Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ON MRS. E. MONTAGUE'S BLUSHING IN THE CROSS-BATH; A TRANSLATION, by THOMAS FLATMAN


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ON MRS. E. MONTAGUE'S BLUSHING IN THE CROSS-BATH; A TRANSLATION, by                     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.





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