POEMS IMITATIVE OF SPENSER. POEM I. THE PROGRESS OF ENVY. Occasioned by LAUDER'S ATTACK ON THE CHARACTER OF MILTON. BY ROBERT LLOYD, M. A. * Odium bonorum sede me infausta extrahit Diros scelesta mente versantem dolos. Grotii Aadamus Exsul. I. Ан me! unhappy state of mortal Wight, Ah! luckless Imp is he, whose worth elate, Forces him pay this heavy tax for being great, II. There stood an ancient Mount, yclept Parnass, Which, with fresh odors ever-blooming, was Which now in soothing murmurs whisp'ring glides, III. The MUSES fair these peaceful shades among, With skilful fingers sweep the trembling strings; The air in silence listens to the song, And TIME forgets to ply his lazy wings: Pale visag❜d CARE, with foul unhallow'd feet, Attempts the summit of the hill to gain, Ne can the Hag arrive the blissful seat; Her unavailing strength is spent in vain, CONTENT sits on the top, and mocks her empty pain. IV. Oft PHOEBUS self left his divine abode, |