Mirth and Metre consisting of Poems, Serious, Humorous, and Satirical; Songs, Sonnets, Ballads & Bagatelles. Written by C. Dibdin, Jun |
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SPLEEN.
A SONNET.
Curse on thee, Spleen! or liberate my soul,
Or I must call on Madness for relief:
Madness is bliss, compar'd with thy controul
Of nerveless yearnings, and lean, tearless Grief!
Or I must call on Madness for relief:
Madness is bliss, compar'd with thy controul
Of nerveless yearnings, and lean, tearless Grief!
For Madness sometimes will give ear to Mirth;
Yes, I have seen him sooth'd into a smile:
But thou, O Locust! of the sickliest birth,
Gangren'st all humours with thy vapoury bile!
Yes, I have seen him sooth'd into a smile:
But thou, O Locust! of the sickliest birth,
Gangren'st all humours with thy vapoury bile!
Not even Love—and Madness sits by Love,
And hears his tale, and sighs, and oft will weep:
While thou, worst horror of the wrath of Jove!
Would'st dash him headlong from the wildest steep!
And hears his tale, and sighs, and oft will weep:
While thou, worst horror of the wrath of Jove!
Would'st dash him headlong from the wildest steep!
I can no more.—Heav'n save me! lest despair
Drive my poor struggling soul to tax thy care!
Drive my poor struggling soul to tax thy care!
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