China and the West

[Pope, Alexander]. The rape of the lock. [Anonym]. In : Lintot, Barnaby Bernard. Miscellaneous poems and translations. By several hands. (London : Printed for Bernard Lintott, 1712). = Pope, Alexander. Miscellaneous poems and translations. [Rev. and expanded ed.]. (London : Printed for Bernard Lintott, and William Lewis, 1714). (Library of English literature, LEL 11743).
Pt. 1
This Day, black Omens threat the brightest Fair
That e'er deserv'd a watchful Spirit's Care ;
Some dire Disaster, or by Force, or Slight,
But what, or where, the Fates have wrapt in Night.
Whether the Nymph shall break Diana's Law,
Or some frail China Jar receive a Flaw,
Or stain her Honour, or her new Brocade,
Forget her Pray'rs, or miss a Masquerade,
Or lose her Heart, or Necklace, at a Ball;
Or whether Heav'n has doom'd that Shock must fall…
Canto 3
For lo! the board with cups and spoons is crown'd,
The berries crackle, and the mill turns round.
On shining altars of Japan they raise
The silver lamp; the fiery spirits blaze.
From silver spouts the grateful liquors glide,
While China's earth receives the smoking tide.
At once they gratify their scent and taste,
And frequent cups prolong the rich repast…