Matthew Prior. Dialogues of the Dead and Other Works in Prose and Verse. The Text Edited by A. R. Waller |
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XX.
[Since by ill fate I'm forc'd away]
Since by ill fate I'm forc'd away,
And snatch'd so soon from those dear arms;
Against my will I must obey,
And leave those sweet endearing charms.
And snatch'd so soon from those dear arms;
Against my will I must obey,
And leave those sweet endearing charms.
Yet still love on; and never fear,
But you and constancy will prove
Enough my present flame to bear,
And make me, though in absence, love.
But you and constancy will prove
Enough my present flame to bear,
And make me, though in absence, love.
For, though your presence fate denies,
I feel, alas! the killing smart;
And can with undiscerned eyes,
Behold your picture in my heart.
I feel, alas! the killing smart;
And can with undiscerned eyes,
Behold your picture in my heart.
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