The poetical wanderer containing, dissertations On the early poetry of Greece, On tragic poetry, and on the power Of noble actions on the mind. To which are added, several poems |
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Oenone to Paris.
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Oenone to Paris.
Read cruel Paris this dejected strain,And do not treat it with a proud disdain;
Feel as you did when by my faithful side
You sought carresses from no spartan bride!
O read it o'er, it is my last request!
It breathes no threatenings to disturb your rest;
The far-fam'd nymph of Phrygia's tufted grove,
Here mourns your absence and ungrateful love.
Still would my heart call treacherous Paris mine,
If thou would'st call the sad Oenone thine.
What god opposing my once peaceful lot
Has borne my shepherd from this fertile spot?
What have I done, what crime lurks in my breast
That I'm no longer of your love possess'd?
When we deserv'dly suffer pain and ill,
We ought to bear it with resigning will;
But heavily we droop beneath the blow,
Which leaves disgrace and undeserved woe.
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