Her widening streets on new foundations trust,
And opening into larger parts she flies.[199]
296.
Before, she like some shepherdess did show,
Who sat to bathe her by a river's side;
Not answering to her fame, but rude and low,
Nor taught the beauteous arts of modern pride.
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Now, like a maiden queen, she will behold,
From her high turrets, hourly suitors come;