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Oxford This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. T075639 Prior, Matthew, 1664-1721. Poems on Several Occasions [English poems only]. London Printed for JACOB TONSON at Shakespear's-Head over against Katharine-Street in the Strand, and JOHN BARBER upon Lambeth-Hill. MDCCXVIII. 1718 pp. 91-93. [42],506,[6]p.: ill.; 2°.

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The Garland . I. The Pride of ev'ry Grove I chose , The Violet sweet , and Lilly fair , The dappl'd Pink , and blushing Rose , To deck my charming Cloe's Hair . II . At Morn the Nymph vouchsaft to place Upon her Brow the various Wreath ; The Flow'rs less blooming than Her Face , The Scent less fragrant than Her Breath . III . The Flow'rs She wore along the Day : And ev'ry Nymph and Shepherd said , That in her Hair they lookt more gay , Than glowing in their Native Bed . IV . Undrest at Evening , when She found Their Odours lost , their Colours past ; She chang'd her Look , and on the Ground Her Garland and her Eye She cast . V. That Eye dropt Sense distinct and clear , As any Muse's Tongue cou'd speak ; When from it's Lid a pearly Tear Ran trickling down her beauteous Cheek . VI . Dissembling , what I knew too well , My Love , my Life , said I , explain This Change of Humour : pr'ythee tell : That falling Tear — What does it mean ? VII . She sigh'd ; She smil'd : and to the Flow'rs Pointing , the Lovely Moralist said : See ! Friend , in some few fleeting Hours , See yonder , what a Change is made . VIII . Ah Me ! the blooming Pride of May , And That of Beauty are but One : At Morn Both flourish bright and gay , Both fade at Evening , pale , and gone . IX . At Dawn poor Stella danc'd and sung ; The am'rous Youth around Her bow'd : At Night her fatal Knell was rung ; I saw , and kiss'd Her in her Shrowd . X. Such as She is , who dy'd to Day ; Such I , alas ! may be to Morrow : Go , Damon , bid Thy Muse display The Justice of thy Cloe's Sorrow .