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Hadſt thou been born a man, thou hadſt not err’d;
Thy fame had liv’d, and Beauty been preferr’d.160
But, O! what mighty magic can aſſwage
A woman’s envy and a bigot’s rage?
Love tir’d at length, Love! that delights to ſmile,
Flying from ſcenes of horror, quits our iſle:^[1]
With Charles the Cupids and the Graces gone,165
In exile live, for Love and Charles were one:
With Charles he wanders, and for Charles he mourns;
But, O! how fierce the joy when Charles returns!
As eager flames, with oppoſition pent,
Break out impetuous when they find a vent;170
As a fierce torrent bounded in his race,
Forcing his way, rolls with redoubled pace;
From the loud palace to the ſilent grove,
All by the King’s example live and love;
The Muſes with diviner voices ſing,175
And all rejoice to pleaſe the godlike king.
Then Waller in immortal verſe proclaims
The ſhining court, and all the glitt’ring dames.
Thy beauty Sidney,^[2] like Achilles’ ſword,
Reſiſtleſs ſtands upon as ſure record;180
The fierceſt hero and the brighteſt dame,
Both ſung alike, ſhall have their fate the ſame.

1. The rebellion, and death of King Charles I.
2. The Lady Dorothy Sidney, celebrated by Mr. Waller under the name of Sachariſſa.