How many pictures of one Nymph we view, 5 All how unlike each other, all how true! Arcadia's Countess, here, in ermin'd pride, Is there, Pastora by a fountain fide. Here Fannia, leering on her own good man, 10 With fimp'ring Angels, Palms, and Harps divine; \ Whether the Charmer finner it, or saint it, 15 If Folly grow romantic, I must paint it. Come then, the colours and the ground prepare! Dip in the Rainbow, trick her off in Air; Chuse a firm Cloud, before it fall, and in it 19 Catch, e'er she change, the Cynthia of this minute. NOTES. VER. 7, 8, 10, &c. Ar- 1 this instance amongst others, cadia's Countess, - Pastora that, whereas in the Cha- VER. 20. Catch, e'er she change, the Cynthia of this minute.) Alluding to the Rufa, whose eye quick-glancing o'er the Park, Attracts each light gay meteor of a Spark, 25 Shine, buzz, and fly-blow in the fetting-fun. How foft is Silia! fearful to offend; The Frail one's advocate, the Weak one's friend: 30 To her Calista prov'd her conduct nice; And good Simplicius asks of her advice. Sudden, she storms! she raves! You tip the wink, But spare your censure; Silia does not drink. NOTES. VER. 21. Instances of contrarieties, given even from such Characters as are most strongly mark'd, and feemingly therefore most con sistent: As, I. In the Affected, 21, &c. P. VER. 23. Agrees as ill with Rufa studying Locke,] This thought is expressed with great humour in the following stanza : Tho' Artemesia talks, by fits, Of councils, classics, fathers, wits; VER. 29 and 37. II. Contrarieties in the Soft-natured.P. All eyes may fee from what the change arose, 35 Papillia, wedded to her am'rous spark, Sighs for the shades-" How charming is a Park!" A Park is purchas'd, but the Fair he sees All bath'd in tears-" Oh odious, odious Trees!" Fine by defect, and delicately weak. As when she touch'd the brink of all we hate. NOTES. 41 45 50 VER. 45. III. Contrarie | stronger she exerted this vities in the Cunning and Art- vacity the more forceable ful. P. must be her attraction. But the point, where it came to excess, would destroy all the delicacy, and expose all the coarsness of sensuality. VER 52. As when she touch'd the brink of all we hate.] Her charms consisted in the fingular turn of her vivacity; consequently the Narcissa's nature, tolerably mild, To make a wash, would hardly stew a child; And made a Widow happy, for a whim. 60 66 Now drinking citron with his Grace and Chartres: See Sin in State, majestically drunk; Proud as a Peeress, prouder as a Punk ; Chafte to her Husband, frank to all beside, A teeming Mistress, but a barren Bride. What then? let Blood and Body bear the fault, Her Head's untouch'd, that noble Seat of Thought: 70 NOTES. VER.69. V. In the Lewd and Vicious. P. |