The Poetical Works of the Right Hon. George Granville, Lord Lansdowne/77

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The Poetical Works of the Right Hon. George Granville, Lord Lansdowne
by George Granville
3191407The Poetical Works of the Right Hon. George Granville, Lord LansdowneGeorge Granville

TO DAPHNE.

A Roman and a Greek our praiſe divide,
Nor can we yet who beſt deſerv’d decide.
Behold two mightier conquerors appear,
Some for your wit, ſome for your eyes, declare:
Debates ariſe which captivates us moſt,5
And none can tell the charm by which he ’s loſt.
The bow and quiver does Diana bear,
Cybele the lions, Pallas has the ſpear:
Poets ſuch emblems to their gods aſſign,
Hearts bleeding by the dart and pen be thine.10