Pere Bouhours' Fountain Made Muddy by the Translator

Here in surprising chaos, doubly sweet,
Both heav'n and earth within this fountain meet;
The pleasing cheat with rapture strikes us all
In gay confusion as the figures fall.
Here on the branches fishes perched repose,
And on the angler's hook you see the rose;
Thus the deluding idol charms the eye,
While birds appear to swim and fishes fly.
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