The Poetical Works of the late Mrs Mary Robinson including many pieces never before published. In Three Volumes |
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ANACREONTIC.
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ANACREONTIC.
[Bring me the flowing cup, dear boy]
Bring me the flowing cup, dear boy,
And bring it full; for I
Must taste the grateful liquid joy,
And bid dull sorrow fly:
Bring, bring the sparkling cup divine,
And let its bev'rage, sweet, be mine.
And bring it full; for I
Must taste the grateful liquid joy,
And bid dull sorrow fly:
Bring, bring the sparkling cup divine,
And let its bev'rage, sweet, be mine.
Not with the purple luscious stream
Its crystal sides must glow;
Not with a fev'rish restless dream
Will with'ring anguish go;
Bring me the cup of bev'rage pure,
Which shall the wounds of mem'ry cure.
Its crystal sides must glow;
Not with a fev'rish restless dream
Will with'ring anguish go;
Bring me the cup of bev'rage pure,
Which shall the wounds of mem'ry cure.
Give to the Bacchanalian throng
Phœnicia's perfum'd glass,
While tipsy revelry and song
Greet time, and bid him pass:
I ask the goblet—not of wine,
I ask the limpid draught divine!
Phœnicia's perfum'd glass,
While tipsy revelry and song
Greet time, and bid him pass:
I ask the goblet—not of wine,
I ask the limpid draught divine!
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Let the hot sun beam give the fruit
A bloom of purple hue;
Let the pale moon, in silv'ry suit,
Scatter nocturnal dew;
I to the fountain clear will haste,
A healthful crystal cup to taste:
A bloom of purple hue;
Let the pale moon, in silv'ry suit,
Scatter nocturnal dew;
I to the fountain clear will haste,
A healthful crystal cup to taste:
And now my fev'rish senses find
A calm and soothing rest;
Sweet are the visions of my mind,
And tranquil is my breast:
For 'twas from Lethe's sacred stream
I drank farewell to passion's dream!
A calm and soothing rest;
Sweet are the visions of my mind,
And tranquil is my breast:
For 'twas from Lethe's sacred stream
I drank farewell to passion's dream!
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