Excerpt from The Works of the English Poets, Vol. 39: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical

Against Immoderate Grief.

To a Young Lady Weeping.

An Ode in Imitation of Casimire.

I.

Could mournful sighs, or floods of tears, prevent

The ills, unhappy men lament:

Could all the anguish of my mind

Remove my cares, or make but Fortune kind;

Soon I"d the grateful tribute pay,

And weep my troubled thoughts away:

To wealth and pleasure every sigh prefer,

And more than gems esteem each falling tear.

II.

But, since insulting cares are most inclin"d

To triumph o"er th" afflicted mind;

Since sighs can yield us no relief,

And tears, like fruitful showers, but nourish grief;

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