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PART THE SECOND.
[Come join all ye nymphs of the grove]
I
Come join all ye nymphs of the grove,And sing of the change that I find,
At length I have conquer'd my love,
And taught the dear youth to be kind.
My bow'r shall with chaplets be dress'd,
My lambkins no longer shall stray,
For my bosom no more is oppress'd,
Henceforth I'll be happy, and gay.
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II
Oh jealousy, merciless foe,How did'st thou invade my fond breast,
Each day, was a compound of woe,
Each night, it depriv'd me of rest.
I envied the nymphs and the swains,
With malice and hatred I pin'd,
Because they were strangers to pain,
And felt not such torture as mine.
III
Young Daphne the sprightly and gay,Admir'd for her beauty and grace,
With Damon did wantonly play,
O! I wish'd to have been in her place.
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That her song would enchant the dear swain,
I could not allow him to smile,
For his smiles were the cause of my pain.
IV
Gay Colin by all is approv'd,And said to be witty and fair,
He has often declar'd that he lov'd,
Yet none can with Damon compare.
But why do I muse on past woe,
And my happiness idly destroy,
What blessing can heaven bestow,
Superior to that I enjoy.
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V
No danger or peril I fear,No trouble my bliss can remove,
While bless'd in the smiles of my dear,
In the smiles of the youth that I love.
Together we sport all the day,
By the stream that meanders along,
Or else o'er the meadows we stray,
And Damon enchants with his song.
VI
Adieu to all anguish and care,To malice, and envy adieu,
No longer will Delia despair,
For Damon is faithful and true.
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And sing of the change that I find,
At length I have conquer'd my love,
And taught the dear youth to be kind.
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