Democritus, dear droll, revisit earth,
And with our follies glut thy heighten'd mirth:
Sad Heraclitus, serious wretch, return,
In louder grief our greater crimes to mourn,
Between you both I unconcern'd stand by;
Hurt can I lauh? and honest need I cry?
More verses by Matthew Prior
- Colin's Mistakes. Written In Imitation Of Spenser's Style
- Answer To Cloe Jealous. The Author Sick
- Songs Set To Music: 10. Set By Mr. Smith
- Songs Set To Music: 9. Set By Mr. De Fesch
- Venus' Advice To The Muses