When bright Roxana treads the green, br In all the pride of dress and mien, br Averse to freedom, love, and play, br The dazzling rival of the day; br None other beauty strikes mine eye, br The lilies droop, the roses die. br br But when, disclaiming art, the fair br Assumes a soft engaging air; br Mild as the opening morn of May, br Familiar, friendly, free and gay, br The scene improves where'er she goes, br More sweetly smile the pink and rose. br br O lovely Maid! propitious hear, br Nor deem thy shepherd insincere; br Pity a wild illusive flame, br That varies objects still the same; br And let their very changes prove br The never-varied force of love.