Poems, chiefly pastoral By John Cunningham. The second edition. With the Addition of several pastorals and other pieces |
CLARINDA. |
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CLARINDA.
I
Clarinda's lips I fondly press'd,While rapture fill'd each vein;
And as I touch'd her downy breast,
Its tenant slept serene.
II
So soft a calm, in such a part,Betrays a peaceful mind;
Whilst my uneasy, flutt'ring heart,
Would scarcely be confin'd.
III
A stubborn oak the shepherd sees,Unmov'd, when storms descend;
But, ah! to ev'ry sporting breeze,
The myrtle bough must bend.
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