Poetical works of the late F. Sayers to which have been prefixed the connected disquisitions on the rise and progress of English poetry, and on English metres, and also some biographic particulars of the author, supplied by W. Taylor |
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THE DESPAIRING LOVER. |
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THE DESPAIRING LOVER.
Say, Delia, since that iron heart
Forbids me more to woo,
What deed, to cure the rankling smart,
Should scorned lovers do?
Forbids me more to woo,
What deed, to cure the rankling smart,
Should scorned lovers do?
I'll do—what desperate act will move
That stubborn bosom most?
I'll do—ah! grant me power, O! love,
To execute the boast!
That stubborn bosom most?
I'll do—ah! grant me power, O! love,
To execute the boast!
I'll do—then drop one willing tear,
Nor cast cold looks about you—
Yes—I'm resolv'd—too cruel fair,
I'll do—I'll do without you.
Nor cast cold looks about you—
Yes—I'm resolv'd—too cruel fair,
I'll do—I'll do without you.
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