Female Poems On Several Occasions Written by Ephelia. The Second Edition, with large Additions |
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Pro and Con.
On the Bank of a River close under a Shade
Young Celia and Strephon one evening were laid:
The Youth pleaded strongly for the faults of his Love,
But Honour constrain'd her his Flames to reprove.
Young Celia and Strephon one evening were laid:
The Youth pleaded strongly for the faults of his Love,
But Honour constrain'd her his Flames to reprove.
She cries, Where's the Lustre when Clouds shade the Sun?
Or where is the Nectar when the Bottles are done?
Among Flowers on Stalks sweet Odors do dwell,
But when gathered the Rose it loseth his smell.
Or where is the Nectar when the Bottles are done?
Among Flowers on Stalks sweet Odors do dwell,
But when gathered the Rose it loseth his smell.
Thou dearest of Nymphs, the brisk Shepherd replied,
If ever thou't argue begin on Loves side:
In matters of State let all reason beshew'd,
But Love is a Power not rul'd by the Crowd.
If ever thou't argue begin on Loves side:
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But Love is a Power not rul'd by the Crowd.
Nor should the coy Dame be counted so rare,
For Scandal can't touch the chast and the fair:
More nobler Passions are lodg'd in that Brest,
And the Joys of true Love are sweeter than Rest.
For Scandal can't touch the chast and the fair:
More nobler Passions are lodg'd in that Brest,
And the Joys of true Love are sweeter than Rest.
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