The poetical wanderer containing, dissertations On the early poetry of Greece, On tragic poetry, and on the power Of noble actions on the mind. To which are added, several poems |
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And do not think this Helen will prove true,
False to all others so she'll be to you;
Now young Atrides mourns his injur'd love
You in your turn shall his dishonor prove.
When chastity once droops its sullied form,
No more 'twill blossom, and survive the storm;
One little stain secludes it from the day,
Nor rolling years can mold that stain away.
Helen's warm passions now on you are turn'd,
So once for Sparta's prince they lively burn'd,
But now his gallant unsuspicious heart,
Feels his disgrace and her dissembling art.
False to all others so she'll be to you;
Now young Atrides mourns his injur'd love
You in your turn shall his dishonor prove.
When chastity once droops its sullied form,
No more 'twill blossom, and survive the storm;
One little stain secludes it from the day,
Nor rolling years can mold that stain away.
Helen's warm passions now on you are turn'd,
So once for Sparta's prince they lively burn'd,
But now his gallant unsuspicious heart,
Feels his disgrace and her dissembling art.
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