Purchafing Riches, with our time and care, Not pinch'd with want, nor cloy'd with wanton ease, Who free from Storms, which on the Great Ones Makes but few Wishes and enjoys them all ; (fall, No care but Love can discompose her Brea Love, of all Cares the fweeteft and the be Whil'ft on sweet Grafs her bleating Charg lie, Our happy Lover feeds upon her eye; Not one on whom or Gods or Men impof But one whom Love has for this Lover ch Under fome favourite Myrtle's fhady Boug They speak their Paffions in repeated Vow And whilft a Blush confeffes how the burn His faithful heart makes as fincere returns. Thus in the Arms of Love and Peace th And whilst they Live,their flames can nev T THE DUEL OF THE STAGS. Written by the Honourable Sir ROBERT HOWARD. I N Windfor Foreft, before War deftroy'd The harmless Pleasures which foft Peace enjoy'd ; A mighty Stag grew Monarch of the Herd, And while the Troops about their Sovereign fed, They watch'd the awful nodding of his Head. Proud in Dominion, Prouder in his Love: Long had this Prince imperiously thus fway'd, By no fet Laws, but by his Will obey'd, His fearful Slaves, to full Obedience grown, Admire his ftrength, and dare not use their own. One Subje&t moft did his fufpicion move, That fhow'd leaft Fear, and counterfeited Love; In the best Pastures by his fide he fed, Arm'd with two large Militia's on his head: And at his Nod, he made not hafte, but ftalk'd. By By his large shade, he saw how great he was, Thus to Rebellious hopes he fwell'd at length, And in his fight Courts with rebellious flames. The Prince fees this with an inflamed Eye, When once a Prince's Will meets a reftraint, His Head then shakes, at which th' affrighted Start to each fide; his Rival not afear'd, Stands by his Miftrefs fide, and ftirs not thence, But bids her own his Love, and his Defence. The |