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Row's Tamerlane -- Bajazet act 2d Bajazet I am not fallen from ought I've been At least my Soul resolves to keep her state And scorns to [[underline]] take acquaintance [[/underline]] with ill fortune. Tamerlane to Moneses. 1st scene My soul seems pleas'd to take acquaintance with thee As if ally'd to thine; perhaps 'tis sympathy Of honest kinds. Like strings wound up in music, Where by one [[underline]] touch, both utter the [[/underline]] same harmony. To Mira turn; she never took the height Of Saturn, yet is ever in the right. She strikes each point, with native force of mind While puzzl'd learning blunders far behind. Graceful to sight, and elegant to thought The great are vanquish'd, and the wise are taught Her breeding finish'd, and her temper sweet When serious easy, and when gay discreet. Sincere, and warm, with zeal well understood She takes a noble pride in doing good.
