The poetical and dramatic works of Sir Charles Sedley Collected and Edited from the Old Editions: With a preface on the text, explanatory and textual notes, an appendix containing works of doubtful authenticity, and a bibliography: By V. de Sola Pinto |
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XV
TO A DEVOUT YOUNG GENTLEWOMAN
Phillis, this early Zeal asswage,
You over-act your part;
The Martyrs, at your tender Age,
Gave Heaven but half their Heart.
You over-act your part;
The Martyrs, at your tender Age,
Gave Heaven but half their Heart.
Old Men (till past the Pleasure) ne're
Declaim against the Sin;
'Tis early to begin to fear
The Devil at Fifteen.
Declaim against the Sin;
'Tis early to begin to fear
The Devil at Fifteen.
The World to Youth is too severe,
And, like a treacherous Light,
Beauty, the Actions of the Fair,
Exposes to their sight.
And, like a treacherous Light,
Beauty, the Actions of the Fair,
Exposes to their sight.
And yet this World, as old as 'tis,
Is oft deceiv'd by't too;
Kind Combinations seldom miss,
Let's try what we can do.
Is oft deceiv'd by't too;
Kind Combinations seldom miss,
Let's try what we can do.
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