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Delia to Phraartes on his Playing Cæsar Borgia.
1 If Cæsar from his Stygian Coast could come,
2 To see you Play, he'd bless his former Doom;
3 Pleas'd with the promis'd Glories which he lost,
4 And in your Form, confess the greater Boast.
[Page 87]5 Had he been bless'd but with your soft Address,
6 His Love had never known such ill Success;
7 That Godlike Mein and that seraphick Voice,
8 Would have compell'd nice Bellamira's choice.
9 Had half your Charms in the true Borgia been,
10 We ne'er his mourning Tragedy had seen.
11 You'r so Divine, that Heavens peculiar care,
12 Would so much Gallantry and Sweetness spare.
13 In vain Historians and Poets too,
14 To such brave Men celestial Honous do,
15 They ne'er seem Gods, till personated by you.
16 A rugged Virtue and the chance of War,
17 Did bless their Hero's with that Character;
18 The Antiquated Shade the Poets seize,
19 And tune the Soul to what a pitch they please:
20 With artful Notes they grace each noble Line,
21 But your soft touch gives it an air Divine.
22 What pains they take for Praise while you with ease,
23 Transport with that which they scarce hop'd could please?
24 Th' Imperial Cæsars when with Fortune bless'd,
25 In all their gay triumphant splendor drest,
26 And more than Royal State thro' Rome they rode,
27 (Both prais'd and fear'd and thought almost a God,
[Page 88]28 When fetter'd Kings did grace the Victory,)
29 Mid'st all their dazling Pomp look'd less than thee.
30 If Gods their Glories would expose to view,
31 To joy Mankind they'd look and speak like you.
About this text
Author: Sarah Fyge Egerton
Themes:
theatre
Genres:
heroic couplet
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Egerton, Sarah Fyge, 1668-1723. Poems on Several Occasions, Together with a Pastoral. By Mrs. S. F. [poems only] London: printed, and are to be sold by J. Nutt, near Stationers-Hall, 1703, pp. 86-88. [20],117,[3],15,[1]p.; 8⁰. (ESTC T125148) (Page images digitized from a copy in the Bodleian Library [280 e.4058].)
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Other works by Sarah Fyge Egerton
- The Advice. ()
- At my leaving Cambridge August the 14th, Extempore. ()
- Delia to Phraartes on his mistake of three Ladies writing to him. ()
- The Emulation. ()
- Erato the Amorous Muse on the Death of John Dryden, Esq. ()
- Euterpe: The Lyrick Muse, On the Death of John Dryden, Esq; An ODE. ()
- The Extacy. ()
- The Fatality. ()
- The Fate. ()
- THE Female Advocate, OR, An Answer to a late Satyr against the Pride, Lust and Inconstancy, &c. of Woman. ()
- The fond Shepherdess. A PASTORAL. ()
- The Gratitude. ()
- The Invocation. ()
- The Liberty. ()
- Love. ()
- An occasional Copy, in Answer to Mr. Joshua Barns, Extempore. ()
- An Ode on the Death of Mr. Dryden. ()
- On a Gentleman and his Wife visiting a Lady. He sleeping the while. Extempore. Spoke by Morpheus. ()
- On a Sermon Preach'd Sept. the 6th, 1697. on these Words, You have sold your selves for Nought. ()
- On Atheism. ()
- On being —— tax'd with Symony. ()
- On Friendship. ()
- On my leaving London, June the 29. ()
- On my leaving S—y. ()
- On my wedding Day. ()
- On the Author of Religion by Reason, or the Light of Nature a Guide to Divine Truth. ()
- On the death of dear Statyra. ()
- On the Death of William III, King of England. ()
- On the Honourable Robert Boyl's, Notion of Nature. ()
- The Platonick. ()
- The Power of Love. ()
- The Repulse to Alcander. ()
- The Retreat. ()
- Satyr against the Muses. ()
- Song on Madam S—. ()
- A SONG. ()
- A SONG. ()
- A SONG. ()
- A SONG. ()
- A SONG. ()
- Terpsichore: A Lyrick Muse, On the Death of John Dryden, Esq; extempore. ()
- To Alexis, on his absence. ()
- To Clarona drawing Alexis's Picture and presenting it to me. ()
- To Marcella. ()
- To Marina. ()
- To Mr. Norris, on his Idea of Happiness. ()
- To Mr. Yalden, on his Temple of Fame, Extempore. ()
- To my much valu'd Friend Moneses. ()
- To N. Tate, Esq; on his Poem on the Queen's Picture, Drawn by Closterman. ()
- To one who in Love, set a Figure. ()
- To One who said I must not Love. ()
- To Orabella, Marry'd to an old Man. ()
- To Philaster. ()
- To the Lady Cambell, with a Female Advocate. ()
- To the Queen. ()
- To Thyrsis on his Pastoral to Mr. Creech. ()
- The Vision. ()