————————Ad Capitolia ducit
Aurea nunc, olim sylvestribus horrida dumis.
VIRG. ÆN.
LOVE ELEGY.
BY MR. HAMMOND.
I.
Let others boast their heaps of shining gold,
And view their fields with waving plenty crown'd,
Whom neigb'ring foes in constant terror hold,
And trumpets break their slumbers, never found.
II.
While calmly poor, I trifle life away,
Enjoy sweet leisure by my chearful fire,
No wanton hope my quiet shall betray,
But cheaply bless'd, I'll scorn each vain desire.
III.