The Works of the Late Aaron Hill ... In Four Volumes. Consisting of Letters on Various Subjects, And of Original Poems, Moral and Facetious. With An Essay on the Art of Acting |
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To Celia.
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To Celia.
Oh! thou eclipse, and glory, of thy kind!Thou vast o'erwhelmer of the drowning mind!
Bid me not write my thoughts, or speak my pain,
'Till thou hast giv'n me back my soul, again:
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Swim, through the billowy storms, which sweep the sky,
As my poor sighing breast its torments show,
And paint, in cool description, burning woe.
Lost to sense, mem'ry, meaning—all, but thee!
I drag on life's dull load, in misery.
Absent, from those dear eyes' destructive shine,
I pant, methinks, to tell thee, why I pine.
But, when I touch my pen, my flaming heart
Burns up, at once, and dazzles trembling art.
Love's scatt'ring sparks, on my full bosom, fall,
And, kindling wild reflection, blows up all.
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