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THE RECANTATION:
A Dialogue, BETWEEN Corydon and Sylvia.
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Speakers' names have been abbreviated in this text. The abbreviations used for major characters are as follows:
- For Cor. read Corydon
- For Sylv. read Sylvia
While Sylvia sigh'd for me alone,
And prov'd as kind as she was fair;
I envy'd not the Gods their Heav'n,
But thought a brighter Heav'n was here.
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While Corydon his Sylvia lov'd,
And Others sigh'd for him in vain;
Queens I despis'd, and on their Crowns
Look'd down with Pity and Disdain.
Cor.
Now Chloe's Song, and graceful Air,
Attracts my Ear, and charms my Eye;
For whom (would the kind Gods but spare
Her precious Life) I'd freely die.
Sylv.
Alexis too has fir'd my Breast,
And at my Feet does panting lie;
For whom (would the kind Gods but spare
His precious Life) I'd doubly die.
Cor.
But say, fair Sylvia, should I break
That Chain which Chloe has put on;
Say, should deserted Love return,
And I confess your Charms alone.
Sylv.
Then tho' he's brighter than a Star,
And thou inconstant as the Sea;
No Rival shall thy Place supply,
I'll Live and Die with thee.
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