Female Poems On Several Occasions Written by Ephelia. The Second Edition, with large Additions |
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[Honour's got in, and keeps her heart]
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Honour's got in, and keeps her heart,
Durst he but venture once abroad;
In my own right I'd take your part,
And shut him out from his aboad.
Durst he but venture once abroad;
In my own right I'd take your part,
And shut him out from his aboad.
This huffing Honour dominiers
In Breasts alone where he has place;
But if true generous Love appears,
The Hector dares not shew his face.
In Breasts alone where he has place;
But if true generous Love appears,
The Hector dares not shew his face.
Let me still languish and complain,
Be most inhumanly deny'd;
I have some pleasure in my pain,
She can have none with all her pride.
Be most inhumanly deny'd;
I have some pleasure in my pain,
She can have none with all her pride.
I fall a Sacrifice to Love,
She lives a Wretch for Honours sake;
Whose Tyrant does most cruel prove,
The difference is not hard to make.
She lives a Wretch for Honours sake;
Whose Tyrant does most cruel prove,
The difference is not hard to make.
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Consider real Honour then,
You'll find hers cannot be the same;
'Tis Noble Confidence in Men,
In Women mean distrustful Shame.
You'll find hers cannot be the same;
'Tis Noble Confidence in Men,
In Women mean distrustful Shame.
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