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Who would not gaze away his Heart
On Mariana's Eyes,
Did not her high and just Disdain
The bold Delight chastize?
On Mariana's Eyes,
Did not her high and just Disdain
The bold Delight chastize?
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Mirth and Joy she spreads around,
Like the Sun's chearful Light,
When his returning Beams destroy
The Empire of the Night.
Like the Sun's chearful Light,
When his returning Beams destroy
The Empire of the Night.
Her Beauty with amazement strikes
(If with no more) the Old:
Her Vertue tempers with Despair
The Youthful and the Bold.
(If with no more) the Old:
Her Vertue tempers with Despair
The Youthful and the Bold.
Her Goodness so disarms her Wit
Of the offensive part;
Whilst others only charm the Ear,
She steals the very Heart.
Of the offensive part;
Whilst others only charm the Ear,
She steals the very Heart.
Let us no more defame the Fair,
But learn to praise again;
Bright Mariana's Worth demands
A new and nobler Strain.
But learn to praise again;
Bright Mariana's Worth demands
A new and nobler Strain.
So, to the feather'd Kind, the Spring
Restores their wonted Voice;
On ev'ry Bough they sit and sing,
And court their new-made Choice.
Restores their wonted Voice;
On ev'ry Bough they sit and sing,
And court their new-made Choice.
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