Poems on Several Occasions by Samuel Wesley. The Second Edition, with Additions |
ANACREONTICK,
From
Herbert. |
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ANACREONTICK, From Herbert.
Never tempt me to caressGrief, disguis'd like Happiness:
Earth to bless me wants the Pow'r,
Take my Reasons in a Flow'r:
Let the Rose its Beauty show,
Emblem of the Bliss below;
Fair and sweet, it yields Delight,
To the Smell, and to the Sight;
Yet the Bloom is quickly past,
Yet 'tis bitter to the Taste.
If then all that Worldings prize,
Biting ends, and sudden flies,
Bear me, Friend, if I pursue
Pleasure otherwise than you;
Say, that fairly I oppose,
Say, my Answer is—a Rose.
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