XVI.

O blessed Youth! receive thy Bonnibel ,
Eternal Fount of Virtue, Love and Grace!
O kneel to all the Gods and pray to all,
Who sparkle so divinely in her Face,
And with celestial Fires her Bosom bless.
So shines Aurora in her rich Attire,
When She Hyperion wou'd fain caress:
Gaze all the Host of Stars, and all admire,
Then twinkle in their Urns, and into Night retire.

XVII.

O blessed Maid! receive thy Belamour ,
With glee receive Him and o'erflowing Heart:
Ne in high Monarch's Court, ne Lady's Bow'r,
A Youth so form'd by Nature and by Art,
Conspiring Both, e're cherish'd Cupid's Dart.
So Phaebus , lusty Bridegroom of the Sky,
With native Splendours shines on every Part;
From East to West his pointed Glories fly,
He warmeth every Heart, He dazleth every Eye. "

XVIII.

Here Thamis ended. Now the goodly Train
Of all the Naids , in most comely wise,
A Present make of Myrtle-Girland green,
Entrail'd with Flowrets and with rare device.
The Graces eke, with Laughter-swelling Eyes,
A Rosy-Chaplet, steep'd in Nectar bring,
(The Roses gather'd in the Morning Skies)
Then, joining with the Naids , form a Ring,
And round Them deftly daunce, and round Them blithly sing.

XIX.

" As Roses and as Myrtles kindly weave
Their Sweets in One, much sweeter as they blend;
Emblem of Marriage-Love! So You, receive
Sweets interchang'd, and to each other lend;
Then, in a blest Perfume, to Heav'n ascend,
And mingle with the Gods! While Here below,
New Myrtles, Roses new, withouten end,
From your luxurious Stock, full plenteous, grow,
And with their Parent-Sweets, and Parent-Beauty glow. "

Next Albion's Genius came, bedite in Gold,
An Oaken Chaplet nodded on his Head;
The Crown He held was glorious to behold,
And royally He taught his Feet to tread.
Soon as he spy'd the Prince's Goodlyhead,
He pointed to the Crown, and rais'd his Voice
To hail the Royal Pair and bless their Bed:
The jolly Chorus catch the grateful Noise,
Echo the Woods and Vales, and Heav'n and Earth rejoice.