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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Can ease my bosom, or my joy restore,
To you alone I plead my languid grief,
'Tis you alone can bring me sweet relief!
Pity a faithful, sad, neglected maid,
Revisit Ida's melancholy shade!
Pity a maid who loves with tenderest woe,
And merits all your pity can bestow!
Ally'd with me no bloody wars you'll dread,
Soft peace shall hover o'er our blissful bed.
I am your own; I am your only wife,
And pass'd with you my virgin years of life:
May heaven look down with mercy on my tears,
And crown with Paris my remaining years.
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