Poems, chiefly pastoral By John Cunningham. The second edition. With the Addition of several pastorals and other pieces |
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THE NARCISSUS.
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As pendent o'er the limpid stream
I bow'd my snowey pride,
And languish'd in a fruitless flame,
For what the Fates deny'd;
I bow'd my snowey pride,
And languish'd in a fruitless flame,
For what the Fates deny'd;
The fair Pastora chanc'd to pass,
With such an angel air,
I saw her in the wat'ry glass,
And lov'd the rival fair.
With such an angel air,
I saw her in the wat'ry glass,
And lov'd the rival fair.
II.
Ye fates, no longer let me pine,
A self-admiring sweet,
Permit me, by your grace divine,
To kiss the fair-one's feet:
A self-admiring sweet,
Permit me, by your grace divine,
To kiss the fair-one's feet:
That if by chance the gentle maid
My fragrance should admire,
I may,—upon her bosom laid,
In sister sweets expire.
My fragrance should admire,
I may,—upon her bosom laid,
In sister sweets expire.
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