The Poems, of William Collins, with Notes Selected and Orig by W Crowe

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: He said, and call'd on Heaven to bless the day, When back to Schiraz' walls he bent his way. ECLOGUE III. ABRA; OR, THE GEORGIAN SULTANA. Scene, A FOREST.?Time, THE EVENING. IN Georgia's land, where Tefflis' towers are seen, In distant view along the level green, While evening dews enrich the glittering glade, And the tall forests cast a longer shade, Whatt time 'tis sweet o'er fields of rice to stray, Or scent the breathing maize at setting day; Amidst the maids of Zagen's peaceful grove, Emyra sung the pleasing cares of love. Of Abra first began the tender strain, Who led her youth with flocks upon the plain: At morn she came those willing flocks to lead, Where lilies rear them in the watery mead; From early dawn the live-long hours she told, Till late at silent eve she penn'd the fold. Deep in the grove, beneath the secret shade, A various wreath of odorous flowers she made Gay-motlcy'd pinks and sweet jonquils she chose, The violet blue that on the moss-bank grows; All-sweet to sense, the flaunting rose was there: The finish'd chaplet well adorn'd her hair. Great Abbas chanc'd that fated morn to stray, By love conducted from the chaceaway; Among the vocal vales he heard her song, And sought the vales and echoing groves among: At length he found, and woo'd the rural maid; She knew the monarch, and with fear obey'd. Be every youth like royal Abbas mov'd, And every Georgian maid like Abra lov'd! The royal lover bore her from the plain; Yet still her crook and bleating flock remain: Oft as she went, she backward turn'd her view, And bad that crook and bleating flock adieu. Fair happy maid ! to other scenes remove, To richer scenes of golden power and love! Go leave the simple pipe, and shepherd's strain; With love delight thee, ...