I. BEauteous Machine! let Love thy Movements guide, Whilst envy'd thou shalt grace @3Aurelia@1's Side! 'Tis thine to please each Hour—a Task how great! Which @3Cupid@1 thus instructs thee to compleat. II. When the Nymph kindly mourns her Shepherd gone, Whirl all thy little Wheels, and urge them swiftly on: The Nymph deceiv'd with thy officious Haste, Shall smile to see that Time can fly so fast. III. But at the Swain's Return O slack thy Pace, And slowly linger round thy figur'd Race: She ne'er can deem too short the Shepherd's Stay, When, like great @3Juno,@1 thou shalt lengthen out the Day. IV. So mayst Thou sooth her Woes, her Joys improve, Thy self directed by the God of Love; And @3Beaux@1 and @3Belles@1 with Wonder shall declare, That @3Cupid nicks@1 with nicer Art than @3Zuare.@1 | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JOHNNY SPAIN'S WHITE HEIFER by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE MOUNTAIN by HAYDEN CARRUTH ITALIAN PICTURES: COSTA MAGIC by MINA LOY TO-MORROW IS MY BIRTHDAY by EDGAR LEE MASTERS WAR VERSE (1914) by EZRA POUND TWO SONNETS: 1 by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON HATCHING; FOR DAW AUNG SAN SUU KYI by KAREN SWENSON |