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Soon became a pleafant (hade.
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I faw my lafs come in moft charming
With a look and air fo fweet;
Ee'ry grace was moft alarming
Every beauty quite complete.
Cupid with his bow attended;
Lovely Venus too was there;
As his bow young Cupid bended,
Far awav flew carking care.
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On a bank of rofes feated,
Charmingly my true love fung;
While glad echo ftill repeated
And the hills and vallies rung:
At the laft, by fleep opprefsed,
On the bank my love did lyj
By young Cupid ftill carefsed,
While the graces round did fly.
The rofes red, the lily's blofsom
With her charms might not compare,
To view her cheeks and heaving bofom,
. Down they droop'd as in defpair.
On her {lumber I encroaching,
Panting came to fteal a kifs;
Cupid fmil'd at me approaching
Seem'd to fay, There's nought amifsV
With eager wifhes -I drew nigher,
This fair maiden*. to embrace;
My breath grew quick, my pulfe beat
Ga/ing on her lovely fac.t (higher.
The nymph awaking quickly check'dmi
Starting up, with angry tone,
"Thus, fays fhe" do you refpect me
"Leave me quicksand hence begone,
Cupid for me interpofing,
To my love did bow full low,
She from him her hands unloofing,
Tn contempt ftruck down his bow.
Angry Cupid, from her flying, ^
Cry'd out as he fought thp ikies,"
"Haughty nymphs their love denying,
"Cupid ever fhall defplfe'.'
As he fpoke, old Care came wandring,
With him ftalk'd destructive Time^.
Winter froze the ftreams meand'ring,
Nipt the Rofes in their prime.
Spectres then my love furrounded,
At their back march'd chilling Death,
Whilft fhe, frighted and confounded,
Felt their blafting,pois nous breath:
As her charms were fwift decaying,.
And the furrows feiz*d her cheek;
Forbear ye fiends! I vainly crying,
Wakcl in the attempt to fpeak.
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Same Tnne.
O Molly Molly, my dear honey,
Come and fit thee down by me,
And tell to me what is the reafon
That I fo flighed am by thee.
For if I fpeak, you fay I flatter,
And if I fpeak not, hoc (hall I fpeed.
And if I chance to write a letters
Your anfwer is, I car.not "r-.^d.