A PASTORAL. [As Thirsis and Daphne, upon the new hay] Elizabeth Hands (née Herbert) Alexander Huber Editor Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Oxford This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. T141063 Hands, Elizabeth, 1746-1815. The death of Amnon. A poem. With an appendix: containing pastorals, and other poetical pieces. By Elizabeth Hands. [Coventry] Printed for the author, by N. Rollason, Coventry, M,DCCLXXXIX. 1789 pp. 72-73. [40],127,[1]p.; 8⁰.

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A PASTORAL . [ As Thirsis and Daphne , upon the new hay ] As Thirsis and Daphne , upon the new hay Were seated , surveying the plain ; No guilt in their bosoms their joys to allay , Or give them a moment of pain . Not Venus , but Virtue had made them her care , She taught them her innocent skill ; The swain knew no art , but to pleasure the fair That Nature had form'd to his will . Inspired by love , on his pipe he did play ; O Virtue ! how happy the swain ! While sweet Robin-red-breast that perch'd on the spray , And Daphne was pleas'd with the strain . How pleasing the prospect , how cooling the breeze ; The sun shone delightfully ' round ; And apples half ripe , grew so thick on the trees , The boughs almost bent to the ground . Thus happily seated , by sympathy bound , How pleasing the mutual chain ; When either is absent , the prospects around Display all their beauties in vain . They sat till the mist that arose from the brook , Inform'd them the ev'ning was nigh ; The swain shook his head with a languishing look , And ' rose from his seat with a sigh . His flute he disjointed , and silent a while He gaz'd on his maid with delight ; Then gave her his hand , she arose with a smile , He kiss'd her , and bid her good night .