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The works of Anacreon, Sappho, Bion, Moschus and Musæus | ||
IDYLLIUM VI. CAPRICIOUS LOVE.
Pan
sighs for Echo o'er the Lawn;
Sweet Echo loves the dancing Faun;
The dancing Faun fair Lyda charms;
As Echo Pan's soft Bosom warms,
So for the Faun sweet Echo burns;
Thus all, inconstant in their Turns,
Both fondly woo, are fondly woo'd,
Pursue, and are themselves pursued.
As much as all slight those that woo,
So those that slight are slighted too:
Thus rages, by capricious Fate,
Alternate Love, alternate Hate.
Ye scornful Nymphs and Swains, I tell
This Truth to you; pray, mark it well:
If to your Lovers kind you prove,
You'll gain the Hearts of those you love.
Sweet Echo loves the dancing Faun;
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As Echo Pan's soft Bosom warms,
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Thus all, inconstant in their Turns,
Both fondly woo, are fondly woo'd,
Pursue, and are themselves pursued.
As much as all slight those that woo,
So those that slight are slighted too:
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Alternate Love, alternate Hate.
Ye scornful Nymphs and Swains, I tell
This Truth to you; pray, mark it well:
If to your Lovers kind you prove,
You'll gain the Hearts of those you love.
The works of Anacreon, Sappho, Bion, Moschus and Musæus | ||