 | Peter Cornclips |  |
O NANCY.
O Nancy! dear Nancy, my young lovely blossom,
Sweet essence of beauty and virtue combined,
What bliss, thus to clasp thee to this beating bosom,
And meet thy sweet glances, so lovingly kind.
Those dark ebon tresses that shade thy white forehead,
That black beaming eye, so expressively bright,
That innocent blush, on thy soft cheek so pure red,
These, fill my fond bosom with sweetest delight.
Sweet essence of beauty and virtue combined,
What bliss, thus to clasp thee to this beating bosom,
And meet thy sweet glances, so lovingly kind.
Those dark ebon tresses that shade thy white forehead,
That black beaming eye, so expressively bright,
That innocent blush, on thy soft cheek so pure red,
These, fill my fond bosom with sweetest delight.
O come let us wander, my dear lovely treasure,
Down by yon green planting of tall waving pines,
While yonder bright star in the pure cloudless azure,
Like thee sheds its lustre, and peerlessly shines;
The eve's mild and gentle, the dew's saftly fa'ing,
The fragrance comes sweet frae yon full-blossom'd thorn,
And hark! from afar, how the bugle is blawing,
While woods, rocks and valleys their echoes return.
Down by yon green planting of tall waving pines,
While yonder bright star in the pure cloudless azure,
Like thee sheds its lustre, and peerlessly shines;
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The fragrance comes sweet frae yon full-blossom'd thorn,
And hark! from afar, how the bugle is blawing,
While woods, rocks and valleys their echoes return.
How fit, my dear Nancy, is this gentle season,
For two love-knit beings with souls void of art,
To breathe out their feelings so tenderly pleasing,
And taste the sweet raptures true love can impart:
And now, dearest maid, since our hearts are united,
In love, purest blessing by mortals enjoyed,
Its ties let us cherish, through life undivided,
Unaltered by changes, by time undestroyed.
For two love-knit beings with souls void of art,
To breathe out their feelings so tenderly pleasing,
And taste the sweet raptures true love can impart:
And now, dearest maid, since our hearts are united,
In love, purest blessing by mortals enjoyed,
Its ties let us cherish, through life undivided,
Unaltered by changes, by time undestroyed.
| Peter Cornclips | |