Whence with the marks of highest honours crown'd
By GLORIANA, in domeftic peace,

That port to which the wise are ever bound,
He anchor'd was, and chang'd the toffing feas
Of bustling bufy life, for calm fequeftred ease.

II.

There in domestic virtue rich and great
As erft in public, 'mid his wide domain,
Long in primæval patriarchal state,

The lord. the judge, the father of the plain,
He dwelt; and with him, in the golden chain
Of wedded faith-y-link'd, a matron fage

Aye dwelt; fweet partner of his joy and pain,
Sweet charmer of his youth, friend of his age,
Skill'd to improve his blifs, his forrows to affuage.
III.

From this fair union, not of fordid gain,
But merit fimilar and mutual love,

True fource of lineal virtue, sprung a train

Of youths and virgins; like the beauteous grove,
Which round the temple of Olympic Jove,
Bigirt with youthful bloom the P parent tree,

The facred olive; whence old Elis wove

P Parent tree, the facred olive.] This tree grew in the Altis, or facred grove of Olympic Jupiter at Olympia, having, as the Eleans pretended, been originally planted there by Hercules. It was efteemed facred, and from that were taken the Olympic crowns. See Paufanias. Eliac. and the Differtation on the Olympic games.

Her

Her verdant crowns of peaceful victory,
The guerdons of bold strength, and swift activity.

IV.

So round their noble parents goodly rofe
These generous feyons: they with watchful care
Still, as the fwelling paffions 'gan disclose
The buds of future virtues, did prepare
With prudent culture the young fhoots to rear:
And aye in this endearing pious toil

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They by a Palmer fage inftructed were,

Who from deep thought and ftudious fearch erewhile Had learnt to mend the heart, and till the human foil. V.

For by cœleftial Wisdom whilom led

Through all th' apartments of th' immortal mind,
He view'd the fecret ftores, and mark'd the sted,
To judgment, wit, and memory affign'd;

And how sensation and reflection join'd
To fill with images her darksome grotte,
Where variously disjointed or combin'd,
As reason, fancy, or opinion wrought,

Their various masks they play'd, and fed her penfive thought.

Guerdons, rewards.

Palmer, pilgrim. The Perfon here fignified is Mr. Locke, characterized by his works.

Sted, place, ftation.

VOL. IV.

B

VI. Alfe

VI.

* Alfe through the fields of Science had he stray'd
With eager fearch, and fent his piercing eye
Through each learn'd School, each philofophic fhade,
Where Truth and Virtue erft were deem'd to lie;
If haply the fair vagrants he "mote spy,
Or hear the music of their charming lore:
But all unable there to fatisfy

His curious foul, he turn'd him to explore

The facred writ of Faith; to learn, believe, adore.
VII.

Thence foe profess'd of Falfhood and Deceit,
Those fly artificers of tyranny,

* Aye holding up before uncertain feet
His faithful light, to Knowledge, Liberty,
Mankind he led, to Civil Policy,
And mild Religion's charitable law,
That, fram'd by Merry and Benignity,
The perfecuting fword forbids to draw,
And free-created fouls with penal terrors awe.
VIII.

Ne with these glorious gifts elate and vain
Lock'd he his wifdom up in churlish pride;
But, stooping from his height, would even deign
The feeble steps of Infancy to guide.

Alfe, alfo, further.

x Mote, might.

* Aye, ever.

y Ne, nor.

Eternal

Eternal glory Him therefore betide!

Let every generous youth his praise proclaim!
Who, wand'ring through the world's rude foreft wide,
By him hath been y-taught his course to frame
To Virtue's sweet abodes, and heav'n-afpiring Fame!
IX.

For this the FAIRY KNIGHT with anxious thought,
And fond paternal care his counsel pray'd;

And him of gentleft courtesy befought

His guidance to vouchsafe and friendly aid;
The while his tender offspring he convey'd,
Through devious paths to that secure retreat,
Where fage PÆDIA, with each tuneful maid,
On a wide mount had fix'd her rural feat,
'Mid flow'ry gardens plac'd, untrod by vulgar feet.

X.

And now forth-pacing with his blooming heir,
And that fame virtuous Palmer them to guide;
Arm'd all to point, and on a courser fair
Y-mounted high, in military pride,

His little train before he flow did ride.

Him eke behind a gentle Squirez enfues,

With his young lord aye marching fide by fide,
His counsellour and guard in goodly a thews,

Who well had been brought up, and nurs'd by every Muse.

z Enfues, follows.

a Thews, manners.

B 2

XI. Thus

XI.

Thus as their pleafing journey they pursued,
With cheerful argument beguiling pain,
Ere long defcending from an hill they view'd
Beneath their eyes out-ftretch'd a spacious plain,
That fruitful fhew'd, and apt for every grain,
For paftures, vines and flow'rs; while Nature fair,
Sweet-fmiling all around with count'nance fain,
Seem'd to demand the tiller's art and care,
Her wildnefs to correct, her lavish waste repair.

XII.

Right good, I ween, and bounteous was the foil,
Aye wont in happy season to repay

With tenfold ufury the peasant's toil.

But now 'twas ruin all, and wild decay;

Untill'd the garden and the fallow lay,

The Theep fhorne down with barren brakes o'er-grown; The whiles the merry peasants sport and play,

All as the public evil were unknown,

Or every public care from every breast was flown,
XIII.

Aftonish'd at a scene at once fo fair

And fo deform'd; with wonder and delight
At man's neglect, and Nature's bounty rare,
In ftudious thought awhile the Fairy Knight

b Fain, earneft, eager.

c Brakes, briars.