Lyric Poems Made in Imitation of the Italians. Of which, many are Translations From other Languages ... By Philip Ayres |
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CONSTANCY.
Place me where Sol dryes up the Flow'ry Fields,
Or where he to the Frosty Winter yields:
Place me where he does mod'rate Heat dispense,
And where his Beams have a kind Influence:
Or where he to the Frosty Winter yields:
Place me where he does mod'rate Heat dispense,
And where his Beams have a kind Influence:
Place me in humble State, or place me high,
In a dark Clime, or a serener Sky;
Place me where Days or Nights are short or long,
In Age mature, or be it Old or Young:
In a dark Clime, or a serener Sky;
Place me where Days or Nights are short or long,
In Age mature, or be it Old or Young:
Place me in Heav'n, on Earth, or in the Main,
On a high Hill, low Vale, or level Plain:
Let me have vigorous Parts, or Dulness have;
Place me in Liberty, or as a Slave:
On a high Hill, low Vale, or level Plain:
Let me have vigorous Parts, or Dulness have;
Place me in Liberty, or as a Slave:
Give me a Black, or an Illustrious Fame:
As I have liv'd, I'll ever live the same;
Where I at first did fix my Constant Love,
Nothing from Cynthia can it e'er remove.
As I have liv'd, I'll ever live the same;
Where I at first did fix my Constant Love,
Nothing from Cynthia can it e'er remove.
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