Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON MRS. E. MONTAGUE'S BLUSHING IN THE CROSS-BATH; A TRANSLATION, by THOMAS FLATMAN Poet's Biography First Line: Amidst the nymphs (the glory of the flood) Last Line: From the tribunal of a lovely face. Subject(s): Bath, England; Baths & Bathing; Blushing; Showers & Showering | ||||||||
I. AMIDST the Nymphs (the glory of the flood) Thus once the beauteous Aegle stood, So sweet a tincture ere the Sun appears, The bashful ruddy morning wears: Thus through a crystal wave the coral glows, And such a blush sits on the virgin rose. II. Ye envied waters that with safety may Around her snowy bosom play, Cherish with gentle heat that noble breast Which so much innocence has blest, Such innocence, as hitherto ne'er knew What mischief Venus or her son could do. Then from this hallow'd place Let the profane and wanton eye withdraw, For Virtue clad in scarlet strikes an awe From the tribunal of a lovely face. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SECRET FLAME: CAPRICE by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE BATHERS by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN SPRING DAY: BATH by AMY LOWELL GLOIRE DE DIJON by DAVID HERBERT LAWRENCE THE GROOMING by PATTIANN ROGERS MY BATH by JOHN STUART BLACKIE AN APPEAL TO CATS IN THE BUSINESS OF LOVE; SONG by THOMAS FLATMAN |
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