Poetical Exercises Written Upon Several Occasions Presented and Dedicated to Her Royal Highness, Mary Princess of Orange [by John Cutts] |
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A Song,
set by Mr. King, &c.
[The cruel Nymph had with dissembled Hate]
The cruel Nymph had with dissembled Hate,
Pronounc'd her Strephon's wretched Fate.
When the Swain saw a Combate in her Eye,
Youthful and active Love,
With daring Honour strove,
And eagerly pursu'd the Victory.
Pronounc'd her Strephon's wretched Fate.
When the Swain saw a Combate in her Eye,
Youthful and active Love,
With daring Honour strove,
And eagerly pursu'd the Victory.
At length the Imperious Foe was forc'd to yield,
And Love commanded all the Field:
Then, on her Cheeks his Banners he display'd,
And in Triumphant State,
To applaud the Conquerours Fate,
Legions of Cupids grac'd the lovely Maid.
And Love commanded all the Field:
Then, on her Cheeks his Banners he display'd,
And in Triumphant State,
To applaud the Conquerours Fate,
Legions of Cupids grac'd the lovely Maid.
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