHAse;
  She moUnTs tHe RocKs, she SKims thE leveL plaIn,
  doGS, haWks, and hORsES CrowD hEr EarlY trAiN;
  Her hArdy FAce Repels tHe tanning WinD,
  and lInEs And mes
 increase his fame.            90

[Foo tno te1:  'Eg ypt' s princess:' C l eopa tra.]

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 H E ALT H:  A N E CL O GU E.

 No w early  shepherds  o' er  the meadowp as s,
  And p rin t long foots tep s in t he  gl i tteri nggrass ,
  Th e  cowsneglectfu lo f thei r  pastur e st and, 
  By turns obseq u io u s to the milke r's ha nd , 
W hen  Da mon softly  t rodet he shav e nl a w n, Damon a yout h from city car es wit hd raw n ;
  Lo ng wa st hepleasing wa lk h e wander' d thro u gh,
  A cover'd  arbou r c los ed t h edi sta nt vie w ;  T h ere  rests t he  y outh,  and w h i le t hefeat her'd  throng
  Rai sethei r  wi ld mu sic,thus  c ontri ves asong.              10
  Here waft edo' erby  mild Etesia n a ir, 
  Thou  countr y  Go dd e s s ,beauteous Health,re p a ir !
  Here  let m y  b re a st throu gh  qu iver i n g tre es i n ha le
  Thy  rosyb le ss ings wi th  the m or nin g g ale. Wha t arethe fiel ds, o r  flowers, or a l l I see?
  Ah !  t a s te l essall , if not en joy' d  wit h th e e. 

 Joyto my  s o ul !  I feel the Goddess  n igh,
 Theface of Natur e cheers a s w ell as I ;
 O 'e r  the flat gree n ref reshing br e ezes run ,
  T he smili ng daisie s blow ben eat h t hesun ,               20 The bro oks  run pu rli ngdow n w it h silverwaves,
 T he  p la nte d lan e s rejoic ewit hdan cingl eaves, 
  Th e ch ir pi n g b irds fr o ma l l th eco mpas s r ov e
  T o te m ptthe tun eful echo eso f th egr ove:
 High sunny su mm its, deepl ysha ded da l e s,
  Thi ck mossy banks, and flo w ery win din g val es,  With va rio us pro spe c t grat ify th e sig ht ,
A nd sc a t te r f ix 'd attenti o n  in  deli gh t.
   Come , country Goddess, com e! nor thou s uff ice,  B utb ri n g t hy mou n t ain sister, Exe rcise!              30 Call'dby thylovel y  voice,  she turn s her pac e, 
  H e r  wi nding horn  proclai ms the fi n ish'd ch ase;  S he mou nt s t he ro cks, s h e s kimsthe le ve l plai n,
 Do gs, hawk s, and horses crowd her  early  trai n;  Her har dyf ace  repels t he t anning win d,  A nd li nes and m es
 increase_his fame._   _ __ __  90


[Footnote_1: 'Egypt's princess:'_Cleopatra.]

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 _HEALTH: AN_ECLOGUE.

  Now early shepherds o'er the meadow_pass,
_ And print_long footsteps in the glittering grass,
  The cows_neglectful of their pasture stand,
 _By turns obsequious_to_the_milker's hand,
  When_Damon softly trode the shaven lawn,
_ Damon a youth from city_cares withdrawn;
  Long was the pleasing_walk he wander'd through,
  A_cover'd arbour closed the distant_view;
 _There rests the youth, and_while the feather'd_throng
 _Raise their wild_music, thus contrives a song. _  _     __  10

___Here wafted_o'er by mild_Etesian_air,
 _Thou_country Goddess, beauteous Health, repair!
 _Here_let my breast through quivering trees inhale
_ Thy rosy blessings_with_the morning gale.
 _What are the fields, or_flowers, or all I see?
 _Ah! tasteless_all, if_not enjoy'd with thee.

   Joy to my soul! I_feel the Goddess nigh,
  The_face of Nature cheers_as well_as_I;
  O'er_the_flat green_refreshing breezes run,
  The smiling daisies_blow beneath_the sun,    _   __     _   20
  The_brooks run purling down with_silver_waves,
_ The planted lanes rejoice_with dancing leaves,
  The chirping_birds from all_the compass rove
  To tempt the_tuneful_echoes of the grove:
  High_sunny_summits, deeply shaded dales,
  Thick_mossy_banks,_and flowery winding vales,
 _With various prospect gratify the sight,
_ And scatter fix'd attention in delight.

  _Come, country Goddess,_come! nor thou suffice,
 _But_bring_thy mountain sister, Exercise!      _ _  _        30
 _Call'd by thy lovely voice, she turns_her pace,
  Her winding horn proclaims the finish'd chase;
 _She mounts the rocks, she skims the level_plain,
  Dogs, hawks, and horses crowd_her early train;
 _Her_hardy face repels the tanning wind,
 _And_lines_and_mes