When famed Varelst this little wonder drew,
Flora vouchsafed the growing works to view;
Finding the painter's science at a stand,
The goddess snatch'd the pencil from his hand,
And finishing the piece, she smiling said,
Behold one work of mine that ne'er shall fade.
More verses by Matthew Prior
- An Ode : On Exodus Iii. 14
- A Letter To Monsieur Boileau Despreaux, Occasioned By The Victory At Blenheim
- A Dutch Proverb
- Phyllis's Age
- The Honest Shepherd