Polwhele, Richard (1760-1838); Moschus

Idyllium the Twenty-Ninth. The Capricious Friend. [from The Idyllia, Epigrams, and Fragments, of Theocritus, Bion, and Moschus, with the Elegies of Tyrtæus, Translated from the Greek into English Verse. To which are Added, Dissertations and Notes. By the Rev. Richard Polwhele}

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Printed and Sold by R. Thorn [etc.]

1786

Friendship " bade my stubborn Bosom feel, / And soften'd thus a Heart of Steel!"

To gain Security and Rest,
Build on one Tree a single Nest;
And such a Bough be sure to take
As mocks the Approaches of the Snake.
Yet, perch'd on yonder Branch, to-day,
The next, upon another Spray,
With roving Pinion thou art gone!
Allur'd by all, but fix'd to none:
If any one, who sees thee vain,
Praise thy Deserts, in canting Strain,
Good Heaven! he's instantly enroll'd
Among thy Friends, however old.
But love, if thou wilt truly live,
A Soul, whose kindred Feelings give
A Zest to Life: Thus all shall prize
Thy Character, and deem thee wise.
And, sure, such Friendship's worth possessing,
That, while 'tis blest, is ever blessing;
That bade my stubborn Bosom feel,
And soften'd thus a Heart of Steel!

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Searching "bosom" and "iron" in HDIS (Poetry)

06/08/2005