Matthew Prior. Dialogues of the Dead and Other Works in Prose and Verse. The Text Edited by A. R. Waller |
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CUPID's Promise.
PARAPHRASED.
I
Soft Cupid, wanton, am'rous Boy,The other day mov'd with my lyre,
In flatt'ring accents spoke his joy,
And utter'd thus his fond desire.
II
O! raise thy voice, One Song I ask,Touch then th' harmonious string,
To Thyrsis easy is the task,
Who can so sweetly play and sing.
III
Two kisses from my mother dear,Thyrsis thy due reward shall be,
None, none, like Beauty's Queen is fair,
Paris has vouch'd this Truth for me.
IV
I strait reply'd, Thou know'st aloneThat brightest Cloe rules my breast,
I'll sing thee Two instead of One,
If Thou'lt be kind, and make me blest.
V
One Kiss from Cloe's lips, no moreI crave, He promiss'd me success,
I play'd with all my skill and power,
My glowing passion to express.
VI
But O! my Cloe, beauteous Maid,Wilt thou the wisht reward bestow?
Wilt Thou make good what Love has said,
And by Thy grant, His power show?
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