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[There is a Time, when Love no Wish denies]
There is a Time, when Love no Wish denies,And smiling Nature throws off each Disguise;
But who can Words, to speak those Raptures find?
Vast Sea of Extacy, that drowns the Mind!
That fierce Transfusion of exchanging Hearts!
That gliding Glimpse of Heav'n, in pulsive Starts!
The Rush of Joy! that wild tumultuous Roll!
That Fire! that kindles Body into Soul!
And, on Life's Margin, strains Delight so high,
That Sense breaks short, and while we taste, we die!
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