II: But firft with thy refiftlefs light, Disperse those phantoms from my fight, The fcholiaft's learning, fophift's cant, III. O! let thy powerful charms impart Which, no weak paffions e'er mislead, IV. Give me to learn each fecret caufe; These to great Nature's scenes apply, V. Next, to thy nobler search resign'd, VI. Say VI. Say from what fimple springs began VII. Her fecret ftores let Memory tell, In all her colours dreft; While, prompt her fallies to controul, To Truth's fevereft teft. VIII. Then launch through Being's wide extent; IX. There, Science! veil thy daring eye; To Faith content thy beams to lend, Her hopes to affure, her fteps befriend, X. Then X. Then downwards take thy flight again, Mix with the policies of men, And focial nature's ties ; The plan the genius of each ftate, Its intereft and its powers relate, XI. Through private life pursue thy course, And means and motives weigh: XIV. Hail! queen of manners, light of truth; In bufinefs, thou! exact, polite; Thou giv❜ft Retirement its delight, XV. Of wealth, power, freedom, thou! the caufe Of arts inventress, thou! Without thee, what were human-kind ? How vaft their wants, their thoughts how blind! XVI. Sun of the foul! thy beams unveil ! END OF AKENSIDE'S POEMS. CONTENTS. CONTENTS то AKEN SIDE'S POEMS. ODES ON SEVERAL SUBJECTS. BOOK THE FIRST. |