Poems on Several Occasions :: :: University of Virginia Library

Empty Good of Human kind,
Gay Delusion of the Mind,
Gentle Passion, pleasing Cheat,
Known, and yet indulg'd Deceit,
Soft Seducer, hence! away!
More ungarded Hearts betray:
Hence! away with all thy Train,
Fancy'd Pleasure, real Pain,
Artful Glances, female Wiles,
Speaking Silence, soothing Smiles.
Free from thy enervate dart,
Greater Bacchus guards my heart;
Bacchus comes with ivy crown'd,
Fill the flowing bowls around;
Fill the thirsty goblet high;
Who would for a Phillis die?
Who would fondly hug his chain?
Fill the flowing bowls again.
Vain is Wine's fantastic aid,
Potent Love will be obey'd.
Potent Love, to thee I yield;
Bacchus routed, quits the Field.
Joyful I resign my Arms,
While I gaze on Chloe's Charms,