Female Poems On Several Occasions Written by Ephelia. The Second Edition, with large Additions |
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Last Farewel to J. G.
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Last Farewel to J. G.
Farewell thou soft Seducer of my Eyes,That, in Loves shape, did'st Cruelty disguise,
No longer shall thy lovely Melting Charms
Bewitch my Soul, to please it's self in Harms;
No more I'le show'r down unregarded Tears;
No more I'le break my Rest, with Am'rous Fears;
With Scorching Sighs, I'le blast my Lips no more,
No more thy Pity I'le in vain implore;
In Languishment, no more my Eyes I'le dress,
But reassume that Heart thou did'st possess;
For since the Guest thou wou'd'st not entertain,
It was but just, it shou'd return again:
Now 'tis my own again, with care, and Art
I'le guard each passage that leads to my Heart;
Love shall Resign, and Reason shall command,
And Care and Wisdome Sentinels shall stand:
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Shall not betray me as they've done too long:
Nor will I cast one single Thought on Thee,
Unless my Heart again Assaulted be;
Then I'le remind it of thy Cruelty:
And though the Headstrong Passion shou'd prevaile
Against my Reason, yet this barb'rous Tale
Wou'd make the Rebel willingly Submit,
And change the Fever, to an Ague fit:
For who again wou'd venture on that Shore,
Where hee'd been split and Shipwrackt once before.
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