Several Occasions.
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The Flow'rs blow sweet, the Daffadils unfold
The spreading Glories of their blooming Gold.
The spreading Glories of their blooming Gold.
Daphnis.
As the gay Hours advance, the Blossoms shoot,
The knitting Blossoms harden into Fruit,
And as the Autumn by degrees ensues,
The mellowing Fruits display their streaky Hues.
As the gay Hours advance, the Blossoms shoot,
The knitting Blossoms harden into Fruit,
And as the Autumn by degrees ensues,
The mellowing Fruits display their streaky Hues.
Lycidas.
When the Winds whistle, and the Tempest roars,
When foaming Billows lash the sounding Shores,
The bloomy Beauties of the Pastures die,
And in gay heaps of fragrant Ruin lie.
When the Winds whistle, and the Tempest roars,
When foaming Billows lash the sounding Shores,
The bloomy Beauties of the Pastures die,
And in gay heaps of fragrant Ruin lie.
Daphnis.
Severe the Storms! when shudd'ring Winter binds
The Earth! but Winter yields to vernal Winds:
Severe the Storms! when shudd'ring Winter binds
The Earth! but Winter yields to vernal Winds:
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