Posthumous Works of Dr. George Sewell ... To which are added Poems on Several Occasions, Published in his Life-Time |
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AN APOLOGY FOR Loving a Widow. |
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AN APOLOGY FOR Loving a Widow.
Tell me not Celia once did Bless
Another Mortal's Arms;
That cannot make My Passion less,
Nor mitigate Her Charms.
Another Mortal's Arms;
That cannot make My Passion less,
Nor mitigate Her Charms.
Shall I refuse to quench My Thirst,
Depending Life to save,
Because some droughty Shepherd first
Has kiss'd the smiling Wave?
Depending Life to save,
Because some droughty Shepherd first
Has kiss'd the smiling Wave?
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No, no; methinks 'tis wond'rous Great,
And suits a Noble Blood,
To have in Love, as well as State,
A Taster to Our Food.
And suits a Noble Blood,
To have in Love, as well as State,
A Taster to Our Food.
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