"Ariel"
(included in Cliff Valentines)
Lady, in your service blest,
Ariel waits on your behest.
Shall [To’er] the troubled deep,
Charm the Stormy [Waves to step?]
Or on Vespertilio’s Wing
Sweets from rich [Talea] bring,
Plunge into Golconda’s Mine,
Where the purest Diamonds shine;
Or bear upon the [viewless] Wing
Wealth of [Ormer], or of [Trial]?
Rather would you ta[x] my Art.
But for you to charm a heart?
Ah! the vain Command forbear;
Not on Earth, in Sea, or air,
Charms for such a Task are known,
half so [po]tent as your own.