Familiar letters and poems on several occasions By Mary Masters |
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[For though fond Hope our Wishes oft deceives] |
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[For though fond Hope our Wishes oft deceives]
For though fond Hope our Wishes oft deceives,The Charmer still deludes, the Heart believes;
And, sure, to credit her is better far,
Than fall a Sacrifice to black Despair.
Despair! dire Fiend! bids ev'ry Pleasure cease
And leaves no Passage to returning Peace.
But lovely Hope, with mitigating Smiles,
Cheers the sad Heart, and weary Care beguiles.
With Angel-sweetness sooths the throbbing Breast,
And sings the troubled Passions into Rest.
| Familiar letters and poems on several occasions | |