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Amoret and Florimello.
 
 
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Amoret and Florimello.

A Pastoral SONG.

I

Underneath a mossy Mountain,
Close beside a falling Fountain,
Charming Amoret was laid;
Wanton Zephyrs whisper'd Kisses,
Toying with her flowing Tresses,
When the sighing Virgin said:

II

Must I then for-ever languish,
With this soft consuming Anguish,
O the sadly pleasing Pain!

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Shame commands me to conceal it,
Love commands me to reveal it,
To my lovely Shepherd-Swain.

III

O thou sweetly vocal Water,
Cease a harmless Maid to flatter;
And convey these dying Sighs,
Thro' this Flow'r-enamell'd Valley,
To yon fair enchanting Alley,
Where asleep my Lover lies.

IV

Florimello sweetly dreaming,
Amoret consenting seeming,
Wak'd, and curst the jilting Shade;
Swift as Light'ning thro' the Bushes,
Half enrag'd the Shepherd rushes,
Finds, and clasps the real Maid.