:

Half flying behoves him now both Oar and Sail.
As when a Gryphon, thro' the Wilderness,
With winged Courfe o'er Hill or moary Dale,
Perfues the Arimafpian, who by Stealth
Had from his wakeful Cuftody purloin'd

The guarded Gold: So eagerly the Fiend

O'er Bog, or Steep, thro' ftrait, rough, denfe, or rare,
With Head, Hands, Wings, or Feet, perfues his Way.
And fwims, or finks, or wades, or creeps, or flies.
At length a univerfal Hubbub wild

Of stunning Sounds, and Voices all confus'd,
Borne thro' the hollow Dark, affaults his Ear

With loudeft Vehemence. When ftrait behold the
Of Chaos, and his dark Pavilion spread

(Throne Wide on the wasteful Deep: with him Enthron'd Sate fable-vefted Night, eldest of Things, The Confort of his Reign: and by them stood Orchus and Ades, and the dreaded Name Of Demogorgon: Rumour next, and Chance, And Tumult, and Confufion all embroil'd, And Difcord, with a thousand various Mouths. Satan thence

Springs upward like a Pyramid of Fire,

Into the wild Expanfe: and thro' the Shock
Of fighting Elements, on all Sides round
Environ'd, wins his Way.

At laft the facred Influence

Of Light appears, and from the Walls of Heav'n
Shoots far into the Bofom of dim Night

A glimm❜ring Dawn: Here Nature first begins
Her fartheft Verge, and Chaos to retire,
As from her outmoft Works, a broken Foe,
With Tumult lefs, and with lefs hoftile Din ;
That Satan with lefs Toil, and now with Eafe
Wafts on the calmer Wave by dubious Light :
And, like a Weather-beaten Vessel, holds

Gladly the Port, tho' Shrowds and Tackle torn. Milt.

CHARIC LEA.

And now let Chariclea's Birth be fung,
Who from an Ethiopian Mother fprung.
Her footy Sire was ftounded at the Sight,
With all his fwarthy Lords, in deep affright,
To fee the new-born Babe deform'd with milky White.
For as Perfina cherish'd in her Womb

The glowing Fetus; in the Royal Room
The Picture of Andromeda was feen,

Painted with Snowy Brow, and comely Mien.
Which while the Mother, with a greedy View
Intent devour'd, white Images fhe drew.

From whence a Birth of unknown Whiteness came,
A Colour, devious from the Royal Stem.

CHARIOT.

Bold Ericthonius was the firft that joyn'd Four Horfes for the rapid Race defign'd, And o'er the dufty Wheels prefiding fate: The Lapithe to Chariots add the State

Rowe's Call.

Of Bits and Bridles; taught the Steed to bound,
To run the Ring, and trace the mazy Ground:
To ftop, to fly, the Rules of War to know,
T'obey the Rider, and to dare the Foe.

Haft thou beheld when from the Goal they part;
The youthful Charioteers with heaving Heart,
Rufh to the Race, and panting fcarcely bear
Th' Extreams of fev'rith Hope, and chilling Fear,
Stoop to the Reins, and lafh with all their Force;
The flying Chariots kindle in the Course.
And now alow, and now aloft they fly,
As borne thro' Air, and feem to touch the Sky:
No Stop, no Stay; but Clouds of Sand arife,
Spurn'd, and caft backward on the Foll'wers Eyes:
The hindmoft blows the Foam upon the first,
Such is the Love of Praise, an honourable Thirst.
[Dryd. Virg.
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CHARITY.

She was a Woman in her fresheft Age,
Of wondrous Beauty, and of Bountie rare,
With goodly Grace and comely Perfonage,
That was on Earth not eafy to compare;
Full of great Love, but Cupid's wanton fnare
As Hell he hated, chaft in Work and Will;
Her Neck and Breafts were ever open bare,

That aye thereof her Babes might fuck their fill ; The reft was all in yellow Robes arraied still.

A Multitude of Babes about her hang, Plying their Sports, that joy'd her to behold, Whom still she fed, whilst they were weak and young, But thruft them forth ftill, as they wexed old : And on her Head fhe wore a Tire of Gold, Adorn'd with Gemmes and Owches wondrous fair, Whoes paffing Price uneath was to be told; And by her Side there fate a gentle Pair

Of Turtle Doves, fhe fitting in an Ivory Chaire.

CHAR O N.

Upon the gloomy Ranks of Acheron,

[Spen

Whose troubled Eddies, thick with Ooze and Clay,
Are whirl'd aloft, and in Gocytus lost,

Old Charon ftands, who rules the dreary Coast.
A fordid God! Down from his hoary Chin

A Length of Beard defcends, uncomb'd, unclean :
His Eyes, like hollow Furnaces on fire :

A Girdle foul with Grease, binds his obfcene Attire.
He fpreads his Canvas; with his Pole he fleers;
The Freights of Alitting Gnofts in his thinBottom bears:
He look'd in Years: Yet in his Years were feen
A youthful Vigour, and autumnal Green. [Dryd. Virg.

CHAST WOMAN.

The third a Damzell was of lowe Degree, Whome I in Country Cottage found by chance;

Full

Full weened I, that Chastitie

Had Lodging in fo mean a Maintenance :
Yet was the fair, and in her Countinance
Did fimple Truth in feemly fashion.
Long thus I woo'd her with dew Obfervaunce,
In hope unto my Pleafure to have wonne ;
But was as farre at laft as when I first begonne.

That Chaftitie did for it felf embrace,

But were for other Caufes firme and found; Either for want of handsome Time and Place, Or elfe for fear of Shame and foule Difgrace... But all my daies am like to waft in vaine Seeking to match the chaft with th' unchafte Ladies (Trane. Spen.

CHEARFULNESS.

And her againft, fweet Cheerfulness was placed, Whoes Eyes like twinkling Stars in Evening cleare, Were deckt with Smiles, that all fad humours chaced, And darted forth Delights,the which her goodly graced.

CHEAT.

[Spenfer.

For the dull World moft Honour pay to thofe,
Who on their Understanding moft impofe.
First Man creates, and then he fears the Elf :
Thus others cheat him not, but he himself.
He loaths the Substance, and he loves the Show,
You'l ne'er convince a Fool, himself is fo.
He hates Realities, and hugs the Cheat,
And still the only Pleasure's the Deceit,
So Meteors flatter with a dazling Dye,
Which no Exiftence has but in the Eye.
At diftance Profpects pleafe us, but when near,
We find but defart Rocks and fleeting Air:
From Stratagem to Stratagem we run,
And he knows most, who latest is undone.

Garth.

CHILD.

Like as a wayward Child, whoes founder fleep. Is broken with fome fearful Dreames affright, With forward Ill doth fet him felf to weep; Ne can be ftil'd for all his Nurfes might, But kicks, and fquals, and fhriekes for fell defpight: Now fcratching her, and her loofe Locks mifufing; Now feeking Darkness, and now seeking Light; Then craving Suck, and then the Suck refufing.

CHIRO N.

[Spen.

When Phillyra had fir'd old Saturn's Blood, And his chill'd Veins fwell'd with a warmer Flood: A fecond Youth return'd; th' impatient Sire Goaded with Luft, and raving with defire, For the bright Virgin spreads each subtle Snare; Tries ev'ry Art to win the tender Fair : Her, with the blue-ey'd Nereids in her Train, By chance difporting on her native Plain, The Heav'nly Lecher feiz'd, and bore away, To lonesome, fhady Groves, the beauteous Prey. What Sighs! What Groans the fent! What Tears fhe For her Fame loft, and spotlefs Honour fled; (fhed, With piercing Shrieks the mov'd the neighb'ring Shore, And ecchoing Rocks around were heard to roar : While with unequal Strength the Nymph withstood The rank Embraces of the shaggy God. But the Great Mother with resentment faw The faithlefs Breach of Matrimonial-Law; And from above defcended to destroy Th' adult'rous Kiffes, and dishonest Joy. The Goatifh God his jealous Wife to 'scape, Dropp'd his own Form; and in a Horfe's Shape, With fearful Voice thro' the thick Forest neigh'd: While to fad Plaints, beneath some Poplar Shade, Refign'd the hapless and deferted Maid.

* Cybele.

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