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(274) Page 274 - As Celia in her garden stray'd
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He alone won't betray in whom none will conHcie, - '
And the nymph may be chade that has never been
try'd. ..
A S Celia in her garden ftray'd,
•*^ Secure, nor dreamt of harm,
A bee approach'd the lovely maid,
And refted on her arm.. '
The curious infed: thither flew,
To tafte the temptbg bloorii • ji
But, with a thoufand fweets in vieW/ if'""-!-
It found a fuddefi doom. "■ '', T "^
Her nimble hand of life bereavM, , j jjiirfYf
„ "^^^J^^f^g^ng, ^ '^^^^,,^ ,3VGi^d\..a
but fiHl the ^lowy ^^^^c^^:ii,^^:,^,i,, yoJnipi
And ftk the painfbl ftmg, ^ ,„ .dlMoy lo isilpH-^iT
Once only could that Hing furprifeip^^^igrl.^gad.iiyjgi 70^
Once be injurious found :■ ; ^i \Td j§V^i ol toift a^JfidJ top
Not fo the darts of Celiacs eyes,
They never ceafeto wound. :^^^^^*A>
Oh 1 woffld the Ihort-liv'd burning /mart
The nymph to pity move, , . ^ ,. ; .^..., . ., ,,^
And teach her to reg^ the he^' ,^^^^;j^ ' J^
She fires with endlefs love. ,. .:.,._.r,.'i Hi; " . -^...l
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FAireft ifle, all ifles excelling.
Seal of pleafures and of love,
Femis here will chufc her d. veiling, . = /.• woH
And for fake her Cyprian grove.-. . .; .,^; qj 3* «vit . T
Cufid, from his fev'rite nation,. , ,. ,, T.ijj0^ rfjiW
Care and envy wiU^remoye^:^^:'^^J"^^^^,!.v,,Sil3
Jealpufy that poit/nous V^m^^^iV)^^sA\:tr^ ' '^ "*
And defpair that dies for love. ' Gentle

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