Poems, on several occasions By Ann Yearsley, a milkwoman of Bristol. The second edition |
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Another VALENTINE.
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Another VALENTINE.
TO ANOTHER PERSON.
Say, gentle Shepherd, shall this day,
Propitious to my amorous lay,
Infuse thro' all thy vital frame
The tender, trembling, thrilling flame?
Propitious to my amorous lay,
Infuse thro' all thy vital frame
The tender, trembling, thrilling flame?
This day prefers the lover's prayers,
This day the yielding fair one hears;
Shall blooming Strephon then repine
At being hail'd a Valentine?
This day the yielding fair one hears;
Shall blooming Strephon then repine
At being hail'd a Valentine?
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O! turn thine eyes, and view yon dove,
He'll charm thy every sense to love;
While, from the bending spray, his mate
Shall love-inspired notes repeat.
He'll charm thy every sense to love;
While, from the bending spray, his mate
Shall love-inspired notes repeat.
Then, whilst thy eager charming eyes
Run o'er these lines, may love arise
Within thy breast to equal mine,
Nor read in vain my Valentine.
Run o'er these lines, may love arise
Within thy breast to equal mine,
Nor read in vain my Valentine.
My powerless pen despairs to name
What raptures wait a mutual flame;
Then be thy softer wishes mine,
I'll bless the day of Valentine.
What raptures wait a mutual flame;
Then be thy softer wishes mine,
I'll bless the day of Valentine.
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