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Amoret and Florimello.
A Pastoral SONG.
I
Underneath a mossy Mountain,Close beside a falling Fountain,
Charming Amoret was laid;
Wanton Zephyrs whisper'd Kisses,
Toying with her flowing Tresses,
When the sighing Virgin said:
II
Must I then for-ever languish,With this soft consuming Anguish,
O the sadly pleasing Pain!
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Love commands me to reveal it,
To my lovely Shepherd-Swain.
III
O thou sweetly vocal Water,Cease a harmless Maid to flatter;
And convey these dying Sighs,
Thro' this Flow'r-enamell'd Valley,
To yon fair enchanting Alley,
Where asleep my Lover lies.
IV
Florimello sweetly dreaming,Amoret consenting seeming,
Wak'd, and curst the jilting Shade;
Swift as Light'ning thro' the Bushes,
Half enrag'd the Shepherd rushes,
Finds, and clasps the real Maid.
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