42. . lli{lory of S AMPS 0 N • . : OfSttmp(om headfirong power were in my hands, Thefe lips fhould vow performance, your commands ' Shouldwork obedience, in the loyal brefi ; Ofyour true fervant, who would never refi, Till fhe had done the deed ; But, knowmy Lords · ·' If the poor fra~Ity of,a womans words ' ~May fluke fo great a power, ~nd prevail, 'Mybeft advis'd endeavours fhall not ,fail ~ To be emplofd, I'le mak~ a fudden tryal, ' Anld quickly fpeed, or find a foul denial. • I ' ' • ' lrf~d_itat. 20. \ - I 'NfatiateSampfon ! Co11ld riOt A~~A fmother Thy flaming luft, but mufl: thou find anorber ? - Is th' old grown fl:ale? and feek'fi thou for a new? Alas, where Two·s too many, Three's too few : Mans foul ·s infinite, and never tires In the ext ~on ofher own defires: l'he fprightl:fri~ture of his afiive mind ~ . Aims fiill at f1.:1rtber-; Will not b~ confin'd ' To th· poo{ dimen.fions of ftefh and blood ; Somi:hing it fiill defires : Covets good, Would fain be happy, in the fweet enjoyment Ofwhat it piofecures, wi.th the employment Of befl endeavo.ius ; b~~ it cannot find · So great a good ., but fomthing's fiill behind : It fi.r-fl propounds, app.Jijtl.lds, defires, endeavours ; At lafi enjoyes; but ( like to men in feavors,_ who fancy aJway thofe things that ~re wortl:) The more it,drinks, the more it is a thirfi : The fruitful earth ( whofe nature is the warfe 1 For fin ; with man 'panal\Jer in rhe curfe) Aims at perfettion; and would f.1in bring forth . (As firfi: it did) tUngs of~he greatef\: worth; . . I '" Her ; .
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