The works of Mr. Thomas Brown Serious and Comical, In Prose and Verse; In four volumes. The Fourth Edition, Corrected, and much Enlarged from his Originals never before publish'd. With a key to all his Writings |
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To his Cruel Mistress. Out of French.
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The works of Mr. Thomas Brown | ||
To his Cruel Mistress. Out of French.
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'Tis then decreed, and now I findI'm for a Sacrifice design'd;
Since my imperious Fair denies
Rest to my Soul, and slumber to my Eyes.
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Go take a Kiss, Love whispers in my Ear;But love, alas! gives way to fear.
Awful Respect the aspiring Flame commands.
Tyes up my Tongue, and binds my Hands.
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Ah! must your bleeding Lover die,And see his balm, and see his cure so nigh?
Or fierce, and eager of the Bliss,
Shall he presume to seize a balmy Kiss.
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No—he'll ten thousand Deaths endure,And all the rigours of his Fate attend,
E're he'll by Sacriledge attempt his Cure,
And his dear Bellamette offend.
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