The Works of the Late Aaron Hill ... In Four Volumes. Consisting of Letters on Various Subjects, And of Original Poems, Moral and Facetious. With An Essay on the Art of Acting |
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To a Lady,
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To a Lady,
who was expected, in vain, on a Sunday.
That the eye's pow'r could shake the heart, I knew:Is there, who doubts it?—let him look on you:
And wit, in woman's tongue was ne'er found weak;
Witness their suff'rings, who have heard you speak.
Yet, strong, as woman's wit, and charms are thought,
They've one strange influence, 'till this hour, untaught:
Safely oppos'd to God's decrees, they stand,
And smile, unhurt, in face of heav'n's command.
Let this, said God, a day of rest remain;
You came not—and it prov'd, a day of pain.
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